Ikea, Plaza de Michaelangelo e molto mango!

So last sunday was the big trip to Ikea..in the morning we first went to the local market right down the street..it was so much fun and the food is amazing! It was fun to try and speak italian with the little that i know but i worked with it and slowly my trying italian once again turned into spanish with an italian accent and some english..i bought peaches, bread and cheese..everything one needs for an amazing meal..we then had lunch and headed over to the bus station because there is a free bus that takes your right to ikea! after trying to figure out which bus we need to take we jumped on it and went for a crazy ride..molto patzo (very crazy) drivers here! see..my italian is getting a little better! so we get to ikea and its so oooverwhelming..so many people speaking so many different languages and trying to find out where everything is! we went in with a list of what we "wanted" and "needed" which was very helpful in making sure we stuck with what to buy..there were so many things that we "wanted" once we got there but we really had to stick with what we just needed..cuz we were going to have to take the train back and then walk for about 10 min to our place..so I bought the necessities and then had to wait for the bus for about 45 minutes..so we managed to carry everything (with some help for guys) back to our place..we were so exhausted but we wanted to set up our new tables, i made my bed with my new comforter and then I had to take a nap. that night we were all so tired we decided to stay in and enjoy our new additions to our place..great night
the next day we got up pretty early after a goods night rest and bought some fresh bread, oil and vinegar and hiked up to the plaza de michaelangelo..most aaamazing spot ever! its this spot that literally looks over all of florence..you can see everything from this spot..i even found my house! it was so hot up there and it was quite a walk so we were all pretty sweaty once we got up there but it was so worth it! we then walked over to the famous florence gardens..it was gorgeous in there! it was a little pricey to get in but we figured we have to do it eventually! so there were about ten of us who went in and we were also able to go inside and see the outfits that the family would wear back in the day...so amazing!
by the time we got back home it was around 5 pm and we were again so exhausted and a bunch of us went upstairs to our neighbors balcony which has an amazing view of the duomo and just hung out there..the beauty here is unrealistic..i hope i never take it for granted..later that night we went and had dinner in the middle of the plaza de signoria which has the fake david statue (if that helps to remember) and just hung out and we were eating and thought that there was this huge concert going on right next to us..we heard this flutist and tons of applause and we decided to go check it ou and found out that it is just a guy playing on the street! he was amazing!! he played beauty and the beast, andre bocelli and other old italian songs! soo amazing..then right after that a guitarist play..but he play american songs! what the heck? so i wasn't as impressed by this guy..the flutist still has my heart! its so crazy that this is going on right down the street from me!
the next morning i had class at nine am..its still pretty difficult but i am taking learning this language as a challenge..i have never really been challenged in my academics after high school so i am taking this on as a major challenge that i want to conquer! so then after class my friends and i picked up some pizza for 2 euro, sat in the plaza again (fav place ever!), and then went to h&m..this one is dangerous here! three stories!! then i just came back to my place..did some homework and then my friends and i went back to the flute guy and guitarist..then my friend liz and i went to plaza republica and there was more live music! we found an italian alanis morrisette! she was amazing! i got home around 11 last night and had so much fun just listening to music right down the street!
today i don't have class till one so i am working on my italian, maybe some grocery shopping and then we will see where the day leads me!
thanks for reading!!