Florence, Italy

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Geo: 43.6003, 11.6254

Our final stop in Italy was the scenic area of Florence. On the way, we visited a small medievil town called San Remo, renowned for its really old and well preserved architecture, and wines. there was another torture museum too... theyr like everywhere in europe. ill be a torture expert when i get back. then after that, on to Florence, Fiorentina. Muchly, a town that was nice to just walk around, explore and shop in, rather than for its actual historic sights. The quewes for the Academia museum, home of Michaelangelos David were too long, so i had to settle for a replica viewing. Only place i got into was the Duomo cathedral, the fourth biggest in Europe which was still very impressive. The evening was really cool, as everyone got dressed up for a Tuscan dinner. Wine and opera was a welcome change of a cultured meal. Afterwards went on to the space disco nearby, and grooved til late. fun times. i wasnt too sad to see my time in italy come to a close. i LOVED the history and sights there, but the people and lifestyle were far from my thing. its been cool though, as i have found myself able to interpret and discuss maybe 30 to 40 percent of the language, and been able to have convos with the locals. even german i can interpret bits and pieces i find.

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Photos

Bridge of Florence
A shot of Ben and I on the bridge of Florence. This cool bridge is laden with stacks of little house-stores, mainly selling jewelery

Duomo Cathedral Side
Side View of the Duomo Cathedral. you can see how huge it is by the insect sized people at its base.

Florence
A shot of Florence.

Inside the Duomo Cathedral
Photo taken of inside the Cathedral of Florence

Karioke in Florence
Some of the girls get up to do Karioke. Thats Kate, Chi and Tahnee. Was a really fun night, where i apparently disgraced myself on a few occaisions. there are some terrible photos.. but you know what.. im gonna not upload them just now..

Kris streets Florence
thats just me standing in the street, with the cathedral in the BG

Leaning Tower of Pisa
here it is, the famous tower. No kidding either, its leaning pretty intensely. I tried to line it up with the building next to it to show this..

Leaning Tower of Pisa 2
Once again, this from a little closer.

Me in front of the Bridge
me standing in front of that main bridge in Florence

Michaelangelo's David
A shot of Michaelengelo's David.

Pisa Cathedral
We stopped in Pisa on the way through to Switzerland. This is the Cathedral near the infamous tower. All the buildings here were very impressive.

San Remo
some random shot inside san remo

Streets of San Remo
I hope im getting the name of this town right, i THINK it was Jimmy San Remo, or something. Anyway, it was on the outskirts of Florence, a very medievil feel to this town. Thats Jess and Kerry in the street.

the Duomo Cathedral
A shot of the Duomo Cathedral in Florence. Its actually the fourth biggest Cathedral in the World.

The Inside of the Dome
The art inside of the Dome part was really really cool, and clearly the highlight of this Cathedral

Tuscan Dinner
Our table at the Tuscan dinner we had in Florence. Was a great night, with beautiful food, wine and entertainment, including International songs, dancing, and Opera.

Views of Italy
From the little medievil town there were some fantastic look outs. Unfortunatley my camera died as i was getting my photo done..

Views over Florence.
This is where we got our group photo taken. Was really cool with awesome views over Florence.