Weird

So I got on to make a new post and it seems that after I inserted a couple of pictures the other day, I somehow lost that post. Sorry! Florence was nice. The most notable difference from Rome was that there were fewer cars and more people walking around. I ate some good food and the people I met in the hostel were fantastic. There were 2 couples from Poland there that were very fun to talk to. They are all studying civil engineering so I got along well with them. We mostly walked around the city enjoying the social environment and old buildings. Dave's foot was hurting so we just took it easy a lot, talking with as many random strangers as we could. My North Carolina tshirt brought a lot of attention from the American tourists. Everyone there was nicely dressed (much nicer than I ever am any more) but most seem friendly. Then we went to Pisa. Pisa has the feel of a really small college town that also gets tourists. I was uploading those pictures onto the blog when Celeste walked up and introduced herself. She is from outside Milan and had gone to school in Pisa for translation. This means her English was superb. She offered to show us around and helped us see a side of the city few tourists get. She showed us the best places to eat and the hangouts of the locals. There was a huge uncovered square that was formed by connected buildings. The comoradary and friendship was obvious at first glance. They welcomed us in broken English, often asking Celeste to translate. They are funny people! I am now in cinque terre. I will write more when we finish here in a couple days.