Ciao Bella!

Hey all!

I just flew in from Florence and boy are my arms tired! (ahem cough cough)...

Seriously though, I just had the most amazing week of my life! It started a week ago Thursday, when six of us jetted off from London to Barcelona. After a slight mishap where one of our friends lost his wallet (fully recovered, no worries) we made our way to the playa (beach). It was absolutely beautiful! I have never seen water that blue in my entire life. We couldn't help but to go swimming- it was a gorgeous day! The water was SO CHILLY but we stayed in for quite some time. Swimming in the Mediterranean in October? No big deal. We visited the Sagrada Familia, Parque Guell, this huge cathedral at the top of a hill that had an amusement park at the base? It was incredible. From the top you could see the entire city and the sea. So beautiful!

From Barcelona we flew to Rome. It was such an incredible city! We saw the Colosseum, Pantheon, Constantine's Arch, the Spanish Steps, Trevy Fountain, and so much more! We took a bus tour at dusk so we got to see the sunset over the Colosseum- it was so amazing. It was a much bigger city than I thought it would be.

From Rome we took a four hour train to Florence. The trip itself was absolutely beautiful. There were endless rolling green hills and at one point we passed an enormous garden with blown glass sculptures which was just breathtaking. We did not take any form of public transportation in Florence, we just walked all over the city. We saw David, the Duomo (which is the fourth largest cathedral in the world), so much art and the Arnos river. It is by far my favorite city. The river was clear as glass and reflected the buildings that are built against it perfectly. We also met the nicest people there! I would love to go back, hopefully soon.

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Dad came to visit this week! It was so much fun! We had an adventure yesterday. We took a bus tour and went all around the city and took a river cruise and then joined a beattles tour! It was so so much fun!

And now for a relaxing weekend in London!

Ciao!