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Florence: Italian Cooking Class, Ferragamo Museo and Gelato!

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Cooking School Graduates!

Cooking School Graduates!

 

We wanted to plan something special for our last day in Florence – an Italian cooking class! We learned how to make two types of pasta (tagliatelle and ravioli), ragu, and tiramisu. The lesson started first at the San Lorenzo Market, where we received a lesson about the origins of Italian cooking a regional dishes. Waste not, want not! That’s the only way to explain the abundance of cow stomach sandwiches in Florence. The class was so much fun and of course we were able to enjoy the dishes we prepared with a red Chianti!

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Florence: Museo Galileo, Trattoria da Tito, and Basilica di Santa Croce

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Aristotelian planetarium, Italian ca. 1600

Aristotelian planetarium, Italian ca. 1600

Day Six was a full day of sightseeing! With only two days left, we really needed to narrow down what we still wanted to do and make choices.

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Florence: Piazza del Duomo, Trattoria Sostanza, Boboli Gardens, St. Minias on the Mountain and Piazzale Michelangelo

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Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower

Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower

Day Five Koen and I did a lot of walking and climbing. So sore the following days!

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Florence: San Lorenzo Market, Chianti, and Piazza Santo Spirito

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Eggs Florentine on foccacia for breakfast!

Eggs Florentine on focaccia for breakfast!

Day Four was our first day spent together with everyone. One of the big things everyone wanted to do while in Tuscany was to see the countryside, visit vineyards, and sample Chianti wines. After a bit of searching we decided on the Chianti Afternoon Wine Tour.

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Florence: Galleria dell’Accademia, All’Antico Vinaio, and Piazza della Repubblica

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Mom and me with Michelangelo's David

Mom and me with Michelangelo’s David

Day Three was a Sunday – the first Sunday of November, sooo all the museums were free! After a bit of discussing, Koen, Tamar, my mom and I decided on Galleria dell’Accademia, most famous for housing Michelangelo’s David. We left early in the morning and luckily the line wasn’t too bad!

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Florence: Uffizi Gallery

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Starting the day off great! Fresh ciabatta with grilled tomatoes, eggs sunny side up, and pancetta!

Starting the day off great! Fresh ciabatta with grilled tomatoes, eggs sunny side up, and pancetta!

Day Two was my first day waking up in Florence. Koen and I woke up to an empty apartment (my parents left to meet Grayson, Tamar, and Edward at the airport), so we decided to spoil ourselves with brunch. Luckily right across the street is a supermarket, so we bought a few Italian staples like ciabatta and pancetta and other breakfast essentials. I don’t think I mentioned it in my last post, but the weather was in the high 60s, low 70s the whole time so we ate every meal outside on the terrace!

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Florence: Trattoria da Tito, Piazza del Duomo, Piazza della Signoria, Oltarno, and Piazza Santo Spirito

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Overlooking Florence from the Piazzale Michelangelo

Overlooking Florence from the Piazzale Michelangelo

Just got back from spending a week in Florence, Italy with my family! We don’t get to see each other so often, so why not make it even more special by heading to Tuscany for some family time?

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