It was Independence Day for us expatriates, so we got together with some other Americans who decided to take group photographs until the rain came. The Italian dogs thought that celebrating meant getting into our car until Michael could coerce them into leaving. All this discussion made us hungry so we walked up to Centanni's where Jane Lucy Caroline Michael Suzanne Benjamin David and Sarah had insalata mista ricotta ravioli with spinaci e ragu proscuito e melone and some unidentified pasta dishes that we managed to finish to the satisfaction of our waiter After lunch, Lucy and Jane did their rabbit performance and read the Italian newspaper after which we made our way to see this girl who gave us tasty gelato at cheap prices.

We spent the rest of the afternoon sitting around the pool too mellow to engage and photography. Dinner was at a pizzeria in Bagno a Ripoli but unfortunately we forgot to bring the camera so you will have to imagine how the very sweet waiter looked and what happened in the park after dinner.