I'M DONE!!!!

Well kind of....while everyone in the States have finished Fall semester, I still have about 2 more months after break until we start a new semester. LAME! But I had mid-terms and I still studied like everyone else, I'm just not really done. I am on vacation though and I'm getting ready for my family to come and I'm looking forward to it. 

Can't wait to see you all!!!

VASARI CORRIDOR!!!

Ok so I know I have been slacking on the bloggy blog but I have very exciting news... for our Uffizzi Studies Class today we got to walk through the Vasari Corridor. I know many of you may be like "What!?!?!?!" but let me try to explain how exciting it is...

The Vasari Corridor runs from Palazzo Vecchio, through the Uffizi, over the Ponti Vecchio (the old bridge over the Arno), through Santa Felicita, and ends at Palazzo Pitti. It is a completely enclosed corridor that remained a secret until the 1900's but it was built in 1565 for the Medici's so that they could walk from their home, Palazzo Pitti, go to church at Santa Felicita, and get to their offices (the Uffizi) without mixing with the general public. The Vasari Corridor also allowed the Medici's to visit the 3rd floor of the Uffizzi, which was at the time was their private gallery space. In general the Vasari Corridor is closed to the public but the offer special tours for small groups. Today the Vasari Corridor is home to an amazing collection of work, most of which are self-portraits of artist throughout the centuries. The corridor was extremely cold but the views of the street, the Arno and of course the art made it more than worth it. Just to be walking the same secret passageway the Medici's walked centuries earlier made the whole thing surreal...and amazing. 

We weren't allowed to take pictures but here are some snaps from the internet: