Last night in Bangkok! Er, Florence

Today was a tourist day. I met my professor this morning to discuss my thesis, and she gave me a much more manageable framework that I had envisioned. It seems I had confused 'masters thesis' with 'dissertation.' She is a lovely person, too, so it was really nice to see her here. No, I don't think any school people are reading the blog, so I am not sucking up. She suggested that, rather than continue to fight Italian bureaucracy, I should just go see some great works at the Palazzo Pitti that are completely unrelated to my thesis. I wandered around enjoying Titians, Raphaels and many, many Andrea del Sarto pieces in the former Medici palace. This was after a great lunch. In the evening, I shopped for toys for the kiddies, presents for family, and then I finally caved and bought a bikini. They are super cheap here, and very pretty, and the gelato has not totally wrecked my waistline yet.

Notable things today: an hour ago, a man actually invited me to his apartment for a rather explicit reason within five minutes of conversation. Honestly. Our chat went from Scheggia to something else entirely at warp speed. He really meant it, at least, if I was willing to go along with it. These guys are BRAZEN. Yes, he was cute. No, I didn't go.

I accidentally bought a gelato with raw eggs in it. I am allergic to raw eggs. I had to THROW IT AWAY!!! WHERE WERE YOU PEOPLE WHEN I NEEDED YOU? THIS IS A TRAVESTY! LOST GELATO!!!!