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Please excuse the long delay. A lot has happened since the last post. It actually feels really weird to be writing in this blog again. As you all probably know, I did eventually make it home. It all started on Friday, when we were all in Florence. We were pumped at first to finally be seeing snow, but that faded quickly when cars were spinning out of control, buses were being abandoned, and trains were no longer running, which forced us to have to walk the 1.5 hour walk from Sesto to Florence. Woof. Then, my initial flight on Sunday was canceled due to the snow, and about 8 hours of waiting and calling in the Florence airport, I was on a train to Rome to leave for Washington D.C. the next day. Thank God too, because travel conditions were terrible, and I swear Rome was about the only airport that was flying out of Europe before Christmas. Despite the horrific travel experience (The Florence airport deserves to be burnt to the ground), this was still the best three months or so of my life. Hands down. The amount of experiences, memories, friends made, foods eaten, and sights seen have been unbelivable. This trip exceeded my expectations far and away, and I would go back in an instant. I am extremely thankful and blessed to have had this amazing opportunity, and feel like it truly made me a slightly different person with a different perspective on things. I will definitely be going back to Florence on day, hopefully sooner rather than later, and already miss it. Here are a couple of my top things from studying abroad.
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| Snowy Villa. The amount of snow was actually ridiculous |
Top 5 Cities I Visited in Europe
1) Florence
2) Edinburgh
3) Amsterdam
4) Barcelona
5) Rome
Top 5 Desitinations I went to
1) Cinque Terre
2) Oktoberfest
3) Christmastime in Florence
4) Mediterranean Sea
5) Vatican City
Top 5 Meals
1) Guesta Pizza
2) Pesto Gnocchi in Cinque Terre
3) Bruno's Lasagna
4) Thanksgiving Dinner at the Villa
5) Too many other ones to count
Favorite Church: Cathedral in Sienna.
Runner up: St. Peter's in the Vatican
Favorite Museum: Bargello Sculpture Museum in Florence
Runner up: Uffizi in Florence
Biggest Dissapointment: Accademia in Florence (all they have is the david)
Favorite Gelato: The Geltao at San Gimignano
Runner up: A close runner up, Igloo Gelato in Sesto
Favorite Bars
1) Kikuya!
2) Shots cafe
3) Friends Pub
4) Full up
5) Twice
Favorite piece of art: DaVinci's Annunciation in the Uffizi. Unreal
And I can't really think of any other awards to give out. Thanks again to all who took the time to read this and follow my adventures. It definitely made taking the time to write this worth it. Take care!
Matt
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| Villains. Farewell |
