Florence and 5 Pirate Towns

Well friends... I don't have much to tell you this time around...

I've been a terrible tourist and a great traveller the last week or so. After Rome, I went to Florence and Cinque Terre and then back to Florence again. I basically did nothing the whole time. 

Florence was purely wandering, eating, shopping, sleeping, and relaxing. I met great people at my hostel and went dancing one night. I didn't see a single museum. I barely looked at the marble copy of the Statue of David. Didn't even attempt to find the bronze copy. Still have no idea where the Uffizi museum is located. I simply spent all my time enjoying being in a beautiful city with really lovely people. It's such a welcome change from being on the go and trying to see everything everywhere. 

Cinque Terre was the same kinda thing. I slept in, went hiking, ate food, tanned, and met new people. I saw all 5 pirate towns so I guess I was a decent tourist. I even made it to some bonus towns on the coast. But I didn't stop in any churches or museums. It was really, really, chill. I did do a day trip to Pisa for all of 3 hours and then toodled back to Cinque Terre to be a bum again. 

The most noteworthy thing I've done is decide to do a half marathon in Germany when I go to visit my friend Jan. When I gave him my tentative dates for chilling with him, he was totally stoked. He also casually informed me that he was going to run this race during that time period and casually invited me to prove that everyone is an athlete and run it with him. How could I refuse?! So I'm in and "training". I've managed to go for a run once since commiting... I'm going to have to pick up the pace (pun intended) if I want to triumph. 

Hmmm what else? I have kinda finalized dates for visiting my aunt and German friends. So that's exciting. I'm waiting on a reply from a German police officer I met in Bulgaria about a tour of a German prison. I'm super stoked about that idea. Hmmmmm. That's about it. Rosemary and I split for the week I was in Cinque Terre and have reunioned in Florence with Dylan (an Aussie chef friend we made the first time through Florence). I'm actually surprised how much I missed her company while in Cinque Terre. Maybe traveling with a friend isn't such a bad idea...

Right. That's about it. Check out my pics. A couple are pretty sweet if I do say so myself. 

Lazy snuggles, 

    Julia