On Friday, we had a field trip! Yay! Instead of touring the capital in Harrisburg or some place in Allentown, we actually went to an exciting city -- Florence! Because the class that I'm taking right now is focused on the frescoes and texts of the Renaissance, we looked four fresco cycles in monasteries and churches throughout the city.
One of the frescoes was inside of the Medici palace. The Medicis were the most powerful and important family in Florence and huge patrons of the arts. The picture above is from their courtyard garden which may have been even more beautiful than the frescoes.
Our field trip ended at 5 p.m., but about half of our group had booked a hostel to stay an extra day in the city. We spent the rest of the night walking around, eating outside, listening to live music, and enjoying the wonderful weather!
The next day, we went inside the Duomo and then climbed to the cupola at the top! It was 463 steps, but totally worth it because we got to see some amazing views of the entire city.
After descending the Duomo, we went in search of what the guidebooks have labeled the best gelato in Italy. And found it. Then we walked to a piazza on a hill overlooking the city. The walk was wonderful, because we went through a really pretty public garden.
After walking, we ended our time in Florence with a lot of shopping in the outdoor leather market!
Looks like that was a field trip to remember! What did you buy at the leather markets?
ReplyDeleteI'm enjoying your field trips, it looks beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThe field trips have been so great so far!!! And I got a leather journal at the market -- it was so huge and confusing that I didn't even know what to buy!
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