So here's what I've been doing. Right now I'm on a train back to Rome from Tuscany, Siena, & Florence. Florence was nice, really. The Uffizi & Academia were really interesting. I met Michelangelo, Botticelli, Da Vinci. They all seem like nice guys. Rick Steve's guided me through, making witty jokes all along the way. (We were required to download the Rick Steve's guided audio tour for class.) Our new motto for the trip is "Well, Rick Steve's says..". My favorite, however, was the Salvatore Ferragamo museum. That man was pure genius. It should be noted that probably about 85% of everyone in Florence was American. That's probably a bit of an exaggeration, but not by much. It was strange. I had my second steak last night in Florence. Florentine steak is a specialty. I guess I should have a steak in Texas sometime..
Last weekend I went to Barcelona, Spain. We saw a lot of really cool stuff: The Picasso Museum, Sangrada Familia, Gaudi's apartments. I honestly didn't expect Spain to be very interesting. It's probably the hours of "Destino's" episodes I was tortured with in Senora's class in high school. For those of you who don't know, "Destino's" was a Spanish soap opera from the '80's designed for language classes. In other words, nap time. My favorite thing about Barcelona was the fashion. I guess I'm used to the Romans & their extensive black wardrobes. In Barcelona, everyone wore what they wanted. It was very funky. It was refreshing. You should go sometime.
