While I was studying abroad in Spain I spent 10 days in Italy as my last hurrah in Europe, and it was everything I dreamed it would be like. Two of my friends and I had been planning the trip for about a month, and had created a complicated game plan involving trains, planes, and automobiles that would allow us to cover Milan, Florence, Venice, and Rome. A lot of the trip did not go to plan as they often do, but it was an amazing experience all the same.
My favorite city on our whirlwind tour was Rome, followed by Venice, then Florence, then Milan. Milan had a very industrial feel and not a lot to do; it was too spread out. Neither myself or my friends enjoyed it much. Florence was incredible because we had friends there to show us around, and we saw the statue of David along with all sorts of fun night life spots that we never would have found. Venice was a magnificent city and lived up to its billing as a destination for romance, but they never mentioned the smell of the canals… phew!
Rome was the pinnacle of my time spent in Europe. The sheer amount of history that city has is unbelievable. It was like watching my AP Art History class come to life. The Coliseum is so large it is hard to imagine what it was once like when it had not been cut down for stone, I wish they had some way to project the visual of the completed building onto it! The Vatican is unreal, the Sistine Chapel rivaled the statue of David for me as the most incredible piece of artwork I have seen. If you get a chance to come to Italy, come for Rome, Venice, and Florence, but skip Milan!
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