Well we have arrived in Florence. We took the train from Orvieto to Florence (Firenza in Italian). It was about a two hour train ride. Then we walked about five minutes to our hotel. The place we are staying is within walking distance of everything we have wanted to see. When we look out the window in our room we are looking directly at the dome and the bell tower of the San Lorenzo Basillica. When we were about to go out last night I watched the bells ringing. They sounded really cool. We also walked down by the Arno River and we went across to a restaurant where I had fettucini Alfredo for dinner. After dinner we had more gelato.
All the streets had Christmas lights and they were very pretty. There are statues everywhere and we saw more nativity scenes (presepe in Italian). The one in the front of the Cathedral (duomo in Italian) was made of terra-cotta. We have seen a lot of these nativity scenes all over Italy. We went to the church called Santa Croce (St Cross in English). This is where the tomb of a lot of famous Italians, including Dante Alighieri and Michaelangelo, are buried. Yesterday my sister Kayla and I read and studied while my parents went on a tour called The Taste of Florence. Today we are going to a gelato place that was founded in 1939. YUMMY!!! :D
Hi Camille and Family!
ReplyDeleteIt has been so exciting to read about your adventures!!! Please keep posting your great detailed descriptions! When we return to school after break, the kids in class are going to love seeing your blog. We will check it as a class on our first day back. How is Bob holding up? Make sure his hat stays on straight:) -Mr. K.
Hi Camille, I love reading about your trip. Makes me want to go back and visit soon! Glad you are having fun and learning lots about Italy. Give Kayla a hug and kiss from me! xo Auntie Clare
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year Camille & Family!
ReplyDeleteWe love the blog! Nolan loves hearing all about your adventures!
See you soon! Rachel & Nolan
Camille, I am glad to see you are getting a daily dose of gelato! When I was first out of college, I traveled through Italy and Florence was one of my favorite cities. The make beautiful writing paper there, I still have some that I bought on my trip. You could send your self a real letter with Italian stamps, that would be a great souvenir to have waiting for you at home :)
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