Ciao, Mela!
I made it to Florence! Flight from Paris to Florence was fun! Most of the passengers were Italian and they seem to know one another. They were all talking loudly, waving to others in the back and when the plane landed, they cheered and clapped! Are they for real?! I got to my apartment around 7pm and Laura Tucci, the landlord's sister, showed me around Florence. No time to rest. We walked around the piazza, had gelato at the gelato festival. She brought me to this supermarket, Esselunga, where the locals go, 10-minute bus ride from my apartment, only to arrive there a minute before closing. We went to her apartment instead. She introduced me to her Turkish roommates, they were cooking dinner and having trouble deboning the fish, I happen to be a fish expert so I volunteered. It was a very memorable first day. I got to experience Italian hospitality. Laura gave me supplies to last me til breakfast. It started to get dark past 9pm so I took my first cab in Florence and went home to 33 Via dei Neri.
Baci,
Joyce
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