ciao from italia!!!

hey everyone! i am in italy! in florence, actually. this is my first chance to use the internet since we started the trip, so i apologize for not updating sooner. so far, it has been a blast. i am having tons of fun and seeing lots of cool places. it is awesome. i have already been to london, paris, the french countryside, and the french riviera (cannes and nice and monte carlo). paris was simply amazing, i think i took about 140 pictures just that one day. the french countryside was beautiful. we had a nice hike and went wine tasting. yesterday we went to the beach at cannes and saw where the film festival is held. it is really beautiful there as well. tomorrow, we have the day in florence and after that, on to rome and venice. hopefully i will update from one of those places. miss you all (well, at least a little bit).