today we had a field learning trip to the Tuscany countryside with our italian class. we met at the Santa Maria Novella train station to catch a bus that would take us to the country. what an experience! riding the bus through the country roads was quite the experience... our first stop was Sant'Antimo abbey in Montalcino. this abbey was a benedictine monastery in a very wealthy part of the Tuscany countryside. the abbey was huge and well preserved, we had an english speaking tour guide who went over history of the time period and the art comprising the building. it was very neat because when we arrived there were nuns having mass inside the church, so we got to listen to the service from outside. the surrounding views of Montalcino were magnificent. after touring Sant'Antimo we went to a bed and breakfast in the countryside called Il Civettaio. here we were served bruschetta, wine, veggies, oil, homemade pasta, homemade tiramisu, and espresso. the bruschetta was amazing. the pasta was to die for, it was delicious! i'm going to try to make my own pasta noodles once i return to the states; i could have ate a bucket of those noodles. the tiramisu was not my favorite because i simply just don't like creamy, fluffy textures like the filling of tiramisu. the espresso and wine on the other hand were amazing! so so good. and to have a field trip where you get wine and espresso? score. it was also nice to not have to pay for water, you have to pay for water in Italy and it's getting old! we left that hidden gem and went to our next landmark: San Galgano. San Galgano is located between Chiusdino and Monticiano in Tuscany. the abbey here is famous for its missing roof that was sold because it was composed of lead. there are two abbey's on this location one containing the sword and the stone legend and the roofless abbey that was built due to the need for a larger worship space back in the day. this site was so cool and the architecture was astounding to see in person. after a long time in the bus we finally got back to the train station in Florence. tomorrow we head back out towards Montalcino for our wines class field learning day.
ciao! britney
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