First Days in Florence

Ciao!! Sorry to keep you all waiting, but I made it alive (I know I'm shocked too) and I absolutely am in love with this city already. My apartment's backyard is the Duomo, so I'm quite spoiled, but just walking around and seeing the architecture and the history is so mesmerizing!

Excuse me... this is gorgeous. Piazza Santa Croce was fun to walk around (as seen above) But I'll start at the beginning...

My flight out of NYC was fine but late leaving JFK (what else is new) so when Pat, Justin, and I (best travel group ever don't @ me) arrived in Amsterdam, we had only THIRTY FIVE MINUTES before boarding our connecting flight. Let me tell you, nothing pulls you out of a jet lag day dream like panicking through the Amsterdam airport. However, after running through customs and getting looks from the locals trying to sell us tulips, we found our gate on the opposite end of the airport! 

Once we got to Italy, our program picked us up at baggage claim and drove us right to our apartment doors! (that's what I call service) Fran, Jackie, Meg, and I (see below) all got unpacked and settled in. We had our first dinner at El Gatto which was AMAZING. It consisted of 6 courses of pastas, meat platters, chicken, and of course, tiramisu! I think I could pretty much survive off this food for the rest of my life.

Today we had orientation and learned all about our classes and where in the city the different campus buildings are. It's actually very cool because the school has it's own clothing store made up of clothes the students design/make (that also puts on fashion shows) and a restaurant with the same concept! 

Classes officially start Monday, but this weekend, the program is taking us to Venice for the big carnival! I will post again with updates when I get back to Florence. But right now, I'm off to go buy my first bottle of wine because it's been over 24 hours since I've been here and I haven't had any! (Crazy I know) For now, just enjoy this high quality photo of me casually posing in font of water!

P.S. I got my a new SIM card with an Italian number, so if you're trying to reach me, message me and I'll send it your way!

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  1. UnknownJanuary 24, 2018 at 9:33 AM

    Wow what a great first day and full of excitement. Can't wait for more pictures and more stories. Sounds like you're off to a great start, Gabby

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