486 Steps

This morning I woke up early because I wanted to go to the gym before my 12:00 class. At first I didn't want to get out of bed but then I knew I had to get back into my working out routine! I finally got myself to the gym worked out and felt much better about myself. I felt really awkward walking to the gym in my gym clothes because all the Italians were staring at me. Oh well. After I got ready I went to class. During class our teacher gave us all head sets and we went on a walking tour of Florence. There is so much history it is overwhelming. The final stop on our walking tour was the Duomo. We walked up to the top. We walked up 486 steps, very very steep steps to get to the top, but once you got to the top it was worth being completely out of breath. The view from the top was absolutely beautiful, you could see all of florence and the surrounding mountains. After we took in all the sights we headed back down, which was much easier. When we got to the bottom our legs were shaking. Starving and tired I went home made some lunch talked to some friends on skype and just hung out. I just got back from a gelato place called Grom, which is supposed to be the best place in time, b/c it is not touristy. It was excellent, I will definitely go back. Now I am tired and probably going to go to bed soon.