I love Italy. It has been so hot but lovely here in Florence. The artwork and architecture are beautiful and I've been comsuming cappuccinos non stop since we arrived on the crazy night train yesterday morning. After a day of travel planning chaos in Paris Jody and I had to forego Nice and travel directly to Florence. The night train was quite an adventure. There were some strange characters including a man in jean capri overalls and a couple being questioned by 4 customs agents in the middle of the night. Everything seems more dramatic when the train is lurching back and forth on the tracks, hurtling into the darkness. In our first 24 hours in Florence Jody and I have visited a market (surprise, I found shopping), enjoyed coffees, frittatas, mini canellonis, crepes and wine
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