A Florencia

As the title might describe, we are to disembark for Florence sometime today. We leave Rome convinced that History did indeed take place there at some point.

Of highlights include: The Vatican, Nutella.

We also hit up a Di Vinci museum (for kids!) that had durable - yet fun - models demonstrating the era of engineering he basically created single handedly. In a back room was a large pool showing some walking-on-water ideas. I dropped my sunglasses into the tank and was all sorts of peeved about this. However, the staff at the museum were very helpful in retrieving them. Invoking the spirit of Di Vinci, we were able to construct a sort of net, on a hoop, attached to a long pole. Leaving the complicated technical functionality aside, the awkwardly titled, "pool cleaner," was very helpful in the capture of my beloved $12 airport sunglasses.

We have been having difficulty cooking for ourselves. Adequacy of kitchens aside, it is a matter of value discrepancy. Buying groceries, only to have to do the prep work for our selves later, is simply not a viable option compared to the kebab (pictures to come).

Kebab refers to the large spit of pressed meat pile that rotates vertically in front of an electric or gas grill. The chef will take a knife or electronic device and "shave" the meat off the spit/pile. Meat comes in shreds of chicken or beef. These are then usually placed in a tortilla-like bread product among a variety of "fresh" vegetables and magic sauces. All of this for about 4 euros. The quality ranges from location to location but we'll be damned if it isn't a fine meal for a fine price all the time.