Non-zoomed-in-photo of the red roofs of Florence |
Friday, after our cappuccini
and cornetti, Star, Monique, Josh, and I went to the Domo. Since climbing the
Dome is closed until Monday we climbed the Campanile /bell tower instead. It was a good 414 steps up to the top
level, but the wonderful views of the city were well worth the protest from our
leg muscles. The highlight at the top of the bell tower was definitely that we
could not only locate the flat, but we called Ben on the phone and got him to
go outside where we could see him waving to us. After a few
Veronica-Mars-style-super-zoomed-in-photos we got some pictures with the dome
in the background then headed back down the steps going against the current of
tourists (who don’t all come from countries where they believe in deodorant).
For lunch we got some delicious
pizza from Gusto’s pizzeria which we ate on the steps in the piazza. In
the afternoon we went with Josh to the library to read/ do homework/ check out
the beautiful public library that puts Galway and Howard County libraries to
shame, as much as I might love them. There was awesome art in random corners
and a full cloister/courtyard deal in the center -- Another wonderful place to
read in Florence. We made dinner for the boys since they were kind enough to
host us (and it turned out pretty yummy if I do say so myself, which I can
because honestly most of the credit goes to Monique). With dinner we watched The Shining, because none of us had seen
it and it’s one of those movies everyone references and you figure you should
see. It was great, at times quite scary and at others laughable weird, I’m
really glad I finally saw it. With the boy on his tricycle, the girls in the
hall, and the “Here’s Johnny!”. We topped off the night by going out to Astor
and Twice and enjoying some of Firenze at night.
I feel compelled to tell you that "Here's Johnny!" was a reference itself, to Ed McMahon introducing Johnny Carson each night on the Tonight Show. In case you didn't know. Which you may have.
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Actually when we were watching it I thought "I need to wiki that, cause I think it's a reference" So I only kind of knew that, cause I never did look it up. Therefore thanks Tim :)
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