i have really enjoyed italy so far. we spent our first night in verona and woke up the next morning and had breakfast in the town square and walked around. we didnt see too much because we had to catch the train to venice. i loved venice! we took a boat taxi when we first got there. it was so cool to see things by water. the driver dropped us off at a market and we explored a lot for the next few hours. i got a cool oil painting and of course we had gelato! it was incredibly hot so we also treated ourselves to and icee type drink. we went to san marco square and walked along the water there. i was proud of jp and i for navigating the streets and making it to our train on time. we arrived in florence around 9:30. our hostel was in such an amazing location, right by the Duomo! today we walked all around. i got some more awesome street art! 2 watercolors to be exact. we didnt go in any museums because the wait was so long. we did some shopping and walked to the plaza del michael angelo where we could see all of florence, we also saw the market that is on the bridge. not sure what the plan is for tonight but tomorrow we leave for rome!