Florence was a day to remember (pun intended). It started with a sleepy morning with everyone chugging down their morning coffee and some rushing down so they wouldn’t be late. On the train, I got to see beautiful scenery, rolling highs and endless fields of grains and flowers. When we arrived, you could feel that Florence was different than Rome. To me it seemed more city-like, but still preserved its history and beauty. We met our informative guide who walked us around the city, then to the center where we all got amazing coffee and snacks. Soon it was time for lunch, so we split off into groups to eat. I ended up going to this cool looking vegan burger place that turned out to be terrible, but I ate some of it anyway. After that my group went into the leather markets and was baffled at people’s persistence to sell. Finally, we decided to walk into one of the shops. We met an extremely funny Sicilian man who offered some nice deals to us. After the girls bought some leather it was time to climb the dome, and we made it after 400 something steps. The view I thought was better than at St. Peter’s because there were no bars going all the way up. On the way, down we had to hold onto the walls to not fall down. It was very narrow without handrails, and the stairway curved a lot. We made it down without injury though. The rest of the day was just as good. We saw the David, and could walk around and do a little bit of shopping then had dinner before we left. It was like I was exactly where I was supposed to be, in Florence and in Rome. It’s like time that will forever stand out in my memory.