After a great tour of Sacmi the prevous day, we were allowed to finally sleep in at our own discretion! Many of us were up early anyway because we wanted to see the city of Florence. The Duomo was the first stop for some of us because it was so close to our hostel. The dome was absolutely incredible. The basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore is really amazing inside. There was a small fee to climb up the 463 stairs to the top of the basilica where you could then look out and see the whole city of Florence. The climb up was a different experience for us; there were small passageways and winding staircases, some of us taller ones even hit our heads on the ceiling at places during the climb. San Lorenzo is another church in Florence. This church was surronded by small street stand shops- the girls in the group loved these. They were able to purchase authentic Florence leather products as well as souvenirs. Later that night some of the group decided to experience a local college bar and take in the Florence nightlife, while others decided to have a nice relaxing night out on the balcony of the hostel.
Markets lined the streets next to San Lorenzo church. They seemed endless, containing leather goods, trinkets, and souvenirs.
We were greeted by these extravagant structures on the walk to our hostel. We were only about a 2 minute walk away!
One of the churches in Florence-San Lorenzo.
Graham Segal, Aja Zanoni, and Aldo Kremmel at the top of the Duomo after a 463 step stair climb.
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