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View of the Duomo from the Cafe

The replica David we thought was the real one, Oops.

Day 3: Florence

To start off our day, Brenna decided to slowly fall down the stairs on the way to breakfast this morning. That tells you how much walking we did yesterday. Luckily our hotel keys fell to the staircase right under us somehow and not the elevator shoot. She was ok, so I giggled all the way down to breakfast. We than continued our journey north through Italy. Next stop: Florence

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Where we are staying: Cardinal Hotel -Nice hotel and staff, but what was not fun were the 4 flights of stairs we lugged our 50 lb bags up. Oh we burned those bread and olive oil cals right up.

What I found out today:
-I knew this already but Americans defiantly take water for granted. When you go to a restaurant you have to pay for the water, so don’t expect nice cold water to greet you when you sit down after 3 hours of walking in 90 degree heat. Toliets have little water, no ice machine, people don’t water their lawns all day. 

-No one’s in a rush, unless you’re a tourist

-You can buy shampoo and liquor all in one aisle

What I Saw:

-The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore

-The David statue which we just found out was the replica, so we will be hunting for the real thang tomorrow

-Many cute shops throughout in the Piazza del Duomo

Misc: Don’t forget to grab your passports from the hotel reception area, it results in doubling your taxi fee when going back for them.

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Today was great. Rode on my first long distance train. It was very pleasant. I shuffled a little while jamming on my pod. The countryside was gorgeous, saw a field of sunflowers, ancient homes stuck on the side of mountains and miles of hills and mountains. We decided to have a lax day, so we wandered the streets. What makes Florence different from Rome, is that it has very narrow streets 95% are pretty cobblestone or stonework. The buildings and the pretty narrow winding roads are what I always pictured Italy to be. There were a lot of tourists but not as crazy as Rome, it was even quiet and serene eating at a tiny cafe, which we have enjoyed doing everyday. Real pizza and lasagna is fantastica. You know it legit lasagna when there's a gold leaf you can eat on it.

Shout-outs: Happy 7 years to Andrew! I miss you and hope you are having a great time in Helinski! Brenna was nice enough to take my out to a romantic dinner in honor of us. :)

End of the Day thought: Train ride made me think of going to Hogwarts the whole time. (Yeah judge me)