Thursday, July 22, 2004

buongiorno from firenze

hey you all! i am in firenze (florence) in italy. i was having major issues with the stupid internet i was using yesterday, so today i found a better place where i could actually do something without it taking 5 hours (basically, yesterday, i was on for 15 minutes and all i could do was that short post and delete all my junk mail. how stupid is that? this place i am at right now is a proper internet cafe - the other one was just a couple computers at our campsite). anyway, i am loving my trip. everything is so wonderful and i really just can't believe that i am here and seeing all of this. it is truly wonderful. i have already taken about 270 pictures (in just one week) so that will be lost of fun to show you all when i get back. all of the other people on the tour are really great too. we are having so much fun. i am learning all the aussie words for things and picking up a slight accent. it's cool.

so far, i think the highlight has been paris. it was completely amazing. we didn't have a whole lot of free time, but i got pretty much everything done. i went up to the top of the eiffel tower, saw the arc d'triumphe, went into the louvre and saw the mona lisa, went inside notre dame, and saw most of the other sights as well. it was great.

well, i will keep having fun, and you all will keep working or going to school or whatever. hehe. not to rub it in. you can live vicariously through me. :)  cheers, mates!

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