1 Euro Gelato September 24, 2010

This afternoon we were introduced to the famous 1 Euro gelateria-kind of a big deal. Most gelato prices start at 1.50 but there’s just something special about paying 1 that makes you feel like you got a deal. Think about the Dollar Store…exactly. The gelateria, ‘La Carraia’ is on the south side of the Arno River and about 5 bridges up from our apartment, equaling a 45 minute walk. Lucky for us, the walk paid off. The gelato was not only great but its the best we’ve had since being in Florence. Marking this on our map for sure. Afterwards we joined our (only) friends, Cody and Kait (a newly married couple that our in our study abroad organization that we’ve gotten to know for the past three weeks) and introduced us to the international food store where we were in search of american favorites not found here, i.e. peanut butter, oatmeal, mac & cheese (don’t worry, we didn’t buy that one.) We got distracted though and wandered through the San Lorenzo market. The first time we found it we were rushed for time but today we had time to spare and apparently walked slow enough to be harrased by the vendors. New lesson: pointing to something of interest or curiosity induces venders to ask questions, promote half off pricing and even force a purse upon your shoulder. Guess I’ll know better for next time. We had a really good day. It was a lot of walking, but being thirty minutes from the town center always leaves us with a lot of walking no matter where we go. It looks like tomorrow may be a visit to the Duomo and a climb to the top, some 400 steps later.

Better Late Than Never September 23, 2010

During the time of my first post, this blog was intended for my meaningless adventures in Seattle, but since I’m now in Italy, I may be more entitled to at least be considered as worthy blog reading material.  I’ve been in Florence now for 24 days and while I should have started blogging from day 1, I didn’t.  But it’s better late than never, so let’s begin.

What’s this Blog Thing All About? December 6, 2009

I’ve never had a blog before-though deep down I think I always wanted one.  But let’s be honest, people that start blogs are those people who travel the world or have so much changing and going on in their life that they must write just to keep up with themselves.  The other part of having a blog is that someone (besides the blog creator) to actually be interested in what you’re wailing about-as in reading, not skimming.  Given all of these qualifications I put on upon myself, I have failed to meet any of them.  But since breaking rules are fun and because I have no desire to study for my finals,  somehow creating a blog came into the picture.  So here is my attempt.  I almost feel famous- like would “My work is ALL over the internet!” actually be a legit comment?

P.S. I think I also broke rule number one.  Don’t make someone read through something that wasn’t a least bit interesting.  Sorry folks, hope for better luck next post…