Usually don't throw two updates at you in one week, but this has not been a typical week for us in Florence. As I mentioned before, Lisa stayed with us for the first half of the week (we didn't have room for Lee, Kathy, and their six other friends so they stayed in a Hostel near our school) and we had an incredible time. On Sunday we finally made it to the Piazza Michelangelo, which offers an incredible view of Florence from the other side of the river (holla, thats my side).
Unfortunately, on Monday my 4 hours of class in the heart of the day prevented me from touring with the Granada kids, but we did meet up later for one of my favorite nights in Florence. For dinner, we decided to go to a restaurant that we had heard nothing but great reviews about, Acqua al 2, and the meal did not dissapoint. First off, it was a great group of people (Me, Marc, Lisa, Lee, Kathy, 2 of their friends from Granada, and one of our friends here Carly) and the food and wine was just as good. Their big thing there is the pasta sampler, where they bring 5 different pastas for you, going from a light sauce on pasta #1 to a heavy sauce on pasta #5. Everyone loved the pasta, but the big hit of the night was their Strawberry Wine. None of us had tried it before, so were all suprised to taste a sparkling red wine, but it was definitely my favorite wine I have had in Florence (it tasted a little worse when the bill came showing each of the 5 bottles cost us 15 euro, but hey "when in Firenze"). After a brutal Tuesday morning (class from 9-1:30) I met up with them again for my favorite lunch spot, Antico Noe. Despite a 20 minute line, the sandwiches did not dissapoint the sky-high reputation that Antico has in Florence. Although it was sad to see Lisa gone when I woke up wednesday morning, all the Barcelona kids are arriving today and Lauren's birthday crew parades into Florence tomorrow for the weekend.
For those who have any interest in my sleep schedule and the progress of our terrace, they have quite a strong correlation. This week, they finally started working on our terrace, which is great because we have had construction surrounding us the entire time we have been here, but they like to start really early in the morning. Today, I heard hammering, opened the blinds and there were 4 construction workers right outside. Hopefully they will be gone by the end of the weekend, because as it gets warmer here (supposed to be 60 tomorrow) the terrace should be a wonderful asset. Well, time for chinese Thursday (we've gotten over the fact that rice isn't free and go there for lunch every Thursday). Until Monday...
A Presto,
JK
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