We Made It To Firenze

We reached Florence around noon on 6/23. Erin & I had a stop in Paris (we probably walked three miles to reach the connecting flight - airport to avoid if possible!). Tom did better coming through Amsterdam. But he couldn’t beat the fact that we had the current world kickboxing champion on our flight along with another three time world champion! (Trust me, I know nothing about kickboxing) We took a taxi to the apartment, met our landlady and settled in. The apartment is quaint - reminds Tom of his grandmothers apartment - and on the 4th floor. It has very cool views. Thank goodness there is a elevator although tiny! Barely fits us three in it! It is extremely hot here as well at present. We were so tired and sleep deprived but did walk around and found a good restaurant - Bucca Niccoloni - to eat. Also found an Internet place and e-mailed Drew at camp. T & E had Gelato - basically there are Gelato stores everywhere! Florence is just fabulous! Magnificent buildings everywhere with an amazing mix of old and new.