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So this weekend Alli and I were in Florence because the train tickets to Naples were absurdly expensive and we're really poor. We went on a wine tasting trip to Chianti with LdM. It was really cool to see where the grapes are harvested and the barracks that the wine is kept in while it ages. We explored the castle grounds and then we went in and tasted 3 wines and a vin santo (fortified wine...with liquor added) I hate vin santo but it's decent to dip biscotti in. So they served us these wines with bread and pecorino cheese (heavenly). They didn't give us much time to drink each bottle so we all ended up drinking about 6 glasses of wine in under an hour- no va bene.

When Alli and I got home we napped for a few hours and then we cooked fajitas. Then we pulled out the bed and watched a whole disk of Friends. The next day we went to Lucca. Lucca is about an hour and a half away by train- we had heard that it was a nice place to see. So when we got off the train, we exited on the wrong side and ended up wandering around for an hour and a half trying to find the city center, which we later discovered was right outside the other entrance of the station. We're very silly. So the city is adorable- it's contained in ancient city walls. We walked around a bit and then we had pizza and drinks...then we walked around some more. There was a nice path that went around the city and it was really beautiful. We found a pretty church and we went in and checked it out. I bought some Murano glass earrings that I adore. Probably could have waited a week to buy Murano glass from Murano...but whatever, they're gorgeous. 

We cooked again- I made shredded balsamic chicken and Alli made a delicious salad with fruit and toasted almonds. Then we watched more Friends, we finished 3 disks this weekend lol.

Yesterday we did Florence things finally. We tried to to into Santa Maria Novella but it was closed. Then we went to Rivoire (the oldest cafe in Florence) and we had delicious Asti Spumante- the perfect choice for a nice sunny afternoon in Italy. The rest of the day was spent shopping. We went to Coin and I got a bangle and a new camera case because I left mine in Prague. Then we bought gifts for people in the market- I felt very productive and I'm happy with what I found for people.

The only thing that sucked was that I found Scott this awesome belt and I thought it was too long so I had the man in the market cut it and then I brought it home and I was like, wow this looks small...and then it didn't fit me. So I ruined his present, which sucks a lot, because apparently it was one of a kind. But I'll give it to someone else, like a ten year old or something.

So anyway, the weather in Florence has been quite lovely up until today, it rained. But it was in the mid-70s this weekend which was awesome. I hope it's nice when Josh and his friends come to visit so we can go to Fiesole- that would be really great.

So this weekend Kel, Alli and I are going to Venice (I'm sad because it's going to be my last time there and I really love it).

It's going to be a terrific weekend though, I think we're going to go to the Peggy Gugenheim, which I have been wanting to do for a while, Murano, Burano, and I would like to go into the Basilica again. I think we're going to go to a fun, tacky restaurant too. Always exciting.

I guess that's it for now, I should really be editing my law paper right now, it's due in less than 24 hours-ahh. Okay ciao, love you!