So I arrived in Florence last Thursday evening. Here are a few pics from my adventures so far. Above was a street performer... in the middle of the street last Friday night. It was something else because he actually shut down the street. When cars would start to go down the street he would hold up a small stop sign and motion for them to go the other way. Saturday I went on a field trip for the art history class that I'm taking. We went up to a small village (north i think of Florence) called Fiesole. At the village were roman/etruscan ruins, a great view and good restaurants. From Fiesole we walked... i rolled down the hill to a village below. It was crazy because the roads were narrow and steep... and italian drivers don't slow down for anybody.

This couple was awesome... I was stoked about the view then they walked into the frame to complete the scene.From the top of Fiesole, Florence below and the church that we went to next at the bottom left.

I just thought this was a cool scene. Great colors and check out that road. Motorcycles were blasting down this road... definitely a fun road to ride.
Yesterday (sunday) I went to a large palace and it's gardens. The place was huge and the galleries inside were endless... and in every one of them tons of paintings and frescos.