The Beauty of Florence

I have dreamt about visiting Florence, ever since I can remember…which is probably when I was old enough to actually appreciate a great italian pasta dish. For this reason, I jumped at the opportunity to go as part of my university course. At first, I was a little bit hesitant, I had my cultural studies project in that month and if I’m quite honest I wondered whether the trip would benefit me enough to miss out on 5 days of solid work. I can now safely say that it was an extremely beneficial trip, everywhere I seemed to walk, I felt inspired and drawn into every little detail of the city. Ok…. time for some photos..

 For one, the architecture is honestly breathtaking and I can honestly say that I have never seen any buildings quite like the ones that I saw in those 4 days. Trying to explain to my family what the best part of the trip was, proved more difficult than I thought, was it the buildings, the fashion, the people or the food, or was it all of it… of course it was all of it, but part of me wanted to scream out ‘THE FOOD!!!!!’ I must have indulged in about 8 different pizza slices bought from about 8 different cafes. I should probably stop talking about food now or I may go into serious detail about each layer of the lasagne I ate at one restaurant.

It was our first proper day exploring, and I remember all 5 of us being VERY hungry, therefore VERY short-tempered and impatient. On our journey to find the perfect place to eat, we ended up walking into a square, which at this point none of us had lifted our heads from our irritable moods that we were in, in order to actually take into account where we were actually standing. After about 5 minutes, each of us at the exact same time lifted our heads and stood in awe at the impeccably breathtaking building that stood in front of our eyes. It seemed we stumbled across 'Il Duomo di Firenze,' formally known to us at 'The Duomo.' Being a massive fan of architecture, I was completely in awe at what I was seeing, I had never seen anything like it before, I rushed to take several photos, knowing that the photos would clearly not do it any justice whatsoever, however I proceeded to do so anyway.

      The view from the Ponte Vecchio bridge.

All photos my own imagery.