A Year in Bordeaux
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Fontana di Trevi : After some time in Florence, the family headed south to Rome! We checked into our hotel, and then we went on an awesome walking tour of Rome. While out with our guide, we stopped by the Trevi Fountain and threw some coins in. What’s really cool is that the city collects the coins every Sunday and the majority of the money is given to the Red Cross!
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Ponte Vecchio : This was the only bridge in Florence to survive World War II. That means it is also the oldest bridge in the city. What makes it unique is the fact that it still has shops lining the street built right on the bridge. Most of them are jewelry shops specializing in gold or silver. There were quite a few shocking price tags!
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Palazzo Vecchio : Located on the Piazza della Signoria, Florence’s city hall is an important part of the city’s skyline. Just in front of the building there is a copy of Michelangelo’s David, and an outdoor gallery of sculpture right next to it. It was amazing to see how important art is to this city, and I love that fact that it’s out in the square for everyone to see.
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Family in Italy! Firenze : After spending most of our day on the train, we arrived at Santa Maria Novella station in Florence! We spent two nights in Florence before heading to Rome, and it was amazing! I definitely want to go back to explore everything the city has to offer (Also I need to make it to the Uffizi gallery!).
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The Napoléon III Apartments : When visiting the Louvre with my family, we saw all the normal famous artworks, then we went into another wing and saw these apartments. Napoléon III certainly seems to have had some expensive style. Also, since the Louvre is a former royal palace, a lot of the ceilings and rooms look, in some ways, like this.
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Family in France! Dinnertime : What’s one of the best perks of having your family visit you during study abroad? Sleeping in hotels and eating in restaurants! On another note, I think this is kind of starting to turn into a food blog…
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Family in France! Day 1 : On Friday I got up really early to take a train from Bordeaux to Paris. I found my family sitting at a café in the Latin quarter sipping comecaféand enjoying apain au chocolat. While they were waiting to check in, we went to the Pantheon just down the street. The building was originally a church dedicated to St. Genevieve until the revolution. Today its crypt houses important French people like Victor Hugo, The Curies, Voltaire, and many others.
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Florence: Day 120
Today is my last full day in Florence.
So it goes.
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In less than 24 hours I will be back home in Chicago. The whole thought is bittersweet and it is...
