Italy - Florence Day 1

After the last day in Rome, we got on a regional high speed train and made our way to Florence, a much celebrated city for its culture and arts. The city style was a fresh change from the metropolitan city of Rome. One can see a lot more aged residential buildings, locals who speak Italian to you instead of English, and it was MUCH cleaner than Rome for sure.

The artistic style of the buildings were very distinct, as most of the buildings wear a type of decoration named "Polychromatic". One example is this church, Santa Maria Novella, which reflects the Renaissance genius of Leon Battista Alberti:



It's also one of the biggest buildings in Florence.

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Besides dropping our jaws by the wonderful artwork, we had to find ice cream! Thanks to Richard's guide book, we were lucky to try out the best ice cream bar in town, Vivoli.



It might as well be the best ice cream I've had in my life. All the fruity flavors tasted like real fruits!! Well worth the two Euros for the two scoops!