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Today is our last nite in Florence, we have had a good time here, seen lots of stuff. Tuesday we went to Piza and that was actually really cool. i did not think i would be impressed, but i really was. it was awesome. the town was very cute too, small and quaint. we took some really fun pictures of us trying to hold up the tower, then we were having lunch and this group came in with this little white doggie, he was soooo cute, about haileys size and his name was hercules, how appropriate. then they had a baby stroller, so i thought a nugget must be in there! oh yeah, nugget for sure...another doggie!!!! in the stroller!!!!!!!!!! they said he refuses to walk, so they put him in and strap him up, it was hysterical.

yesterday we went to siena, the bus ride was really pretty, but long, i got a little carsick. the town was very old and medieval, much older than id been expecting, it even had a stone wall around it as a fortress! we went to Piazza Del Campo, like a big open square with restaurants aournd it and went into the Museo Civico, in a really old building, that was ncie, lots of nice paintings and architecture inside. then we went to the famous church there, every town has one, i dont know what it was called, but it was one of the most interesting-lly decorated churches ive ever seen. all the pilars were done in white and black marble, and the ceiling was dark blue with stars on it, it was actually really pretty.

today we took the bus tour of Florence, the hop on, hop off one and there were two lines, one around the city and one out around it so the views were amazing. i think we spent about 4 hours today just riding around and getting some nice pictures. we got off and walked to the bridge that has buildings built on it, they house shops...i thought maybe i would buy something, HA! all stores of gold...very pretty jewlery, but not for my budget! the food here has been great there are soooooo many restaurants by our hotel that we can eat somewhere different everyday. its really nice. ive had some great soups, meat dishes and of course, lots of great bread, wine and pasta. last nite i had meat stuffed tortellini, with a mushroom and tomato sauce...yummy! its also amzing how good just the regular house wine is here. in england, it would be the cheapest, worst stuff ever. i guess they are more serious about wine here. england is beer country. i have not had a glass of bad wine in italy so far, which i love sooooo much. chianti classico is awesome wine!

and my sweetie, i am thinking about him all the time and wish he was here, so we could be walking around, kissing, seeing all the pretty sights, meeting his family. but he is working. sigh. even though i talk to him everyday, i miss him sooooo much. i cant wait to see him again, when i go back to london for a weekend from athens. it will be very nice and i know we will have fun!

tyler is doing laundry right now. im in charge of photos, hes in charge of laundry. haha, works for me. tomorrow is rome and im just glad to get out of the hotel here, i think my bed has bugs in it, cuz i wake up every mroning with new bites that werent there before i went to sleep. i even put on bug spray last night before i got into bed, but it didnt work. i have bites all over my forearms and on my shoulders. yuk! so ugly, especially for me, we all know what a priss i am! ok bye bye!

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Arrived in Florence today, but i should back up and mention that Venice was amazing! its so hard to beleive that a place like this really exists, a city on water, where people drive boats instead of cars. everything was wonderful, the people were so nice and helpful andour weather was gorgeous. we went to Piazza San Marco and saw the Museo Correr and the Palazzo Ducale, and its prison, which were both quite impressive and intersting! we rode the waterbus, that was fn too and a good way to see things along the Grand Canal. We had a whole apartment to ourselves, dont ask me why, but that was very cool.

Milan was nice, but not much was open in evenings. we went to see the Duomo but couldnt go in because we dresssed to scantily. so we went window shopping, i saw lots of designer shops and fell in love with some very expensive soes, but i managed to hold back the credit card! we had a fabulous fresh fruit dessert one nite with vanilla gelato atop. pure heaven.

now in florence, a good dinner tonite, talked to some australians, they siad everything is nice here. tomorrow we will sight see and do some laundry, tuesday off to piza or siena. more later!

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I leave for Venice tomorrow and honestly, I am glad to be getting out of austria. the scenery is absolutely beautiful, as are all the palaces and museums and churches, but the people are jsut so rude and not the least bit helpful, even to tyler who knows some german. at least the french were nice if you at least TRIED to speak some french, here they dont care, they just look at us like we are retarded and dont offer any information. sigh. hopefully the italians are better with tourists.

speaking of italians, oh how i miss my sweetie. its so hard to believe how much i have fallen for him, i dont know what i am going to do without him, we did everything together and just get along sooo incredibly well. besides the fact that he is the most considerate, generous and kind man i have ever met. i feel so lucky to have him.

tyler and i are getting on fine, a few little squabbles, but hey, thats to be expected. we have met some interesting people here, so many are from australia and new zealand. they are touring europe on a hop-on, hop-off bus system, where the same company stops by the hotel every other day and you can go to the next place or stay. it seems pretty cool, organized, but at your own pace and to suit individual interests.

ok i am tired and want to sleep before getting on the 7am train to venice. viva italia!!!!

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Today is friday and i am preparing for my last weekend in London. SOOOOO sad. last nite was MBA society "Thirsty Thursday" at Oxygen bar. i took valentino with me and we had alot of fun. they have the best cocktails there, very yummy. Tomorrow is Valentinos birthday party at the Zoo Bar where we first met, awww soo cute. He invited tara, tibor and alex which was very nice of him.

the weather is finally starting to get warmer, but now i am leaving, sigh. it always seems to work that way. getting super excited to see tyler next week, we are going to have so much fun. i bought some books on the places we are going and am starting to plan out some thigns for us to do in the citities we visit. and we are visiting alot: Vienna, Salzburg, Venice, Milan, Florence, Piza, Siena, Rome, Bari, Corfu, and Athens. Whew. and we may add one or two more random towns in Austria if we take any day trips. It is going to be sooo amazing and my brother is the best person to travel with because we both love the same things.

I am really starting to miss all the london friends who have gone back home. its not quite the same without them, the new people are nice, especially the ones from akron, but its not the same. i am really looking forward to a london reunion in Las Vegas next summer, it will be such a fab time!

And i have picked up the lingo here...i say rubbish, posh, fab, mobile, phone me, and lines dont exist anymore for waiting, there are only "queues" favorite is now favourite and so on. i rather like it. hahha, there i go already. it will be so weird not to be here anymore. they warned of culture shock when i first came here but i think i will have culture shock at not being here!! crazy. it was hard for awhile, i really missed home around easter and got pretty down, but i got through it and i still miss home, but its alot better now. i will still be glad to see my doggies and sleep in my amazing bed when i get back to the states.

But i cant think about that now... i have to prepare myself for a journey of bunked hostel beds....ok, im ready for this.