Submitted by Madison Troise on the 2024 Winter HLTH program in Rome…
This weekend, me and my whole study abroad group traveled to Florence.Trying to coordinate an entire trip consisting of train tickets, a place to stay, and dinner reservations for 14 people was quite a challenge, but we made it work and I am so glad we did because Florence is a city I will never forget. One weekend was simply not enough time to explore what the city had to offer. Every restaurant we went to was amazing, and the sights were all unreal. I had the best pizza I’ve ever had in my entire life and just thinking about it makes my mouth water. Aside from the food, something that I love about Florence is how it is a smaller city that is very walkable. Rome is my home base and I love how big it is because every day you can explore something new, however that means that not everything is within walking distance. In Rome I have to take the metro everyday while in Florence I did not have to take it once. Public transportation is not my favorite thing to rely on, so the fact that everything in Florence was at most 20 minutes away on foot was absolutely amazing. The city also just felt so safe and homey, and sites such as the Duomo, Ponte Vecchio, and the David were breathtaking. I loved Florence so much that I purchased a real leather bag there so that I would have something to remember this trip from forever. Florence is definitely my favorite city that I ever visited and I am so grateful that I was studying in Rome because it gave me the opportunity to travel there so easily. It was one of the best weekends in my life and it is a city that I will definitely be coming back to. (Submitted on January 22, 2024)
