Santa Croce

The most beautiful church i've ever seen.

its so huge!

statue that the Statue of Liberty was based on

front of the church

fake tomb of Dante (the real one is in Ravenna)

Latin scripts

gorgeous stained glass

Robe of St. Francis of Assisi

tomb of leonardo da vinci

tomb of galileo

the original cross that got damaged in the great flood of '66

jesus as a tree kinda

beautiful fresco

the courtyard

Christmas is here!

My roomies and i took a photoshoot with the Florence christmas tree!

all the roomies!

projection on the side of San Lorenzo

Protests (sorry for the lack of posts, my internet has been down all weekend)

I saw my first ever protests in Florence, two on the same day! one was fighting for immigrant rights and the other was protesting the fur industry.

immigrant rights banner

marching band

smoke bomb set off by animal rights activist

disgusting signs with pictures of dead, skinned animals on them

LDM Farewell Dinner

Our school put on a farewell buffet style dinner last night. The venue was spectacular, the food was just alright, but it was a fun night and good to see all my friends from the semester!

entranceway

insane chandelier!

lavinia :))

crazy ornate dining room

the roomies went out for drinks after, i'm gonna miss these girls so much!

Around Florence

even the italian thugs are in the holiday spirit

santa croce christmas market

the most delicious dolce and gabbana window display :)

mmmm fruity drinks at Mayday

mayday bars funky lighting

salamanca is all decked out for christmas!

Piazza Michelangelo and San Miniato

The most beautiful views in all of Florence, hands down. 

On the ledge across from San Miniato, a beautiful old church. 

cemetery of San Miniato

te amo firenze!

Rachael on the stairs above Piazza Michelangelo

warmest scarf ever, thanks momma!

The Baptistry

Today i stopped into the Baptistry (which is the octagonal building across from the front of the Duomo) on my way home from the bookstore and it is absolutely spectacular. I just stared up for about 20 minutes trying to take in the massive fresco on the ceiling.  i had the whole place practically to myself apart from some little old ladies all bundled up in their winter coats, that made me miss my grandma's a ton. I love you Grum! and i'm always thinking about you grandmommy :)