Florence, Italy

Camilia and I left very early in the morning on a train from Rome and spent the day in Florence, which was much smaller than Rome but equally as impressive. The highlight of Florence was being able to see perhaps the most famous statue in the world, the David by Michelangelo. The statue was enormous, and absolutely incredible. I was so impressed by the statue and the fact that he made the entire thing out of one piece of stone. Every detail was remarkable, and made me see art and sculpture in a whole new way. I also really enjoyed the architecture in Florence, especially the famous Duomo. The Duomo is the main cathedral chapel in the middle of the city, and it is unlike any other building I have ever seen. The painting of it was very unique, it was a striped green and white color. The city, like almost every other European city that I have visited, was on the bank of a river. There was a very impressive bridge, called the old bridge, that spanned a part of the river. Once again, the bridge was like any other I have ever seen in its color and architecture. After a fun day in Florence, we took the three hour train back to Rome. A funny thing happened to us at the end of the trip. We thought we had arrived at the station for Rome (which was the final stop) so we got out of the train. We quickly realized as the train started to speed away that we had indeed gotten off a little too early! Luckily, there was a subway station at the train station we got off at accidentally and we were able to get back into Rome and back to our hostel not too much later. It was a funny way to finish the day, though a little frustrating at the time, I'm sure it is an experience we will always remember and laugh about.