Can I just first of all say I am living my dream right now? I have always wanted to come to Europe and I am glad Italy was the first country I came to because it made me realize how beautiful Europe can be. Even though we have been all over the place since we landed at the airport, I have purposely made time to sit down and just people watch since I love doing that anywhere I go. I have seen some bizarre things and people. I came on this trip with no friends so it was cool for me to be in a new country with new people. I have learned so much art and history here. To be honest, I didn’t really care too much about art history but coming here and learning about the renessaince has made me realize its importance. My favorite was going to see The David at Le Academia. It was the most mesmerizing marble statue I have ever seen and I was definitely not expecting that. I have also tried some of the best ice cream and gelato here. For those of you who love chocolate and ice cream, you might have heard of Magnum. Well guess what? There is a Magnum ice cream place right around the Duomo and it is absolutely heaven. You walk in and pay first. Later, they ask you to choose your toppings and then they dip your chocolate or vanilla ice cream bar into this bucket full of either milk, white, or dark chocolate. Here’s the catch though, when they dip it; it comes out frozen! So now you have this delicious crisp chocolate crust around your ice cream which gets topped with your chosen toppings. I recommend everyone to go there at least once before leaving Florence. It will always be the best €4,50 I have ever spent. Time in Florence is flying by. Even faster than Rome. I have made some great memories here from reenactment of Michealangelo’s statues to just talking with friends by the river to learning the history of this beautiful city. It is definitely on the list of places to visit again.