Iggy Iggy Iggy Pop

Last night was my most raucous night by far here in Florence. My roommate Laura heard about a free Iggy Pop concert in the Piazza dei Republica, which is just a few blocks away from my apartment. So, after Laura finalized her fall break plans, we bought some beer and met up with Olivia to head over. When we got there, there was already a massive crowd listening to the opening bands. We hung around for about an hour until Iggy Pop came on, and then Olivia and I shoved our way to the middle of the crowd to see a bit better. It was a mad house, people were starting impromptu mosh pits everywhere and we were being pushed all over the place, so we didn't last long in the middle of the crowd and went back to find Laura not long after. It was definitely an experience though!

our view of the stage

Olivia and Laura

 

When we got back Laura and I decided to make a Mega Bed. It was the cosiest night I've had here, even though our bed frames prevent our mattresses from touching.

This morning we rose at the respectable hour of 11am, and called on Olivia, Grace and Hannah to go to the Diner. It's this restaurant here that serves American food, namely here American brunch, which is definitely one of the things I miss the most from home. Olivia was still sleeping, so Grace and Hannah met with us and we ate a scrumptious meal. I had eggs florentine, Hannah had french toast which was delicious (and which I helped her eat), Laura had chocolate chip pancakes and Grace had a breakfast sandwich. It was all super delicious, and surprisingly very affordable.

I'm in Florence this weekend for the first time, so I'm going to try and get around to some different museums and monuments here. We tried to go see the David after breakfast/lunch but it was closed due to a staff strike, so I will definitely try that again tomorrow. I'm excited to see more of Florence, seeing as I've already been here for a month (which is also insane, this Tuesday will be 5 weeks and it's totally flown by!). I'm working on planning out the rest of my weekend trips. Me, Laura, Olivia, Grace, Hannah and Vero just planned a trip to Amsterdam for Thanksgiving and I'm so excited! Additionally, possibly London or somewhere with Rachel, Prague with my parents in a month, and Oktoberfest this coming weekend!

New thing: Eggs Florentine, and a bunch of different ab workouts/the gym here in general