Finally settling in.. and finding our way around the city.

Ciao! The weekend has given us a chance for walking tours and red bus tours, as well as free gelato! My favorites are fragola e cannella! That means strawberry and cinnamon! I try to speak Italian when I order, but they do not seem to care.The bus tour gave us a chance to see most of the city and hear about the history. I am going to post photos, but unfortunately I cannot recall every detail of them... I am really excited to be here! The city is wonderful. I have never seen a more beautiful place. The people intrigue me as well.. I will tell more stories soon.. let me just show a bunch of pictures for now!

A domani!

(ABOVE) near the duomo..

View of the city from across the arno

Michelangelo's David statue..one of two.

florence houses

the Arno, their river

Kristine && I with our view of the city.

Old Friends from back NYU! Me, kristine, drew, nicole, and alicia.

Ponte Vecchio! E' marveloso!

I am intrigued by cities on rivers..

view from the bus tour.

Florence! They like the color yellow..

Construction?

piazza annuniciata with a view of the duomo

Kristine and I made our first dinner with the other girls in our flat. Pasta! With ricotta cheese and pesto. For only 1.50 euros.

Some of the isidoro girls in front of the Duomo

Free gelato!

Kristine and Devin, and teenager chips. Strange food experiences.

Piazza isidoro

walking back one night

in front of a door .. to a church

Kristine & Gabby

Kristine, Devin, me

Me & Drew in the Irish pub-- the place to find American Sports.

It rains a lot. (Piove.) When the sun shines, it is so hot out. (Ho caldo!) We're cooking more than eating out now that classes are about to begin because it is so much cheaper. Pasta is our specialty..

That's all for now, arrivaderci!