I SPENT VALENTINE'S DAY AT PIAZZA MICHAELANGELO WHICH WAS QUITE A
TREK TO GET TO, BUT THE VIEW OVERLOOKING ALL OF FIRENZE WAS INCREDIBLY REWARDING.
THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT—60 DEGREES AND SUNNY WITH NOT A SINGLE CLOUD IN THE
SKY. TO REFRESH OURSELVES, MY FRIEND AND I ENJOYED A BOTTLE OF CRISP CHAMPAGNE
TOPPED WITH RASPBERRIES.
IN THE EVENING WE
TREATED OURSELVES TO A RELAXING DINNER AT ONE OF MY FAVORITE SPOTS, LA MENAGERE. WE HAD A GLASS OF THEIR HOUSE WINE AND ROASTED
GNOCCHI WITH CACIO, PEPPER, LEMON, GREEN APPLE AND COUSCOUS. MOLTO BENE. ONE OF
MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT THE RESTAURANT IS THAT THERE IS A FLOWER SHOP RIGHT IN
THE CENTER FILLED WITH ROSES, TULIPS AND POPPIES OF ALL DIFFERENT COLORS. WE
BOUGHT EACH OTHER A FLOWER—A WHITE ROSE FOR MY FRIEND AND A PURPLE RANCULUS FOR
ME. OF COURSE THE NIGHT WOULDN'T BE COMPLETE WITHOUT GELATO, SO WE WENT TO GROM, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FAVORITE.
THIS VALENTINE'S
DAY WAS FILLED WITH LAUGHTER, GOOD COMPANY AND LOVE FOR OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY.
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