Our group left around 9 this morning and headed to the Museum of Zoology and Natural History. It was the most interesting exhibit I have ever seen. There were stuffed and/or wax versions of nearly every animal specie. I saw stuffed lions, bears, crocodiles... everything. The last part of the exhibit featured anatomical wax models of the human body, which were made in the 1800s. Many of the items had been collected by the Medici family and were a part of their private collections. After the museum, Dana, Casey, Kerry, and I headed back to the hostel to eat lunch. Then we decided to get our swimming suits on and head to the river to do some tanning. About an hour and a half later we headed to the central market to buy some dried fruit.
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