Some things to talk about

This is how you know you have arrived in Florence...
Shiva is everywhere

Mariano brought us some olive oil today...
it's all thick and syrupy and looks delicious!

Cascine Park market 

In addition to food at cascine park market, you can also get tiny
turtles for 10 euros

I hate paying to use the bathroom 

This thing has saved us a lot of money that we can use
towards the public restrooms 

reading at Cascine Park 

We got wise and took a blanket to the park 

gift for Mariano - watercolor of Castello Vicchiomaggio 

Easter gift from Donatella (landlord) 

While at Mariano's field, he was pointing out an apple tree
saying, "mele" then he would say "Bill Gates".  It took
me a minute, but I finally got what he was trying to say.
He just got the name wrong.  Pretty funny.

I never noticed the number of balding, red-heads there
are in Florence until Wynn pointed it out.
Now I see them everywhere.

-bn