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On the day we spent in Florence, I was beside myself with joy.\u00a0 Florence, to me, represents everything I love about art and philosophy. If it weren\u2019t for the Medici\u2019s in Florence, than there would not have been the Renaissance. To just think of all of the culture that city harbors has me giddy.\u00a0 The Early Renaissance that Florence is responsible for directly influenced the advancement of society; it was where the greatest minds lived. Everyone on the train ride was dozing sleepily, while I stared eagerly out of the window, desperately searching for the first sign of that iconic dome (atop the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore) <\/strong>that marks the city of Florence.<\/p>\n

Upon our arrival, we were all itching for something, whether it be the art or the shopping, we all were bursting to be there. We visited a the square of Santa Maria Novella, and then the world\u2019s oldest \u201cpharmacy;\u201d all of which was extremely interesting, but I had lingering thoughts of the Duomo, the David, Da Vinci, Donatello, Caravaggio, Botticelli, and more Raphael that somewhat hindered my ability to appreciate the shop. We also visited the enormous Florentine market, and the Church of San Lorenzo di Medici.<\/p>\n

Seeing the Duomo was so incredible, and one of the things that most excited me about Florence. I was ecstatic, to which any of my classmates will easily agree. Thinking about that structure, in all of its glory, brought me back to the significance of the place. Harboring the first hospital, orphanage, and Renaissance movement. I was surprised that no one else was as enthralled as I was in every word that Jill (our guide) spoke. Or perhaps I\u2019m the only one sappy enough to be so moved by a dome.<\/p>\n

After lunch we had what Jill called the \u201cpower hours\u201d, because the Euro Cup cut our day short (much to my irritation). During this time, though it was slightly agitating, we saw so much. Every moment in David<\/em>\u2019s presence was too short. I doubt I\u2019ll ever understand Michelangelo\u2019s sculptures, try as I might. I do not think I was the only one that accidentally missed Jill\u2019s talk about it. I felt like I needed more eyes to see every detail on him. It was far beyond what I had expected. It was slightly like the Vatican all over again. You get a great sense of what it must be like to be part of Christianity. It is such a powerful and influential religion, it must be the best in the world, judging by works like David <\/em>and the Sistine Chapel. You can only really understand that when you see things like that.<\/p>\n

Shortly after seeing the sculptures, we went to the Medici Palace and looked at some select artworks.\u00a0 It was hard to fully appreciate the four or five minutes that we got with each Da Vinci, Botticelli, or Caravaggio painting, but I tried my best.<\/p>\n

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