Tuesday in Firenze

It is our third day in Florence and so far Florence has been a lot easier to navigate than Rome! We are getting to know Florence very well. We frequent the pizzeria on the corner of the street our hotel is on at least twice a day! Beni, the worker there has gotten to know us real well and gives us free desserts every day along with a discount on everything!! Yesterday we went to the Duomo, Santa Maria del Fiore. We went into the baptistry doors where we saw the famous "Gates of Paradise." I found out the doors are just a replica and the actual doors are inside the museum...boo! We went into the Duomo and then decided to climb 414 narrow step to the top of the Bell Tower. It was well worth the climb because the view was absolutely beautiful! We could see all of Florence. Yesterday was one of the girl's 21st birthday so we planned on going out with them for the night. We were orginally going to the club seen on Jersey Shore but heard some not so great stories about the place and decided to go to a local pub called the Fish Pub where Monday nights are "ladies nights!" The place wasn't that great but we had a great time together! We all ordered cocktails and also shared a few shots to celebrate the night! It was a lot of fun =) Today we went to Santo Spirito, Santo Croce, Santa Maria Novella, and the Uffizi gallery. I got to see some of my favorite works by Boticelli!!!! It was amazing to see them in person! Tomorrow we will be traveling to Siena and possibly Pisa. It is never easy traveling but somehow Kendall and I make it back safely so pplease say a prayer for us as we travel to Siena tomorrow morning!