Monday night was the Fourth of July, and I got to be an honorary American for the night. Katie and I headed down to Pisa in the afternoon after work, met up with our new friends, got some incredible pizza, and then headed to the American army base beach for swimming and dancing. It was a LOT of fun, and a really weird cultural experience... like a little slice of the states in Pisa, Italy. I kept talking to people in Italian and they'd respond with a "huh?". Like the guy who was trying to take a chair from our table, and I told him "Oh mi dispiace, usiamo tutti questi" and he said "huh?" and I said "oh, whoops, i mean... all ah y'alls chairs are taken". Then they proceeded to make fun of my "Canadian accent" and mimic me. Apparently to American people, we sound British?
Unfortunately it was raining so they had to cancel the fireworks... but they made up for it by providing a lifetime supply of glowsticks.
Here are some pictures from the last few days. Enjoy! In the meantime, I'm headed back to Florence tonight for some more Pizza O'Vesuvio :)
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| This is the place where the magic happens. |
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| Me opening the greatest box ever in piazza signoria |
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| Great orchestra in piazza Signoria |
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| Katie and I... last night of Naima :( |
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| New friends |
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| At the beach in Pisa. Like the Gumby shirt I bought at the army base? |
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| Getting ready for 4th of July fun! |
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| Cloudy beach on the 4th of July |
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| We clearly need more glowsticks... |
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