Great news! I woke up this morning feeling a thousand times better than I have the past week! So today got off to a fantastic start. Around 11:00 in the morning, I met up with one of my professors and a student on the program. We ventured out to find the Synagogue in Florence. I was not expecting the Synagogue to be that big! It definitely took me off guard. The three of us went inside to see the museum and the actual Synagogue itself. The synagogue was built back in the late 1800’s, roughly 150 years ago. I felt that if I just touched something, it was going to break. The synagogue was very pretty; I found its dome structure to be the most interesting. Supposedly, the Jews of the late 1800 era, wanted a dome shape to signify that it is a holy place within Florence, similar to the churches here. Next to the synagogue was a small kosher restaurant, where we decided to dine for lunch. I will be honest, it kind of smelt like the dinning hall at the Jewish sleep away camp I attended for many years. However, the food was way better than the perceived smell. I ordered a salad, which was not anything too special, but my friend and professor both had falafel and pita, which they thought was pretty good. It was definitely an interesting experience. Later, on I had my daily stop for gelato. However, this place was AMAZING! This time I really think I found my favorite gelato place! The place is called Grom and everything is advertised to be all-natural! If anyone knows me, they know that I am all about organic and natural products. The flavors were so true to their original origin, that it almost tasted like eating a crushed up version of that food (fruit, nut, etc.), without anything else added. On my last day in Florence, I have already decided that I am going to get the large cup with 4 flavors! Just talking about it, is making me hungry. The rest of the day consisted of a stop at the San Lorenzo market and an attempt to get some work done for class tomorrow. Today was pretty low key, but hopefully tomorrow will be fun and interesting, considering we have an entire afternoon free!
Synagogue in Firenze!
Eating kosher in Firenze
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