Italia- Firenze {Part 2}

I went to Italia in the summer of 2008. I studied Art, Music and Culture in Firenze for a month.  

From now on, my adventures were mainly shared with my two roommates: Jodi and Stephanie, people in my program, Bev or random people we met along the way!

Now on to my Firenze adventures--a lot of site seeing, staying up late, and wine! How to travel in Europe when you are 20!

I have decided that I will take you along my journey based on the places I went :-) 

Last but certainly not least!

Firenze

{I will need to break this into a couple of posts...I was here for a month! What can I say?}

I had to leave the program a week early because I was an RA and I had to get back for our senior staff training.

That said, there were a couple of museums and places that I wanted to go to that I wasn't going to get to see with the rest of my group so I went on my own time. 

When Zia and I were looking for our hotel on the first day I was in Firenze, we walked through the Piazza de la Signorina where there is a copy of the statue of David. 

{not a picture from the first day--nonetheless a picture from Piazza de la Signorin}

 

I didn't realize at the time that it was a copy and I almost died because I saw him and we just stumbled upon the statue!

   

I went to the Accademia in Firenze because I wanted to see the statue of David.

I went inside and I did what I could to save him for last.

Before I went to the Accademia, I wasn't really sure what everyone was talking about when they talked about the statue of David. I thought to myself, "yeah yeah yeah another naked man statue, what's the big deal?"

And then I saw him. I sat on a bench next to the statue for a solid 30 minutes to looking at him. Admiring the amazing detail and assuming the time, sweat and blood that wen into creating this master piece.

I was captivated by him.

{these aren't the greatest of pictures because technically you can't take any inside the Accademia...that obviously didn't stop me ;-)}

 

Definitely make time to go to the Accademia. You will regret it if you don't! It is amazing!

Until next time, Buon Giorno