This day started off, sleeping in about 15 minutes before we had to get out of our rooms. When I got out of bed, I quickly got my final packing done and brought my luggage down to the breakfast area where everyone was. When I got down there, we got told we had an hour to get something to eat or get some snacks for the ride. Honestly, I did not move from the spot that I sat in when I got down there. I was determined to get a fair bit of my blogging done before we left for Florence. We also said thank you to the staff at the hotel and gave them their tip money. Shortly later, we headed out of the hotel to go wait for the bus, which we still had to wait another 20 minutes for.
The bus ride to Florence felt long. We stopped to get lunch at a Chef Express. During the 3 hour trip to Florence, a fair bit of people slept, but we also had some presentations going on as well over the PA system of the bus. I did eventually take a little nap, and when I woke up the scenery outside my window was just beautiful. I quickly pulled out my camera and snapped a few shots.
Within a short time of waking up we arrived in Florence! It took us a bit of time to get to near where we were staying but we made it. We had about an hour to settle in our rooms until we left for an orientation tour around Florence. I did not do a whole lot, other than unpack.
The orientation tour took about an hour and a half. We got told the history of Florence and seen a copy of the statue of David, originally done by Michelangelo. As well as some churches, a few statues and one of the oldest bridges. After, Josh lead us back to the hotel.
We had 5 minutes when we got back before we left for dinner. Turns out dinner was right around the corner from hotel. We had pasta with tomato sauce, turkey and potatoes. For the first meal in Florence, I enjoyed it a lot.
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