Florence

From Rome it was off to Florence. We stopped at a nice lookout point before we headed in to our hostel and got a great view of the city. We also snuck a peak at a replica David statue that overlooked the city. Florence was a nice quiet break from the big cities (I think there are about 400, 000) as we just got some sun and shopped. We browsed the markets and stores and got some really good souvenirs for our families. It was hard not to go overboard. Florence was also home to the best gelato of all time. The place was called Grom and I think we had about 4 or 5 cones over the course of two days. I liked the lemon/melon combo and Cole preferred all strawberry. It was here that we also met some really cool people. We did lots of our exploring with a guy named Tyler from Alberta and hung out with a couple from Perth as well. Our hostel had a roof-top bar so we spent a few nights here getting to know our new friends…

Florence: male genetalia everywhere you look (the statues), great shopping, cool bridge