Let's just say, today began a little rocky. And that is a big understatement. The traffic was really bad and we got extremely loss and my dad is still adjusting to the new driving, and all of those factors added up to putting Dad in a really foul mood. We thought we weren't going to make it to our tour and so we were rushing around florence and the group got split up and it was just chaos. But we made it to our tour and after calming down a little, the day got a whole lot better.
Our tour guides name was Tanya and she was really nice. We saw most of the big places in Florence, like the cities oldest bridge (of which I posted a picture in yesterday's update) and Dante's house and all the Piazzas and everything. We even got to go in the Duomo and Tanya recommended a really good place to eat afterwards, although I can't remember the name of it. Something like the Zio Gigi. But the people were very nice and the one waiter spoke no English and ended up just shouting happily in Italian at us. It was quite an experience.
After we were very full, we walked around this very big street market for a long time. Ethan got these goofy pants and I got a bracelet, and Tristan very much wanted a knife but wasn't allowed to get one. By the time we had explored all of the stalls, we were tired and hot so decided to head back towards the villa. We stopped by the train station and Mom spoke some Italian and we were all proud of her. We also stopped at the Coop, which is a grocery store, and loaded up on drinks and snacks and some chicken to grill out for tomorrow. Then we finally headed back to the villa and have just been lounging around, playing uno and farkle (which I'm not quite sure how to spell). Overall, we learned a lot about Florence today and saw some pretty cool stuff.