Ciao!
I've had a somewhat lazy day today. It's the Festa della Repubblica and therefore classes were canceled. It's kind of like Memorial Day here. Shops closed and such. Last night we went out clubbing again so we slept late this morning. The club was...interesting. It was full of either Americans or creepy Italians. Notes:
to the guys in button-downs with popped collars and skinny jeans: you are not cool
to the white guys pretending to be ghetto-fabulous: you are not cool
to the DJs playing R&B and bizarre rap you can't dance to: you are not cool
to the men refusing to take no for an answer: you are not cool
Seriously people, get a grip on your egos. It may shatter your entire worldview, but you need to learn that you really aren't all that. You are also the reason I left the club at 3.45, which is a bummer. There is no acceptable reason to be grabbed and groped while walking to find friends. There is not reason for that to continue despite me blatantly telling you no, several times.
Anyway, I'll live.
I've had a somewhat lazy day today. It's the Festa della Repubblica and therefore classes were canceled. It's kind of like Memorial Day here. Shops closed and such. Last night we went out clubbing again so we slept late this morning. The club was...interesting. It was full of either Americans or creepy Italians. Notes:
to the guys in button-downs with popped collars and skinny jeans: you are not cool
to the white guys pretending to be ghetto-fabulous: you are not cool
to the DJs playing R&B and bizarre rap you can't dance to: you are not cool
to the men refusing to take no for an answer: you are not cool
Seriously people, get a grip on your egos. It may shatter your entire worldview, but you need to learn that you really aren't all that. You are also the reason I left the club at 3.45, which is a bummer. There is no acceptable reason to be grabbed and groped while walking to find friends. There is not reason for that to continue despite me blatantly telling you no, several times.
Anyway, I'll live.
Yesterday was rainy and kind of gross. Not gross like Philadelphia in the rain, because it's still pretty, but gross like disappointing. We left purposely in the direction opposite of the Duomo, but somehow still ended up back there. Typical. I swear there is no possible way to get lost in this city. The picture is the Piazza SS. Annuzziata. We couldn't decide what SS. stood for so I personally made it super-saint. I looked it up today and wasn't far off. It's santissimo - like super-sacred. Pretty good on my part. We actually ended up back there again today, and it looks a lot nicer in the sunshine. Didn't take any photos though. I think it may house a museum and something else, but I'm not really sure what.
Today I left the hotel with a friend at 2.30. We took a huge walk and got back at 5.30 with aching feet. Somehow we walked through the Jewish quarter (Jewish ghetto) and up to the main highway essentially. I should add that we found a cinema showing the Coco Chanel movie. I may have to go back and watch it. After that we went back down to the Arno. Found a ...concrete thing that crosses it diagonally where a group of old people were sunbathing, a guy was fishing, and some young people were just hanging out. It would be fantastic to go back one day and have lunch out there. It's behind me in the first picture. And the picture above is from me standing on it. With the hills and everything behind it, it's beautiful.
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