So my I am loving my classes! My Food of Italy class is totally a cooking class! I didn't really know what to expect going into the class just based on the description. But when I located my "classroom" I walked into a fully stocked kitchen and was quite pleased! My teachers name is Stefano and he is the nicest, cutest Italian man...he seems very dad-like. There are only 7 people in my class so it is great! On the first day we had a lecture about the olive oil that is grown in different regions of Italy. We tasted different kinds then made 3 different dishes with olive oil (including a yummy pasta that I recreated for my roomie and myself last night!) Yesterday for class we went on a tour of the neighborhood and tasted different things from different places. Stefano is a Florentine so he basically knew everyone everywhere we went! It is soo great! Oh and my textbook for the class is basically a cook book!! I am so happy and I cannot wait to learn all the other stuff about different Italian dishes! Don't worry, I will cook for everyone I can as much as possible when I get home! This is going to be so much fun!
Today in between classes I went with 3 other friends to the Duomo and we climbed up the dome!! We went up 463 stairs, inside the dome, then out to the top and had a breathtaking panoramic view of the city!! It was so cool!! I did feel slightly claustrophobic in the tiny spiral stairway, but it was totally worth it once we made it all the way to the top. Here are a few pictures of that adventure:
street level view of the duomo! it is a beautiful cathedral that was the biggest church in christianity before st. peter's was built!
this is the tiny spiral stairway!! ahh!
view out of one of the tiny windows on the climb up!
that is a loooong way down!!
FLORENCE!! OK i took a whole lot like these up there, but I will spare you! haha
the very very top!
me on the top of the Duomo!
climbing...
my name written on the wall!! I promise it was already there!
4 comments:
Buongiorno,
You must make some Tennessee BBQ for Stefano. Talk about wish I was there !!!! A cooking class in Italy, hey do they have classes for us older students???
Enjoy, & take great notes.
Ciao!
im not hiring a chef for my reception. I'm just going to get you to cook for everyone!!! :) Thanks mohead...you're the best.
P.S.- I got your postcard today!!!!!!!! I got excited. :)
Laura:
How beautiful! Wish I was there with you! Girl, post one of those recipes so I can try it out on my family. I can't wait for you to get back to D-burg for our Italian feast! Whoo-hoo!! What do they prepare for desserts? Have a great day!
Love ya
Gina M.
They don't make words for how jealous I am that you get to take an Itallian cooking class... in Italy.
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