Days with MY DAD!

Time really does fly when you are having fun.  I can't believe my dad has already flown to Florence and is back in Nebraska already.  We had such a great time together.  I was very worried about him traveling here by himself, checking into the airport, making all the connections and just getting here.   But I had nothing to worry about.  Of course he made tons of friends on the plane rides and here in Florence and Rome in all the shops we visited.

Monday I had to go to all of my classes.  He said that he wasn't going anywhere without me.  The streets are a little confusing and you can easily get turned around.  So I took him with me to my painting class from 9am to noon.  He did get a little adventurous and visit a few shops down the street from my classroom.  He came back and told everyone that he bought an antique mirror for 50,000 Euros and some of my classmates even believed him. haha

For lunch we went to a little restaurant near my house.  It was a hopping little joint that spoke all Italian and the menu had no English.  We ended up ordering spaghetti, bruschetta, soup and ravioli with rabbit.  My suggestion to you: Do not order the ravioli with rabbit...No BENE!

During my afternoon classes he went to Pitti Palace and other shops around my school (and he didn't get lost!)  For dinner we went to one of my favorite restaurants with some of my favorite friends! After dinner we decided to make a like stop at the Loins Fountain, a pub that a lot of the American students go to.  After a few drinks the song Wagon Wheel came on the jukebox. (One of my favorite all time songs to dance to!) My Dad and I just showed everyone in that pub to swing dance :)

After an early morning of dancing we slept in for a bit and then hit the road again.  We went for a stroll through the leather market.  The leather market here in Florance is wonderful, exciting and very cool to walk through.  They have thousands of bags, purses, shoes, fur coats, and scarves.  The market is all about bargaining for the best price.  If one vendor sees that you look at something for more than a minute they start bargaining with you right way and sometimes even follow you down the street.  This was a hay day for my dad, Mr. Bargain King.  I still haven't went back to the market yet...the vendors might attack me!