Yes I realise that I am indeed terrible at blogging but heres's another post! (a 2 month late post... hahaha)
Wow, Florence, where do I even begin!
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| The dome! |
There's something about Florence that I just absolutely adore, I can't quite put my finger on what exactly it is that I love, cause truth is I didn't see as much of the art as I would've hoped, because of how broke I was, it was rainy and absolutely freezing yet I can say that speaking right now, on the 5th of March, Florence is without a doubt one of my favourite places I've been to so far. Maybe it was the enchanting little markets selling all sorts of souvenirs and leather goods or whether it was the most enchanting cathedral I have even seen, I don't know.
I only spent two days there and unfortunately was on an insanely tight budget, you'll understand just how tight in my next post,so I didn't get to go inside any of the galleries. I did however get a chance to go into the Duomo di Santa Maria del Fiore, located at Piazza del Duomo. Construction of the duomo began in 1296 and completed in 1436. It is incredibly beautiful both inside and out. It's free entry into the cathedral and I think I must've spent at least a good hour just staring at the beauty within the cathedral. I had so many people that recommended I go up the cupola but because of my money issue I decided not to go up, its definitely on my to do though next time I'm in Florence.
After visiting the duomo I headed to the markets for a bit of a wander and window shop, funnily enough, despite having barely any money I bought a tiny coin purse. Up until then, since I had my wallet pickpocketed in Milan I had been keeping all my money in a sunglasses pouch...
After a wander through the markets I headed to a gelato store for a bit of a chill and gelato. I headed back to the hostel not too long after that as it was absolutely freezing.
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| Stained glass in the Duomo |
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More Duomo! Isn't it incredibly beautiful!?
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| Market, full of well priced leather products! Highly recommended! |
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| Ponte Vecchio |
The next day I headed to the Piazzale Michelangelo and I went via Ponte Vecchio and window shopped along the bridge. There are incredibly beautiful jewellery shops all along the bridge but unfortunately also rather pricey! At Piazzale Michelangelo you can get the most incredible panoramic view of Florence! I unfortunately was in Florence during a horribly yucky and freeeeeeezing weekend but despite the fact that the weather was gloomy and grey but it was still incredibly gorgeous! I would absolutely kill to be there for a sunset and not gonna lie, its the kinda place that I would love to be proposed to!(Yes I am quite the daydreamer...)
I left Florence for Rome first thing the next morning so I didn't spend nearly long enough in Florence but I will definitely be going back for at least a week next time!
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| Mmmmm.. I'm missing my prosciutto crudo fix! |
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| GELATO!! |
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| Piazza della Signoria |
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| Fountain of Neptune |
The next day I headed to the Piazzale Michelangelo and I went via Ponte Vecchio and window shopped along the bridge. There are incredibly beautiful jewellery shops all along the bridge but unfortunately also rather pricey! At Piazzale Michelangelo you can get the most incredible panoramic view of Florence! I unfortunately was in Florence during a horribly yucky and freeeeeeezing weekend but despite the fact that the weather was gloomy and grey but it was still incredibly gorgeous! I would absolutely kill to be there for a sunset and not gonna lie, its the kinda place that I would love to be proposed to!(Yes I am quite the daydreamer...)
