A Beautiful Day at the Duomo!

It was supposed to rain today but I woke up to clear sunny skies and a high of 52 degrees, finally starting to "warm up!" My roommates and I were planning on going shopping today but we did not want to be inside on such a beautiful day so we decided to climb to the top of the Duomo instead. For those of you who do not know, the Duomo is a cathedral and the most popular landmark in Florence. We climbed 463 stairs to get to the top and thankfully I do not get too claustrophobic because some of the staircases were extremely narrow. However, the view at the top is well worth 8 euros and 463 stairs. The view was spectacular and it was so peacefully quiet that I could have stayed up there all day. After the Duomo we got some gelato and lunch (yes, we had the gelato first); tonight we are going for aperitivo which is where you pay 8 euros for wine and unlimited appetizers, yum! Hope you all have a great day!

Enjoying the view

More stairs? Really?!

Perfect day!

Some streets of Florence

Basilica di Santa Croce. My apartment is in the same piazza as this basilica.

The bell tower

Piazza della Republica, this is where my school is.

Best gelato!

My apartment is directly to the left of this gorgeous basilica!