The travels of عائشة: Secluded

I haven't posted in 6 DAYS because the place I am staying in right now makes you pay for WiFi, like WHAT? So my dad bought us WiFi for a couple of hours because we were literally suffocating from all of the actual human contact going on. There are only so many things I can talk to my sister about. Soooo moving on.

Last couple of days in Turkey:

My last two days in Turkey were spent shopping, I bought presents for my friends, family as well as some things for myself. Nothing much happened in those last couple of days except the fact that I went to Taksim square which was the epicenter of the protests. I had been on Taksim street, but not the actual square. The square was littered with protesters and there was a huge statue that had been vandalized with graffiti and protest posters. It was actually really sad to see what they had done to such a nice area. The day after we left Turkey we saw on the news that the police forced everyone out of the square and they cleaned it up and they are doing the same to Gezi Park. We also visited topkapi palace

NEXT STOP: ROMEEE

Yeah thats right I'm in Italy now, overall I like Rome except for the fact that everything is really touristy and super expensive, it really took away from the experience of being in another country. We visited all the main attractions in Rome like the Trevi fountain and stuff like that. When I went to the spanish steps I saw a couple taking their wedding pictures and it was supeerrr cute. My family and I always catch ourselves saying that we miss Turkey and we want to go back. Even though we moved on to see other countries, a part of us wants to go back and stay longer. The thing about Turkey was that there was so much culture and nobody really cared if you were a tourist or not, you eventually become one of them- there is no separation. Where as in Rome people target you and try to sell you things and it gets really annoying. Everything is overpriced, everything is tourist based and there is no actual culture. If you want experience real Italy you have to get away from Ancient Rome and go to the real part where people are actually living. We left Rome this morning and we were drove to Florence! It was a 2 hour drive through the scenic countryside. Everything you imagine about the Italian countryside is true. You see small villages on hills and vineyards covering the horizon. My mom kept trying to get us to stop in one of these villages, but we had to keep moving forward.

FLORENCE:

Our first day in Florence consisted of us trying to find this Pizza place that a friend recommened (Gustas Pizza). We did some sight seeing along the way- we saw the Florence Cathedral, The Gates of Paradise, the only bridge that Hitler did not destroy when he invaded Italy (forgot the name) and a bunch of churches. The Pizza was THE BEST PIZZA I HAVE EVER HAD IN MY WHOLE LIFE and I have had A LOT of pizza. I came to Italy for authentic pizza with fresh mozzarella cheese and I got it. Words cannot describe how amazing it was. My mouth is watering just thinking about it.

I apologize for the lack of consistency, but here are the pictures.