{"id":1044,"date":"2012-07-01T14:02:59","date_gmt":"2012-07-01T18:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/?p=1044"},"modified":"2024-01-29T12:04:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T17:04:21","slug":"italy-hs-the-most-amazing-churches-i-have-laid-eyes-on-are-in-florence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/italy-hs-the-most-amazing-churches-i-have-laid-eyes-on-are-in-florence\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy HS &#8211; The most amazing churches I have laid eyes on are in Florence by Lisa Nguyen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC01165.jpg\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1045 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC01165-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1046 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC01178-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">After a two hour speed-train ride, we finally made it to Florence with Jill, our tour-guide. The most amazing, mind blowing churches I have ever laid eyes on are in Florence. The churches in Florence were said to be bland on the inside but so specifically detailed on the outside. This is quite the opposite for churches in Rome, they might not even look like churches on the outside, but stepping into them, it&#8217;s like stepping into a painting!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">There were many beautiful things about Florence, but one great thing I found in Florence was the space to actually appreciate the beauty of the city. Because it was a Roman Holiday and it was a Sunday, there was barely anyone on the streets and we were really given the quietness and time to actually take in all of the beauty Florence had to offer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">With just one exception, when we were visiting the David statue, it was so crowded I could barely take in the David&#8217;s beauty. 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