Savannah’s day 8- Florence

 On Friday the 15th of December we all woke up and took various modes of transportation to Termini Station where I unsuccessfully tried to find a McDonalds, so we could see an ancient wall in it. Then we got on the train and rode to Florence and then went to our hotel and dropped off our bags. After dropping off our bags we wanted to go to our scheduled tour of the Accademia Gallery that houses Michelangelo's David, but sadly the power went out on the whole block so we couldn’t go in but they said we could come back the next day. Instead of going to the gallery we went and got gelato, I got Cafe (coffee) and Bachio (I might have spelled that wrong but it is a mix of chocolate and hazelnut like Nutella) and it tasted really good! Then we went to the church where a lot of famous people

Image: blurred picture of dinner that night that I found funny. It really captures the mood of the night.

Image: picture of May, Ariana, Emma, and I smiling with gelato.

Image: of the back of May and Sam’s heads near a train window with the Italian countryside outside.

Image: a Christmas market in-front of the church Dante and Galileo etc. are buried and the sunset behind them both
were buried, Dante and Galileo to name a few. We also went to the Christmas market outside of the church where I bought a necklace, an ornament for my mom, and another hot chocolate. Another chance at my quest for the best Italian hot chocolate, but this one was a bit too thick/rich so I couldn’t finish it. Then we shopped a bit and had the craziest dinner ever (you just had to be there to get it). And then we all had the best dreams at our cozy hotel beds. The End.