Buona sera!
Sorry I forgot to post last week. We had midterms and I was trying to memorize 100 flashcards worth of paintings, sculptors, and palaces for my art history exam. It’s pretty challenging since I’ve never taken a class like this before, but it’s really interesting. We talk about the artwork in class and then go see it in person too! I also went to Rome with a few friends. We saw the Roman Forum, the Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain, and we went to the Vatican to say hi to Pope Francis. JK we saw him from what seemed to be a mile away in his window for Sunday mass. It was a very touris
ty weekend, but it was fun to see a bigger Italian city.
Now it’s time for FALL BREAK!
Tomorrow morning I am leaving Florence to go see the one and only Bix in Amsterdam and Cologne for a few days! I have all of next week off so I’m going to be doing a lot of traveling around (Sorry in advance for the super long snapchat stories). I’ll have lots of pics for next week’s blog post!
Also, here are a few pics from when I climbed the Florence Cathedral and the Bell Tower this morning. I did both within an hour and it was nothing compared to doing stadiums at Bucknell.
When climbing to the top of the dome of the cathedral, you are climbing between an inner and outer dome. This picture shows the narrow, steep stairs you have to use.
Ciao Ciao…Ciao..
Steph Larkin