After a very long day or two of traveling, I have finally reached Florence!
The day started out with me catching a flight from Syracuse to JFK, where they took my jam...I suppose it was foolish of me to think they wouldn't take a jar of homemade jam, but I was excited to give it to my host parents-no fair.
The flight from JFK to Rome was pretty agonizing for an inexperienced traveler such as myself. The flight was remarkably smooth, but far too long to be enjoyable. Also, our plane did not have in-flight movies like I was hoping. However, I did manage to get a window seat for all three of my flights! The woman sitting next to me on the way to Rome was very quiet, and it took me awhile to test out my italian on her. When we were served our flight dinners (which were pretty grotesque) I came up with a funny joke to start a conversation. I said "Spero che il cibo è migliore a Firenze!" (I hope the food is better in Florence). It turned out she was Turkish and didn't speak English, Italian, or Spanish. I tried everything in my arsenal to no avail!
Eventually I arrived at the hotel in Florence with my two travel companions, Sheila and Riley. The hotel is very interesting and unique. There are many little lounge areas, and no piece of furniture is the same. Everything seems to be an antique, and everything also seems smaller. Hallways, roads, elevators and sidewalks are quite narrow.
We walked around the city this evening, and I tasted my first gelato! It's a challenge to use italian all of a sudden, but I'm sure it will be easier once I get used to everything. A man in the street called the three of us "Charlie's Angels," with a charming accent of course. Another man told me to "put down my map and follow my heart." It's such an interesting city from what I have gathered so far. I must go sleep off my jet lag now. I have quite the travel hangover!
A più tardi!
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