villa friends @ space.
trekking through San Gimignano
the view from the top of the bell tower, and the amazing texture of the landscape
After a very busy week of lots of assignments, reading, and adventures, the weekend was a wonderful opportunity to explore Florence, the luxury outlets, and the hilltop town of San Gimignano. On Friday we had our first really fun night in Florence... Our first stop was a bar called 21 but considering I didn't come to Europe to attend frat parties overflowing with Americans, we lasted about 47 seconds. Through the rain we somehow found SPACE, a discoteca that a lot of the other kids from the Villa loved. Everyone was exhausted and debated going inside but I was sick of going into Florence only to go home without actually having a fun night. We had to be doing something wrong. We needed to find Italians and other Europeans gettin' their groove thing on. And groove we did... Dancing in Europe until 4am? Check.
Saturday we awoke at 9am (rough.) to head to San Gimignano, a hilltop town in Tuscany, about 2 hours away. The town is known for it's Gothic towers, though only 4 of the original 40 still remain. We climbed to the top of the highest bell tower, made friends with an Australian Italian/Home Ec. teacher, went wine tasting and came home exhausted, elated, and with cases of wine in hand. For dinner we got lost in Florence (I could have SWORE we were headed toward Ponte Vecchio...) only to find success in the form of pumpkin and asparagus gnocchi. success.
Today I left my bed for 1 hour for brunch. I considered going into Florence to explore but it's cold outside and I think I deserve a day to sit in my bed, upload my photos, catch up on some emails, and update my blog. I hate being a bum since my backyard happens to be Tuscany, but I guess everyone deserves a lazy Sunday every once in a while...
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