The next stop in C-95’s Italian and Spanish adventure was nestled in the mountains of Tuscany:  FLORENCE!!!  This city was built and supported by the Romans because it was a fertile area along the trade routes to the Alps.  The basilica was gigantic and we loved strolling through the Roman plazas and seeing the impressive Classical architecture and sculptures.

Michelangelo’s Plazza: C-95 Left to Right: Brendan, Aislynn, Emily M., Sarah

Florence Hospital: Excellent Classical Architecture

Fiume Arno flowing through Firenza

Florence

Fiume Arno flowing through Firenza

Last remaining bridge after the Nazi bombings

Firenza

Florence

From February 12-14 six of us Cambridge students began an adventure through Italy and Spain.  We stopped in Venice first which was great because Carnevale was going on and people dress up in fantastic costumes and masks! The city itself was gorgeous too.  Nothing like floating on a gondola during Valentine’s Day weekend.  The gondola man does not make too bad of a date!

It is great to take a break every once in a while and take in the beauty of a city and the landscape.  One of the most beautiful places to go in Cambridge is along the Backs (the backside some of the more famous colleges of the University of Cambridge).

Cambridge football practice complex

It has been snowing here in Cambridge.  On the radio station, the locals are talking about massive travel headaches in this “snow apocalypse.”  So far less than an inch has been reported.

After Edinburgh, I had the chance to go further north on January 25th to Perth, which is on the southeastern edge of the Scottish Highlands.  It was a cute, little town nestled in the rolling hills.  Sometimes you have to get outside the city to see what life is really like in a foreign country.

Perth, Scotland

Perth, Scotland

Firth of Forth leading out to the North Sea