I uploaded pictures from both the wine tasting last weekend, and Cinque Terre this past weekend. You should be able to click on the links to the left and be taken right to the web pages. :-) For some reason Picasa won't let me add comments on the Wine Tasting photos, so I will try again another time as I need to get back to some reading after this post.
Yesterday was a very random day. We had decided the night before to meet around 1120 and leave around 1140, but no one except Lee Catherine and I were ready. Then, the people who were going with us changed: some dropped out, some added. On top of that, we invited one guy (who I am not a fan of to begin with), and he decided he wanted to go, but then he got in the shower. So at this point I was annoyed beyond belief because I was ready and we had a whole plan, and then this happened. I am just very impatient with these kinds of things I guess. I am just of the mindset that if someone invites you to go somewhere, and then you take an hour to get ready when they were all ready to go, its kind of annoying and obnoxious. So, that was not a good start to my day and put me in a very bad mood. Then, there is this guy (the one who I am not a fan of) who no one in the program really enjoys spending time with, but since I am nice (most of the time) to him, maybe he thinks I enjoy his company, because he is constantly invading my space and talking to me and generally just being annoying. So on the bus ride down into Florence, he kept talking when I was already annoyed with him in general, more annoyed because he had to shower before we left, and then even more annoyed because he wouldn't leave me alone. Needless to say, it was not an enjoyable ride.
Eventually we made it down to Florence, and off we went to an American Diner to get some brunch for Dani because he was craving some eggs. Unfortunately, the location of our destination was a surprise to some in our party, and they were not happy with eating American food in Italy. I understaood, but at that point I was so hungry, I didn't care (I hadnt had dinner the night before or breakfast that morning). So we ate there, the food wasn't great, but I must have beaten a record for how fast to eat a cheeseburger because one minute it was there, the next it was in my belly. As a side note, throughout the morning Lee Catherine was being excessively cheerful to counter the grumpy among us (and yes, I put myself in the grumpy category). Unfortunately, the constant chatter and happiness was more annoying than uplifting, lol. So good plan, but didn't quite work. I also think that that in addition to being pissed off about being so delayed in our plans and hungry, I was just ready for some alone time, as I havent had a lot of it since I have been here. So that might have contributed to my overall grumpiness, though I think it was mostly the time and food issues.
In any case, after brunch, I got us to the Accademia, where the David is. There was no wait to get in, so that was super nice. There was also a photography exhibit of work my Robert Mapplethorpe. It was mostly black and white photography, and he was compared to Michelangelo in the way that he did studies on the human body through photography like Michelangelo did with pen and paper. So I really enjoyed that. Then we went out to see the David, and it was as amazing as I remembered. I wanted to take a picture, but restrained myself. :-) Anyway, The statue is awe-inspiring and I really enjoyed seeing it again. What amazing me most though, was how quickly the others in our group looked at the David and then moved on. He was the whole reason for being there, and no one seemed as impressed as I was. It could all be perception, but who knows. After the David, I wandered around a bit more, and then went to the second floor to see the painteings, which of course we all Madonna with Child's and Christ on a Cross. So that was entertaining. Then we made our way to the gift shop where I bought a book on the David, and we then headed towards San Lorenzo Market. Also, the Accademia improved my mood immensely. :-)
The market was fabulous, as always. We split up, though Lee Catherine, Andrew, and I stuck together, and wandered around. LC got some belts and belt buckles, and then we all scored with the pashminas. We bargained and I ended up getting 4 of them for 25 euro, all 100% cashmere, and all of them soft and wonderful and warm. We also helped Andrew pick some out for his girlfriend and mom. It was a nice way to end the afternoon, and topping it off with gelato made it even better.
So that was Sunday. No Pitti Palace or Bobili Gardens because it poued off and on all day. (The rain followed us from Cinque Terre). The thunder was really impressive though, lasting for a minute at a time sometimes. The rain was fun to wake up to as well, as I was dry and warm in the Villa.
Anyway, that is all I have time for tonight as I need to get to some reading I didn't get to last week. So good night all, and more details on Cinque Terre to come soon, I promise!
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