This morning we all got up for some breakfast at the hotel, where there is an amazing view of Florence. Soon after, we departed for a tour of the city and Galleria dell’Accedemia. We then departed on our tour exploring the narrow and charismatic streets of Florence, as our tour guide explained many different aspects of the city along with its rich history. We reached Accedemia at about 10am where there were a variety of paintings and sculptures that were astounding. We all were the most excited to the statue of David, which was the most beautiful piece of art I had ever seen. We spent a while taking in all the detail and precision of the sculpture and were just in awe.
Once we departed, and our tour came to a close, we all separated and had a successful day of shopping. We all learned very quickly that Coach Pimentel has the most aggressive bargaining skills out of everyone.
After a few hours to ourselves, we all met back at the hotel to depart for Pisa. After an extremely quiet, and sleep filled bus ride, we made it to Pisa. We walked through more shops and were bombarded with men trying to sell everyone “genuine” Rolexes and handbags. As we reached the Leaning Tower of Pisa we all took a ton of pictures, but my personal favorite is this one with the whole team pushing against Coach P.
We then split off. Some had a bite to eat while others explored the Cathedral. Personally, my favorite part was when Kennedy, Natalie, and I were talking to a children's Table Tennis Team from China. They were so adorable so we had to get pictures with them. After we explored Pisa, we departed for Florence at 5:30 pm and had a little time to freshen up before Dinner. 
Our dinner for the night was very upscale, and we all enjoyed it, and of course after dinner we had to keep with tradition and go to get some gelato! After that the team enjoyed the rest of our night walking through the streets of Florence and as usual, making it very interesting!
-Janie
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