First off I would like to reiterate how amazing Firenze is. Most of the people are nice, the town is beautiful and there is more food here than you could ever imagine. The last night I spent by myself I decided to head up to the Piazza di Michelangelo and see the view that everyone had been talking about. It turned out to be just as amazing as everyone had described. It was a great day outside so I statyed and watched the sunset, which was awesome, and then headed home for bed.
The following day everyone else began to arrive in Firenze, which was a nice change. We all checked into our apartments, which turned out to be much nicer than I expected. We have a fully furnished kitchen, living room, dining area, and two bedrooms. I was the first to arrive at the casa and staked my claim in the larger room with a spectacular view of the Sante Croce church. After quickly unpacking we all got prepared for the welcome dinner at Ganzo, which is where our internship hours will be taking place the next 6 weeks. The dinner was pretty stellar, orecchiette pasta with pesto potatoes and green beans, roasted pork loin with rosemary potatoes, and a very nice berry pana cotta for dessert. It was very nice to sit and talk and eat with everyone.
After dinner we toured the city a little bit, and then decided to call it a night. The next post will be much more interesting as it covers not only our 750 euro dinner at Ciro and sons, but also my trip to Cinque Terre. For now though, I must go eat at Ganzo as we discovered that we get 4 free dinners a week meaning we should only have to cook for ourselves friday, saturday and sunday. Heres the link to the Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/50233644@N03/sets/72157624101461792/
