2/26/2010-- Florence, Italy
My homework today consisted of the luxurious combination of a cappuccino and Italian Vogue. I love my Italian life. This weekend was spent solely in this unbelievable city that I am fortunate enough to call home. Friday: Michaela and I discovered the lone Thai restaurant in all of Florence (inadvertently) and I about cried tears of joy. After a delicious lunch, we ventured to Piazza Michelangelo (my favorite place in the whole of the city) and ended the night with a mind-blowing dinner of pear fiochetti at Quattro Leoni, a quaint Trattoria across the Arno. Saturday: We went to the triangle bridge where we bumped into a friend of mine from highschool (smallest world) who is also studying abroad in Firenze and who proceeded to steer us towards some of the better vintage shopping I have ever experienced. We then attempted to attend appertivo at a local bar called Rex but got re-routed due to time to a cozy bistro and then picked up drinks at one of our favorite bars Cafe Bigalo and proceeded to end the evening dancing to Johnny Cash at a hidden music club called The Blob Club. The only thing that could have even potentially surpassed Blob in terms of cool factor is our nightcap of euro pastries from one of Florence's many secret bakeries. Pastries for many bakeries around Florence are made at these locations late in the night and can be purchased for cheap by those who are nocturnal enough to see the flour billowing out of the doors or savvy enough to know the exact doors to knock at. My Florentine weekend could not have been more relaxing nor more perfect. I am so so blessed to be able to be living in this city and I look forward to discovering it even more as the semester progresses.
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