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How can you tell you're in Europe?

pairs of awkward man-capris: 1
denim-on-denim ensembles: 1
man purses: 1
cargo pants: too many to count

I arrived in Italy this morning via Paris. I had amazing flights over courtesy Air France. Private tvs, a self-serve drinks cart -- and that's for those of us at the back of the bus. Kudos to you Air France. And kudos to Delta for partnering with Air France. If I wasn't so excited to be here, I'd say I'm looking forward to the flight back.

Anyway. Florence is nice so far. The hotel is a bit cramped (seriously...where am I supposed to unpack my clothing? I do not want to live out of a suitcase for the next six weeks) and has an interesting shower (a drain in the bathroom floor). I'll admit we already basically flooded the bathroom. It could be much worse though. We even have airconditioning! And a welcome drink tonight, so what could be bad?


Three of us just got back from a walk around parts of the city. We just kind of ambled around, seeing what we could find. Miraculously we made it to the river and the Ponte Vecchio (where I took this picture). It really is beautiful seeing all the bridges. We also found the street of high-end designer shops. I can't decide if that's a good thing or a bad thing. We'll just have to see how that goes when the summer sales start. If it's going to come down to buying food or going shopping, I'm afraid shopping will always prevail. I did just buy a new purse this week though, so maybe I shouldn't be doing any shopping.

Jet lag is starting to hit which is bad, because I really do want to go out tonight. I've already had coffee and espresso though, and I don't normally have caffine. I'm sort of jittery but also sort of exhausted. Let's hope the coffee prevails.