Last Days in Florence

As our time in Florence began ticking away (and as the weather finally got nicer) my friends and I started checking things off of our to do lists. Most of the lists included various restaurants that were tackled one night after another so that none of us bought groceries for the last month (this also contributed to most of our bank accounts being drained by the end). We also did things like have prosecco and watch the sun set at Piazzale Michelangelo, visit the Boboli gardens and climb the Duomo for the last time. One exceptionally hot Friday afternoon, a bunch of us had a picnic on the banks of the Arno river. We also visited the beautiful hilltop town of Fiesole. Constant visits from friends and family members of the group helped keep us busy and on track as we showed them around… I may have had Gusta pizza over ten times in the last semester and over half of those trips were because of visitors. Our last Thursday night in Florence began with Prosecco on my roof and ended with a terrible hangover the next morning. We visited all of our favorite spots including Ladies’ Night at Naima, Kikuya where we had the Dragoon beer (14% alcohol but it was on the to-do list), and finally Lion’s Fountain where Corinna and I just managed to buy our last Kilkennys before closing time when we were forced to finish them in the street behind the bar with all of the other students. After mingling and deciding not to finish our beers, Corinna and I split a kebab and wandered home. The next day my fellow squirrels (AGD sorority sisters) and I said farewell to our beloved Firenze, wandering around remembering our favorite things of the semester. We patted the boar statue for luck, admired street art and music, rode the carousel in Piazza della Repubblica and had our last Perche No gelatos. It was a beautiful end to an incredible semester. 

Last sunset picnic from Piazzale Michelangelo

From Fiesole looking out on Florence.