Piazzale Michelangelo

Two weekends ago my roommates and I finally had the chance to visit Piazzale Michelangelo here in Florence. Piazzale Michelangelo has the best view of Florence. Here are our pics from this lovely afternoon.

This place is named after Michelangelo Buonarroti who created the David.

Me and my homie David

Laura, the artist. 

Basilica di Santa Maria Novella

Il Palazzo Vecchio

Il Ponte Vecchio

A pic with the Basilica di Santa Maria Del Fiore aka the Duomo. 

A pic with the Ponte Vecchio "Old Bridge"

Me and my roomies :)  

                                                                               Mia♡

Palazzo Pitti

In the first days of January my friend Lilly and I decided to go visit the grand Palazzo Pitti that belonged to the infamous Di Medici family. This palace is here in Florence. Here are some of our pics from that day. :)

 This pizza is from one of my favorite pizza places here in Italy, Gusta Pizza. The guys in Italy like to flirt with pretty much all women. Sooo when we walked in and ordered pizza they decided to make ours heart shaped. Real suttle guys, lol.

 Heart of a Lion.

 Showing the lion some love ;)

 It is so ferocious!!

 My friend Lilly posing with the lion.

 In Italy I am much more open. I do things like dougie in public. Haha.

 In front of the grand Pitti Palace.

 We went to the Pitti Palace to go see their beautiful garden but when we got there it was closed. :(

 We wanted to see the garden badly so we figured we would sneak in.

 Making sure no one is around.

haha jk.

 Since we couldn't go in I figured I would take some pics through the gate. From what I saw it is very beautiful. I can only imagine how even more gorgeous everything is from the inside.

 I plan to go back eventually. The Palace is so big that if you buy the combo ticket to see everything it is good for 3 days. :)

 Posing by the famous Ponte Vecchio.

I am so lucky to be living here. There is so much art and history in Florence.

Mia♡

New Years Eve Italian Style

I was so excited to celebrate New Year's Eve here in Florence. I was sure there were going to be tons of people, that I was going to dance the night away and have fun. Well, that's exactly what I did! I glamed up for the big night and had my two girls, Lucy and Lilly with me. It will definitely be a night for the books. :)

This is me dressed up and ready to go!

Lucy and I at Fish Pub.

I met the owner at the gym and he invited us so we got free drinks. :)

After we headed to Piazza Della Signoria for some Fireworks with some new friends.

 At the stroke of midnight we all had some champagne.

 This is one of the guys we met. Someone had taken a group picture but I'm not sure where it went. Anyway, these guys were from Pennsylvania.

The piazza was filled with hundreds of people. It was insane. All of Florence was like this!! Still, it was a pretty memorable night. I wish I could do it all over again.

Mia♡

Christmas Eve in Firenze

I know I'm late but so much has been happening!!! This Christmas I was lucky enough to celebrate it here in Italy. What is there to complain about right?? WRONG. Christmas is all about friends and family. I have made some very lovely friends here however, no one can replace family. More importantly, it was impossible to have a single tamal during the holiday seasons. Everyone knows Christmas is the best excuse to eat tamales!! So I was deprived of yummy Mexican food and family whom I love very much.

I was surrounded by beautiful lights, a lively city and friends who enjoy doing the same things I do. Here are some pics of my Christmas Eve. I say Christmas Eve because on actual Christmas I was stuck in bed all day with a high fever, cough and everything else. :/

I'm happy in this pic because my roommate, Lucy did my makeup. Isn't it lovely?

This is me at the restaurant. We went to a small place close to my apartment. My Christmas dinner consisted of yummy bread, pasta, chicken, potatoes and wine.

Since there was no one to give me Christmas presents I bought myself something from Yamamay, which is like Victoria's Secret, and The United Colors of Benetton.

This was me visiting Baby Jesus. It wasn't midnight yet so he wasn't displayed yet (Although he was obviously underneath that blanket! Who are they trying to fool?)

After dinner we had some drinks and it was karaoke time!!! There are videos!! I will post those soon! :)

Mia♡

Random Italy Pics.

Hey friends! Here is a bunch of random pictures I have taken here in Italy. :)

 Inside Santa Maria Del Fiore

 Masks from Venice

 Where my guests sleep. :)

 A sign at the Old Stove in Piazza della Signoria

 This dress makes me want to get married. :)

 Small lift from Via Lingua

 My best friend in Italy - Vicky

 American food from The Diner :)

 Tourists at Piazza della Signoria. You can see the fake David.

 Alcohol at a Scottish Pub

 Pinocchio!

 Inside San Lorenzo Market

 A restaurant I like to go to.