Now in Florence!

Today we explored Assisi and saw the church St. Francis rebuilt, where he was born, where he died, and the church that was built to honor him (and where his remains are). We also were able to see the church built for St. Claire.

Before going on this journey we watched a video about St. Francis which enabled us to be more well informed of his doings and let us better visualize what he did in Assisi and how God told him to try to fix the corruption in Christianity. This tour through the town is one of the most interesting aspects of this pilgrimage so far. Assisi was a lot easier to naviate through than Rome and it had many interesting shops to visit.

After a couple hour bus ride we have arrived in Florence! We have not been able to explore the city yet, but did have the opportunity to try some lasagna and meet people from Wisconsin. We will wake up early tomorrow and go to the Uffizi (and hopefully get into it!), see the Cathedral Duomo, and the convent of San Marco. Afterwards we will head back to Rome for our last 3 days!

Ciao!
Sandi