It was actually hot today...we got gelato twice: once for sorbets (i got mint and strawberry) once for gelato (spanish almond and hazelnut). We also spent a good chunk of the afternoon sitting in a caffe on the Piazza della Republica, one of the big squares of florence. We enjoyed two florentine drinks, the negroni (bright orange drink made from gin and campari and blood orange) and a carabria (or something, made with rum brandy and bitters) at a caffe that has been around since the early 1800s. Drinks looked like this:
It was a nice way to enjoy the weather, and we also did alot of people watching. People look like this:
Also, dada, you will be glad to know that there was also a pretty happening renaissance performance going on in the square, complete with sword fights and costumes. We really thought that if there's any one place where renaissance fair would mean an arts festival it would be florence, but alas. medieval sword fights look like this:
hahhhahah renaissance fair in italy! wow, i thought that was solely a nerdy american thing.
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