After escaping the wrath of Voldemort/Rasputin/Hitler/Marcello...we took a train out of Orvieto into lovely Firenze. We couldn't have asked for a better change. All we can say is...WOOF (thanks for that one dad).
On the train we befriended an Italian girl. She was ten. Probably the nicest person we have encounter thusfar...and a great way to realize that not all people are like evil Marcello. We chatted with her via Google Translator. She told us we were beautiful and that she loved us. We are now facebook friends. She put us into a much happier mood. Thanks Martina.
We got off the train in Firenze, unsure of our plans, but ecstatic to be alive and safe.
We loved our experience on the farms and had an amazing time, but we realized that we were excited to finally have time to do whatever we want to do.
We found a "hostel" to stay in...more like a hotel...and called them to get directions. We got lost, of course...taking a bus OUT of Firenze, instead of further into the city. About an hour and half later, we finally found the bed and breakfast where we are staying. We were in heaven. The couple who owns it had the cutest baby and they were such nice people. We have our own room and bathroom (a rare commodity at such a low price) and it is in walking distance of EVERYthing we want to see in Florence.
We took our first shower in days and hit the town.
First mission: try to get a dinner without ANY oil. Not such a success. The salads we ordered, of course, came topped with oil...at least not as much as Cinzia's mother put.
Second mission: gelatto. After a reallllyyy long and dreadful day, we had to reward ourselves. The gelatto was...ok...but it made us appreciate the one we had in Roma even more (thanks for that suggestion Mal--now tell us where to shop in Florence)!
Third mission; follow all the American students to the cool places to go at night. After a period of awkwardly trying to follow people without them noticing, it was a success.
Final mission of the night: befriend fellow Americans. We brainstormed several icebreakers.
1. Is that a haunted house?
2. What time do the bars close around here?
3. I really like that yellow sweater!
4. Can you take a picture of us?
5. Oh my gosh, are you American too?!
6. Do you guys know how to bundle wood? We do.
7. Did you know there are 200 places in Brazil that sell pasta?
I think we spent too much time brainstorming and not enough time putting our plan into action. Mission four: not such a success. At least we had a great night.
We are excited to wake up at any time we want tomorrow (though it'll probably be early) and explore Firenze with no plans whatsoever!
Ariverderci farms...Hellooooo tourism!
-J and C
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