Florence, the second time around

So I decided to go back to Florence because last time I was there it was pouring rain and I had a little falling incident, go figure. But David's friend is studying abroad in Florence so I had a place to stay, all I had to do was get myself there. So I hoped on the Eurostar train at Termini and headed to Florence. Lauren was in class when I arrived in Florence so I spent about a hour wandering around and asking everyone in a Northface jacket (a northface jacket almost always means they are american and therefore speak English) where the street was that I needed to find. I eventually found Lauren and headed to her apartment. We at dinner and crashed, ready for our fun filled day.

On Friday we woke up to the most beautiful day. The sun was shinning, birds were chirping, and everything was fantastic! First Lauren and I walked to San Lorenzo leather market to do some shopping. I had a laundry list of things to get people at our favorite leather store. I got a great leather clutch, a present for Vanessa, and lots of things for friends back in Rome. Next we went to the Ponte Vecchio to get some gloves for mom and wandered around a little more. I bought a few bottles of Tuscan wine and we dropped everything off at Laurens. Then we grabbed a bite to eat and climbed up the Duomo, all 463 steps of it. The climb was totally worth it because it was a fabulous view and a great day to be up there.