An amazing view of a gorgeous city.
Until next time, Florence ♥
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Boboli
Thursday, September 20, 2012
{What I'm Wearing: Top—Anthropologie "Tulip Lace Shell" (remixed), Scarf—Forever 21,
After (sort of) climbing the Duomo, Andrew and I set out to explore the Boboli Gardens in Florence. The grounds were beautiful and filled with many fountains and white marble statues. However, one thing we found a little strange was the Egyptian obelisk that stood as a centerpiece in the garden grounds. While I understand the history behind the structure, it still looked a little out of place amidst all the Italian architecture...
P.S. You can check out all my posts from Italy so far here!
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The Perfect Tourist
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
{What I'm Wearing: Top—H&M, Scarf—Anthropologie "Arno Scarf" (remixed), Sunglasses—Ray-Ban}
On our third day in Florence, Andrew and I attempted to climb the Duomo. However, with our fantastic luck, it turned out that we came on the one day out of the year that the Duomo is closed to the public (other than Sundays and religious holidays). Luckily, the guards were instead giving people free admission to climb the perimeter of the cathedral directly in front of the Duomo. The perimeter still had amazing views of the city, plus we were able to spend the 20 euros we saved by not climbing the Duomo on a bit more wine and gelato :)
For the climb, I stuck with my trusty striped tee and a light scarf to protect my neck from the sun. Andrew forgot sunscreen so I made him wear it like a pashmina while we were waiting in line. Unfortunately, (or fortunately for him) no pictures were taken to document that wonderfully embarrassing occurrence ;)
As it turns out, my "Arno scarf," (named after the Arno River in Florence!) happens to have the city skyline printed on it, so I felt like a really awesome tourist the whole time I was wearing it. And I'm not being sarcastic...I was really excited about the fact that I finally had the chance to actually wear my Italian-inspired scarf in Italy!
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Firenze at Night
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
{What I'm Wearing: Top—H&M, Skirt—Love 21 (remixed), Earrings—Anthropologie (shop), Bag—Fossil (shop)}
I must say, while Florence is beautiful during the day, I think it might be even prettier by night. The weather was nice and warm (such a change from Ireland!), so we wandered around the city and came across some live music at the Ponte Vecchio bridge our second night in town. The last photo was taken during one of my favorite moments of our whole trip. As I sat with Andrew on the stairs listening to the music and taking in the atmosphere, I just had one of those moments of pure happiness and relaxation.
--Melina
P.S. I also loved having so many opportunities to take some great photographs. I'm still learning how to use my SLR, so I get really excited every time I figure out another setting and the photos actually turn out the way I hoped!
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A Day in Florence
Monday, September 17, 2012
Things have been a little hectic over here, but now that I am back from my orientation in Dublin I am slowly but surely getting around to blogging about my trip to Italy with Andrew. We spent our first three nights in Florence, and these pictures were taken on the second day we were there, since the first day was mostly spent travelling from Ireland.
Everything about Florence was magical, and Andrew and I definitely had our fair share of pasta, pizza, espresso, wine, and gelato. Other than museum visits, our meals/snacks pretty much dictated our schedule each day. I was also lucky enough to meet up with one of my good friends, Rachel, who is currently studying abroad there for the semester. And I must say...as much as I love the rolling green hills of Ireland, I definitely wouldn't mind spending a few months in this city.
More pictures to come soon!
Melina ♥
