Shannon's Visit

So, we ate pretty much the whole time.
Okay, so Shannon got to Florence on Easter and it was very nice to see her. We did some Florence sights and walked around outside because it was gorgeous. We took Shannon to my the best gelato place in Florence (in my opinion, and yes, I have probably had enough gelato to make that kind of statement). She got Frutti di Bosco which she refered to as "berry shit" and we all loved it so much that we went back again that day...so it began.
Important revelation: I was under the impression that Florence did not have good pizza (not bad, just not as good as Rome or Sicily). But when Shannon came we tried so much pizza and we actually found a place that was terrific. It's called Caffe Castelvecchi and it's in Palazzo Vecchio. It was so delicious and it was the nicest, sunniest day in Florence while we sat outside and ate. Perfect.
So we went to Fiesole that evening- I think that Fiesole offers the most beautiful view of the city because you can see the whole city, the Tuscan countryside and the mountains off in the distance blend into the sky- it's unreal.
We also took a trip so Siena whichwas pretty much a bust becuase it started raining and there really didn't appear to be a ton to do. I might go back to check out the Duomo there, but other than that it seems like a lot of cities in Italy. We did find a really fun escalator in the mall which didn't have steps, so it was like the moving sidewalks in the airport only on an incline...I know, it doesn't sound that amazing haha.
So we had a lot of fun, it was a very relaxing Spring Break for me. We watched Enchanted twice, went to the Pitti Palace and the Boboli Gardens and we ate tons of pizza and cake. It was a very fat few days.