Florence

6/29/2010

It's another travel day on the fast train! We made it to Florence within 2 hours and had an entire day to check the city out. Changing cities every few days can be quite challenging with finding your way around. Even if you have the city map it is hard to tell which direction you are heading. So in this case Rox and I got lost in which we kept walking, eating and shopping. On our adventure we came across a huge flea market. They had a lot of scarves, bags and belts. Dang! Things I already have. Rox and I stood line to see Michangelo's David at three different times. The first time we tried to stand in line was around 2:00 p.m. The sun was so hot, it seriously was miserable to stand there. We decided to go get lunch. I bet you are wanting to know where we decided to go... McDonalds. hahah, yup, cheap and fast. After we finished eating we went back to the Museums line. Again, it was not moving, too hot and no wind. MISERABLE! I got this awesome idea to go back to the hotel and book tickets online. Yea! SOLD OUT! Third time must be a charm because now it was 5:00 p.m. The sun was starting to relax and waiting in the line was not so bad. However, it only took us a hour and twenty minutes. But, before we entered we found out that they did not except Visa. Rox and I pulled together what Euros we had left and we were short 3 Euros. CRAP! No ATM or $ exchange. Thankfully we met an American family from New York who liked us enough to give us Euros. Soooo nice of them :) Rox and I felt aweful to take her money, but she kept insisting :)

Note to self: Hide Euros in pocket for emergency! lololol.