The last few days of being in Florence we all had the opportunity to climb to the top of the duomo and or the tower. Maddie, Calie, and I chose the duomo. We climbed up 463 stairs to get to the top. I had no idea that tourists could even make an appointment to climb to the top. We made an appointment for Friday the 24th at noon. We figured that would give us time to do things in the morning and enough time to climb it before class. When going up I wasn’t sure what to expect but the small spiral staircase wasn’t it. There was just a regular staircase that had a few turns but nothing too crazy. Going up there were small windows to look out and see how far you were up. Once we were about half way, it took us to an upper deck with a railing. that took us from one side to another. From that point on, we started the long trek up many steep steps. None of them were just like going up a regular set of stairs. It took us only about 20 minutes to get from street level to the amazing birds eye view from the top of the duomo. Once reaching the top it was the most rewarding feeling in the world. nothing compares to climbing up the 463b stairs to get to see the most beautiful view I have ever seen. We spent about a half an hour at the top just looking at everything. Going from one side to the other in awe. I knew that climbing that was only a chance of a lifetime so I am glad that I took the opportunity to do so.