Will McKenzie — Florence

In Rome, I randomly met one of my friends that I know from Wellington and we discussed our classics tours that each of us were on, and she had told me that she had been to Florence and it was so lovely, and that compared to Florence, Rome was very dirty. All I had to base cleanliness on at that time was Athens, which was muuuuuch dirtier than Rome, so I was rather shocked to find that she thought Rome was dirty. So heading to Florence I was very excited to see a cleaner place, and I was not disappointed. Florence has been my shortest proper stop so far, but by far my favourite. The streets are much cleaner, though there is still the occasional poo smelling spots along the way. I really loved the layout of the city and the streets and nature. It is so much quieter than Rome, in that I slept with my balcony doors open but did not even hear a sound. I was really disappointed I didn’t get to see Michelangelo’s David, but the trip was definitely worthwhile since I go to go to Il Duomo which was amazing. I really want to come to Florence again and stay longer, as it was such a beautiful city.