Runaway Train Never Going Back (Florence)

On our way to Rome we hopped off the train and spent a whirlwind day in Florence. After all, you can’t really visit Italy and miss a sighting of the David, no? That statue was quite as majestic as described, in fact the entire city is quite stunning.

I was rather reminded of a long weekend I spent in Budapest with a friend when we were both studying in Greece. Despite freezing cold and snow, both her and I were quite enthralled by the city and couldn’t really describe why. What we enjoyed most was walking around and admiring the buildings; which was odd because the weather was the inhospitable for such wanderings. Florence was a bit like that, but with balmy temperatures and bright sunlight…sometimes you don't even want to have a specific destination in mind, you just want to experience a place.