Italy

Hello,
Sorry I haven't posted in a while. We did a lot of moving around in a short time so we have been super exhausted. Relaxing in florence is amazing.

Left off in Dublin.
Hanging out with Ben was great. We wandered around and I acted as the worlds best(worst) tour guide for an hour or so. We all bought tiger suits, which are the best thing ever. Full body fleece pajamas with a hood and ears. No tail, but I bet we could sew one on. They were great to wear while watching movies. Sadly it is way to hot in Italy to wear them here.

Flew into Milan on Sunday. Got there around 9 and solidified our position as dumbest backpackers ever. Didn't book or write down any hostels. We got a bus to the central train station and thought that would be central. False. We walked around in the rain for a little bit trying to find a cheap but not terrifying place to stay. Convinced a guy at the hotel boston to let us stay for 35 euro each. We got up the next morning and went to the train station to leave our bags and go see the duomo. I kept asking people where there was an ATM.... Which does not mean the place to get money, but instead is something to do with the metro. Awesome.

We got to the duomo and got harassed by the guys with bracelets. I was standing in front of the building for a photo and some guy threw birdseed at my feet. Swarmed by pigeons. So great.

We looked at the duomo and walked around there for a little bit and then got fed up with milan and got the 3:15 train to Florence. That's right, less than 24 hours in milan. Horrible backpackers.

Florence is great. The hostel is really nice, sadly no kitchen so we can't make our own food. They have a cheap restaurant in it though. And a pool and terrace bar with really amazing views of Florence.

Walked through the open air markets yesterday. We are going to buy leather duffels today. We need more room for our things and we managed to talk the guys into a massive discount, so it works out. Did a pretty bad walking tour after that, but the guide did tell us about a festive for saint lorenzo tonight tha should include free pasta and free watermelon. Totally going to that. After we buy duffels today we are going to lay around on the terrace and maybe swim before eating free food. Hooray!

We need to find David at some point and then we will have done enough things in Florence.

Really glad we already went to london and missed the rioting and fires that are happening now.

Ciao!