Day Six (Florence)

After a four hour-bus ride, we finally arrived in Florence!  Sitting in traffic in Italy may be more agitating then in the United States, as we were all excited to tour this next big city and were not happy about the delay!  The saying "all good things come to those who wait" was true in this circumstance because Florence was beautiful and worth our long bus trip!  Right when we arrived, we were taken to the Museum of Art in Florence that is home to the original David statue by Michael Angelo!  The statue of David is quite large, standing up 17ft into the air!  After the Museum, our local guide took us to the cathedral in Florence and then to the city center where there were many shops around! Florence is known for it's leather, gold, and wine; therefore, most purchases made today were in those categories!  Our hotel for the night is in Tuscany, and after a delicious dinner, the team decided to walk through the local town where there were more shops and lots of music being played!  The atmosphere was a lot of fun and very lively!  Tomorrow we visit our last destination, Rome!  Being the capital of Italy, Rome is filled with great sites to see.  We are all excited to view this famous city and enjoy the last full day we have in Italy! "Buonanotte!" 

-Hope Phillips 

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