New York to Florence: A Sunday Afternoon

The bar before drinks were poured

Today was such a wonderful day! First off, it is Palm Sunday and pastor Cody at Mosaico Church preached the gospel of Luke so well. It was such a great reminder of what Christ did for us on the cross, and a perfect way to start the week preceding Easter.

The rest of the afternoon my good friend Cate and I walked around Florence and experienced some authentic Florentine culture. On our way to a fair in a garden, we meandered through a flee market. You know what they say, one persons trash another persons treasures! After forty minutes of searching through odds and ends, we arrived at the gardens. There were stations of people selling and giving out samples of their products, some samples we tried were: wine, beer, olive oil, fruit bars, chocolate and cheese. There was also jewelry, scarves and other artisan products. One lady who sold coasters with her husband was from New York, and had moved to Florence thirteen years ago! It was cool to talk with her and joke about some of the same mistakes, or experiences we have made in our transitions into Italian culture.

Fair in the Gardens

Unfortunately it started raining, and our walk in the gardens was put to an end. For the second half of the afternoon, and into the evening we went to a restaurant which was hosting a cooking class with live music. After learning how to make their signature bread, we relaxed to live music and sipped some beer. The music was very enjoyable, and extremely unique. It consisted of a man and woman duet, the woman sang while the man played the harp and harmonica! How cool! The venue and atmosphere added to the great experience. I just loved today, I experienced culture to a whole new level, received a walnut bread recipe, tasted great beer, connected with a film maker from New York and spent quality time with Cate.