Florence is Grande!

Today was a fun day! It started off good with more tasty breakfast at our Bed and Breakfast. I really could eat croissants and coffee all day long. We took the bus to downtown Florence. Though there was a nun glaring at me the whole time. James told me she just wanted me to go to heaven and she probably thought the glaring would help. I think if she knew James and I were married she would approve more. lol. but really there are nuns everywhere! walking the streets in their habits, doing normal people things. talking on phones, drinking coffee. I think I've met one nun in texas and she does not wear a habit.

I think Florence is really happy to have Davids penis back. apparently for a while it was covered by a stone fig leaf and now it is not. You can get anything with David's penis on it. Really anything! pens, shirts, postcards, etc...

Once we got to Florence we walked over to the Duomo again. On the way we stopped at a church called The Church of S. Giovannino Degli Scolopi. We bought some awesome postcards their and lit a candle for my father at the altar of the Bleeding Heart of Jesus. It was a pretty awesome church and there was a guy with book stand outside selling dirty books. lol. We got to the Duomo and this time went in and looked around. Apparently according to a group of teenage italian girls I looked funny. They didn't like my shoes or something. I really couldn't tell but I knew they were making fun of me. I wont wear that dress again. Then we walked south across the river to the Pitti Palace and the Boboli Gardens. Wow those gardens are big and beautiful. Up on a hill so you can see the city. So nice. We stopped a few stores along the way there and back. A beautiful paper store and along one of the bridges is lined with jewelers. We went into a bookstore and bought a italian to english dictionary, a italian phrase book and short stories with each page translated in english. I spent some time in the children's book section and learned that coccinella is the word for ladybug. We stopped and had some good pizza then took the bus back up to Fiesole where we are staying. We needed some more bread so we went up to the grocery store and then stopped for some coffee and pastry. all day we drink espresso but I don't ever feel as jittery as in America. By the time we get back home I am so tired I pass our for an hour or so. Our calfs are going to be awesome when we get back. here is a picture of our travels today. We love knockers in every size but I really enjoy the big ones. Ciao!