Florence, Pisa and Rome

I am currently in Rome, having a whirlwind Italy trip. Florence was an interesting exprience. I went out my first night there with the owner of the hostel. His name is Mario, and as i was checking in he informed me thata bunch of people were going out to dinner, at a really nice resturant with cheap prices, did i want to go? Thinking this may be a good way to meet people i agreed. However when dinner time rolled around (which was 930pm) It ended up being only him and I, the other guests had cancelled as they had travelled all day and were tired. So we went out for dinner and a whirlwind night. Apparently this man is quite rich, explains that he really hates it when he gets fake friends, and girls who only date him for his money; however really likes you to know how much money that he has. Apparently well connected throughout spanish history, and something something grandpa left him the buisness.... It was a strange night as he paraded throughout the city meeting people he knew in a flurry of cheek kissing and hugs, walking us into clubs where everyone was dressed to the nines, lines outside glaring at him. Ha ha i think i must have looked like his kid, he is 40 years old (a little young to be my father, but not by too much) and everywhere we went, everyone was all dressed up, men in suit jackets and pointy shoes, girls looking like prada queens! He is even dressed up in a nice jacket, button down shirt and of course the pointy shoes. I however was not.... in the least! I was unaware of the fashionable evening so was dressed in my traveling garb, t shirt, black jacket (same one you see me wearing in EVERY picture) jeans, runners, and messy ponytail. I tried to dress up by putting some earings on.... wow! However in the long run I felt better about my outfit so as not to confuse anyone about me being the baby of a cradle robber! ha ha, no trophey barbi doll for me thank you!
The next day i escaped town and headed to Pisa, I wandered throughout the town (getting quite lost at times) but managed to see the whole town. Once there I was starving and found a cure little resturant in some alley way and ate the most fantastic ravioli i have ever had!! It had some miraculous truffle sauce on it, which was to die for. This is my second truffle sauce, the first being on a filet mignon steak that i had on my fancy italian night. I have only ever alighted truffle to the chocolate, but this stuff is amazing. Where do i get truffle and how do i make yummy sauce out of it!?
Spent some time up at the tower and looking at the Duomo (every Italian city has one) but refused to take a 'holding up the tower picture'. Maybe this will be a choice i regret later, but watching all the people take the same picture over and over aagin, i just couldn't fall into the massive trap. I chilled out on the grass and soaked up some Italian sun before heading back to Florence and the hostel. Pisa is only about a 1.5 train ride from Florence so it was just a day trip.

I am now in Rome, headed here after my Pisa day. I am staying at a nice hostel that is really quite local to everything which is wonderful as it allows me to walk to everything! My first day was spent at the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, and looking at all the ancient ruins! It is so crazy to be walking in the Colosseum which is almost 2000 years old! Very surreal.
Must go though. Put up some new picutres, will continue tomorrow, however i am getting alot of DIRTY looks cause i am hogging one of two computers.
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