Belissima giorno a Firenze

Today has been a great day and so I thought I would share it with all of you :)

Today started with sleeping in until 950 with the joy of no construcion waking me up at 7. Yesterday it sounded like WW3 was starting in the aparment next to ours! So I got up slowly and took a shower and chatted with my roommate Kaite about the plans of the day. It was a nice start to the day. Just with chatting. I like chatting (most of you know that :) )

Then I went and wandered over to my favorite bookstore "the paperback exchange". It is an english bookstore run by women from England. I went in and sat and read a few excerpts from "The Time Traveler's Wife" and then decided to buy it! I have loved it so far! Then I wandered over to meet Kezia, my friend from Scotland who is here on a grant to look at and create art. We went to a market in townt that I had never been to. It was AMAZING! It had everything from fresh fruit and meats to cheap clothes and shoes! So we wandered through out it and chatted. We both found some sweaters, which Kezia tells me I must call a "jumper" while I live in Europe :)

Then we both found purses! I bought a bonna-fide leather bag for 10 euros! And I got the 2 jumpers for 6 euros! And then we went into the inside market and got a table european style... aka sit with strangers at a table becuase there is no room to have a table of your own. It was so much fun though! The man who owns it is about 70 and dances around and sings while he serves everyone with a smile! It is an adorable place, and worth every second and cent spent there! And great food... Mom and Dad you better be ready to have some yummy food cause I am taking you there when you arrive in a month!

Then we went to Kezia's "flat" and had tea and chatted about what else we were going to do today. We parted ways, Kezia to the Museau di San Marco and me to la mia casa. Then I came home and read for about 2 hours. This book was a great decision to get! I suggest it so far... but I am not that far in yet. :)

Then I decided to watch a movie of my roommate Jess' -- 13 going on 30. It was fun to just sit and watch an old movie from my past. then I made some lovley pasta di pomedero e formaggio. YUM. Then I made myself a cup of tea in a new cup I found hidding in our flat. It is cute, green, and has an adorable smiling face on it :) and then I decided to tell you all about my day. So it wasn't very eventful, but a day were yet again I fell in love with this city, its people, and the momenti piccoli. Hope you all enjoyed your saturdays!

kate.