The highlight of Monday was the trip to the top of the Duomo.
After class we wandered around the church of Santa Maria Novella for a while. Massacio's first painting in 3D was there, along with a lot of class Renaissance art, which I'd like to see again.
The climb to the top of the Dome was great. We went up these steep stone stairs and they seemed to go on forever. However, we got to stand along the inside of Bruneleschi's dome. I was able to literally touch the paintings of Hell on the inside of the dome. And the outside....Best view of Florence!
At the end of the day we took our Italian through cooking class. I helped make some gnochi and cut up peppers and onions for our bread. The food, was delicious!
