Friday, May 22, 2009

Travel: Florence

I am grateful I was given the chance to study in Rome. It was an exceptional opportunity to learn about Italy's history, culture, language and people. But what made studying there fun was the out-of-town trips I took during the weekends. Florence is quite small but definitely alluring. The city is best discovered by walking, shopping (there's a huge open market while I was there), eating gelato, and of course, dining. Here are a few photos from my weekend trip to Firenze.

Piazza della Signora - other statues adorned the piazza

Piazza della Signora

Santa Maria Novella

The River Arno

Hiked all the way the top of Piazalle Michelangelo

Ponte Vecchio Bridge

Facade of the Duomo

Florence Duomo or Cathedral
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15 comments:

  1. kgFriday, May 22, 2009 at 12:18:00 AM EDT

    beautiful kayni! you are lucky to have had the chance to see [and live] in such places! galing mo talaga! :)

    ang ganda nung Florence Duomo! :)

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  2. EdsFriday, May 22, 2009 at 3:07:00 AM EDT

    aww! you are so lucky to visit such a nice place. congrats kayni.

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  3. KayniFriday, May 22, 2009 at 10:01:00 AM EDT

    kg, it was a wonderful opportunity,and i am grateful i was given that chance.

    blue rose, thanks. i hope you're well.

    josiet, i agree.

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  4. Vlado&ToniFriday, May 22, 2009 at 11:23:00 AM EDT

    you really are lucky to have that chance to study in such a wonderful place and also near beautiful places like this..i would have had problems with learning because i would just have wanted to enjoy the beauty :D

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  5. KayniFriday, May 22, 2009 at 2:10:00 PM EDT

    toni, i had the same problem when i was studying in rome. there was this constant interest to travel, but since i was in my senior year i had to force myself to study...lol.

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  6. RicoFriday, May 22, 2009 at 8:29:00 PM EDT

    Beautiful! I particularly liked Florence Duomo. Beautiful! My wife and I were watching this film that features parts of Barcelona, and we just wanted to visit it along with other parts of Europe. You're very lucky!

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  7. D@phneL@ur@Friday, May 22, 2009 at 10:30:00 PM EDT

    Of all the places I visited in Italy I count Firenze as one of my absolute favorite cities. You're right it was small but very picturesque in every sense. Steeped with a deep sense of historical, architectural and artistic splendor.

    Thanks for taking me down memory lane through your lovely shots! :)

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  8. edenSaturday, May 23, 2009 at 12:02:00 AM EDT

    Hi Kayni! :) So you're in Rome right now? Ahhhhh you're so lucky! Nice photos, BTW.

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  9. artemisSaturday, May 23, 2009 at 8:52:00 AM EDT

    just came back from watching angels and demons... Rome is full of nude sculptures! how interesting :-)

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  10. shengSaturday, May 23, 2009 at 11:02:00 PM EDT

    the pics are so cool, i watched angels and demons the other week but i found it uninteresting, so far from what i read in the book, but then again, i wanted to see how the plot looked like in movies...

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  11. ms fireflySunday, May 24, 2009 at 4:35:00 AM EDT

    ohhh lovely!
    you're so lucky to have beautiful memories and experiences like that!

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  12. mordsithSunday, May 24, 2009 at 11:06:00 PM EDT

    i am so happy i know someone who studied in Rome! that really makes me jealous. lol :)

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  13. witsandnutsMonday, May 25, 2009 at 7:31:00 AM EDT

    That must be a treasured experience. Not everyone are blessed with an opportunity to study in Italy, History in particular. The first two photos brought me to Angels and Demons mood again. =)

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  14. LayrayskiMonday, May 25, 2009 at 11:11:00 AM EDT

    Inggit ako-- =) beautiful photographs Kayni. You must have a great time when you were there. (When I'll eat a gelato I'll imagine I'm in Rome.)

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  15. arGleneMonday, June 1, 2009 at 8:08:00 AM EDT

    Grabe Kayni, almost all the places I've been dreaming to explore, napuntahan mo na. Lucky mo! :)

    Florence started to have a soft spot in my heart when I watched 'While You Were Sleeping'. :)

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