As you may have heard, we had our own equivalent to Mountain Day yesterday! The AIFS staff cancelled our class for the day to let us enjoy it fully. However, instead of tie-dying and hiking up a mountain, we took a bus ride up to Fiesole, a small town up above Florence. We got to see the town, a very small but wealthy place, and then went into the archaeological site of an ancient Etruscan town. The theater was still intact and is still used for some performances over the summer. beside the theater are the remains of the temple (of which I am uploading a video in lieu of my regular video) and the bath houses. It was an amazing trip! The museum that accompanies the site had some of the statues and objects that were found with the Etruscans, as well as an Etruscan skeleton! We then went to a gelateria for some gelato (compliments of Marta and AIFS), signed our equivalent Mountain Day flag (pictures on my facebook!), and returned to Florence, at which point Yulia and I went to the Boboli Gardens to enjoy the peaceful environment. All said, it was a great day.
here's the temple! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35mVh8h6lE0
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