So apparently my older brother thinks i'm lazy because I enjoy watching college basketball online instead of updating my blog. Blog before basketball? America is a changing. However at the moment most good games are at half and the others I just don't care too much about (looking at you mid-america conference) and to appease the powers that be (my father was in on it as well) I have decided to educate you noobs about the city i'm living in.
This is a picture I took of the Arno after class the other day. The famous Ponte Vecchio is behind me to my left. The Arno river is the life blood of florence...or at least it was before modern plumbing. Now its just a giant flowing sewer that floods when it rains to much. The banks of the Arno are one of my favorite places to hangout. Florence is a very old city so it can get very cramped besides the large plazas. Near the Arno there are some of the most narrow streets and things can get tight. However you find your way to the Arno and everything opens up. Its a pretty wide river at some parts and people are attracted to it. Its a great place to read your book (you can hop the small wall and sit on the flat topped supports of the bridge you see in this picture), eat a panino (also a favorite of mine) or just watch the water flow by.
Going to Viareggio for the last day of carnivale (night parade and fireworks) and tomorrow planning on Lucca (i'm getting on the right train this time) so be on the look out for some posts. I'll also start posting things about the smaller things like this.
Heaven is a Mile away - OH (Omari Oneal)
that picture is nuts and i like the shout out to kevin on the gas mask graffiti. Sounds like a sweet place to chill. In P-ville news i finished global djs and it should be on youtube by the time you wake up just type in my name and it should come up.
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