Florence Girls Trip

When in Venice a few weeks earlier, I met a lady who had just done a week long cooking class in Florence Italy. After our conversation, I was convinced to go and take a day course. While researching the different options, I came across this cooking school in this charming little villa. Some girlfriends here all wanted to get away. So what better than a cooking class in Tuscany.

 

As expected we had an Italian chef as our instructor. Who knew I could make ravioli from scratch. We had about 15 people in the class, who all turned out to be Americans. At the end of this fun filled day, we reaped the benefits of our labor and sat down to meal of everything we had made.

 

Florence (Firenze) is the regional capital of Tuscany, in the centre of Italy. A town with a turbulent and action-packed history. Florence's most striking landmark is Brunelleschi's dome on the Duomo, and its most reproduced sight is Michelangelo's statue of David. I was impressed by the size of this statue. His hands particularly stuck out to me. And the detail of the David truly made it a masterpiece. The proportions are not quite true to the human form. The head and upper body are somewhat larger than the proportions.

 

The town is situated on the river Arno, which is spanned by the famous Ponte Vecchio, the only of Florence's bridges not to be blown up in the Second World War.There have been stores on the Ponte Vecchio since the 13th century. I was hoping to find Josh some silver cuff links, seeing as the stores are mostly jewelry dealers. But they were all a bit out of my price range. By night, the wooden shutters of the shops make them look like suitcases and wooden chests.

 

Thanks to Emily, Ashley, and Rachel for a this enjoyably relaxing weekend.