Hey Everyone!!
So it is Wednesday of my last week (I leave Sunday!), and I am actually starting to pack everything up, which is VERY STRANGE! I just can not believe it is coming to an end. However, I plan to go out with a bang, and have planned accordingly. This past weekend I made my final excursion around Italy to Mantua and Verona, two beautiful northern cities I had never been to.
We left Saturday, and pulled into Verona just as the sun broke out, and it was perhaps one of the most glorious days I have seen in a while. Roughly 75 degrees with a light breeze! We walked around Verona for hours, the lack of actual sites makes it an ideal town to simply wander. We ate well (SO WELL, we couldn't eat the next day!), and saw the House of Juilet! The balcony was very nice :) After wandering for a while and enjoying the lovely views of the River, we hopped back on the train and headed back South a bit to Mantua.
Mantua, unlike Verona, is heavy on sites, especially Palazzos!! We spent the night in Mantua on Saturday night, and woke to RAIN RAIN AND MORE RAIN. It was pretty bad, but we got out the umbrellas and headed out to the Palazzo Ducale and the Palazzo Te. Both were decorated extravagantly, and the Te is something to behold with its Room of the Giants, and its Room of the Horses. After we perused the palaces we sought out shelter in the Church of Saint Andrea, a church built by the fabulous Alberti. This church is inexplicably moving in its classical porportions and overall harmony, the man certainly knew how to build a nice church :)
After another lovely meal, we headed back to Florence and I realized that I was walking from the train station home for the last time after one of my amazing experiences around the continent. It was a truly heart-breaking moment, and I still haven't quite recovered from the realization that it is indeed almost over!
Anyway, no time for unhappiness, I have three more days here! I have attached pictures below, I hope you will enjoy them, some were gotten against the express wishes of numerous museum guards!! However, I prevailed, and I hope you enjoy them!
All the love!
That Girl Still Kind of in Europe
VERONA:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2551139&id=8642257&l=d05f16d67e
MANTUA:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2551651&id=8642257&l=618af54a60
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