This is Jenna writing tonight because Angela ran out of internet time and she told me to give it a go. Today was more of us enjoying the hostel than Florence because we stayed out waayyy to late and slept in a bit longer than usual. I'm not too sad about it thought because we had a lot of fun hanging out with our roommates, meeting new people, and living the whole hostel life last night in the bar/club located in the basement.

When we ventured out we were determined to catch some good sunset views, so we walked through the town to get the the Arno river and took some breathtaking pictures of the sunset over the water. This was our first night that we've wandered around a city at night and it was beautiful. They have all of the buildings and statues lighted just right to accentuate them nicely. When we realized we hadn't had our gelatto for the day, (we heard that when you're in Italy you should have it at least once a day) we went back to the Piazza di Signorio to stroll around, eat gelatto, and enjoy the sights and sounds of this beautiful city.

Now that we're at our last night in Florence, its time to start packing up. Its amazing how much stuff can come out of our tiny backpacks. We also have bought quite a few souveneirs here, so our load has increased. They have a laundry facility here, so we'll get some laundry done without having to hand wash it in the sink! Tomorrow we're going to wander back to the market and see if we can do some more shopping before we head off to Venice! We're going to try and leave here sooner than later because we'll only be in Venice for one night and we want to enjoy the time we can get there. I don't really know a whole lot about Venice, but Angela is extremely excited and that's kind of transfering off onto me too. I am sad that we have to leave Florence so soon, but also excited to move on and see more of Europe. Only two more days left in Italy, and then we're off the the exotic beaches of Croatia! We are ecstatic to go to a place where we can just relax, soak up some rays, and enjoy the scenery!

*To Shelly/Lexi: What is your e-mail address so I can write you??