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Today’s adventure?

It was museum day! Pisa is a dizzying spiral of sideways fun, with a little spice of intrusive thoughts that this thing might fall over because how long can a leaning tower lean?

It was bound to happen sometime... but we celebrate that it doesn't happen every time. Enjoy 2 days squished into one voice note! Think of it as twice the fun in half the amount of time (for you)...

After a thrilling misadventure with an Italian toll road (with no turn arounds guiding us to a generous detour toward Rome), we escaped to the Tuscan countryside. Rolling hills, vineyards, ancient stone houses—chef’s kiss.

Next stop: Pisa (not pizza, but close). We arrived, did some work, and then, like true explorers, sought out the city’s greatest wonder: a Subway sandwich shop. After seeing the Leaning Tower of Pisa, of course. 

After picking up on the pattern that we were the quickest visitors in every restaurant (isn't that like Americans?), but we were determined to do Italy “correctly.” So, we googled it. Fully committed, we decided we would go as slow as we could - appetizers, first course, second course, dessert. Two hours later, we waddled home debating if it was the best and most fun meal we had ever had.

Another day soaking up Florence and noticing things like its unexpected McDonald’s menu, where the chicken nuggets meal comes with mini donuts (because that feels like the right thing to do). 

Today we enjoyed butchering our coffee order and then enjoying it in one of the town squares while we mapped out our first Saturday of cross referenced "top 10 things to see in Florence," which included Michelangelo’s “David” and the best view of the city. 

Enjoy this episode also known as our “Saturday street session,” where we took you to the streets instead of snuggling with you in bed (wow, what a strange thing to say, and also -- can you imagine a friend-bed big enough to fit all 5 of our listeners?)

Another day, another round of morning chores before taking over a “local” cinema-turned-study-spot like true digital nomads...ugh fine just call us tourists. Then, we confirmed plans for the Pruitt family’s European grand tour (which is exciting enough to make us pee our pants). Metaphorically of course... 

It was a hungry lunch time, so we said, "one of everything!" which turned out to be a sandwich, slice of pizza and calzone which we split but not without the judgement of our two table neighbors. Speaking of delicious, dinner hit with fettuccine Alfredo, loaded with enough dairy to test our limits, but our bodies feel, like, really good?

Post dinner, we set out for a casual nighttime stroll—aka a 15,000-step journey to places we didn't know we wanted to go. We attempted (and failed) to break into a secret garden, realized it was inside a museum, and ultimately got lost in the labyrinth that is Florence.

And now, the big question: do we go full tourist and see all of Italy, or do we just pick a spot and cozy in?

It’s Day 3, and spirits are high—especially Perri’s, who has somehow eaten so much actual dairy without pooping her pants and throwing up. America, take notes.

The day needed to lay low, sponsored by The Quils (DayQuil & NyQuil) which thankfully fueled a 10.5-hour sleep session for the a lingering cold Taylor is beating.

Florence feels ancient but totally self-assured, like it knows exactly who it is. And it can strut and flex all it wants because, well, it's Florence for goodness' sake. Also, we’re now convinced the world needs a Spotify for self-guided history tours. Stay tuned for our inevitable app launch on that... 

Live from Florence (or, as the locals call it… something we are trying to learn to pronounce), we bring you Day Two! Perri potentially had the best sleep of her life and Taylor stared at the ceiling from 1 AM - 6 AM.

We explored Florence today! Taylor’s highlight? A glass box of a nun’s neatly arranged bones (because she was a really cool lady). Perri’s was big, big doors...? Eh, I guess you'll get it when you listen. 

We ate mushy wraps on a bridge, tried to get our heads around how we got here, ate incredible food, all while Taylor was busy trying to knock out a nasty cold and being a history learning machine. 

In other news: Perri is testing her dairy tolerance with reckless abandon. No consequences… yet, so stay tuned for potential disaster if you're invested. 

Signing off from Florence—where we may not sleep, but we do get our steps in. We like it here!

Hi & welcome to day 1! If you missed our goofy little recap/intro, we figured the best way to share our three-month adventure abroad is by recording ourselves processing our days—usually in bed and a little delirious (or at least so far). 

Some days we’ll have way too many stories and other days, not. That’s the fun of voice notes—doing real moments, big or small, together. We hope you laugh with us!

Odds are that you're our parents, and if so, you know exactly who we are, that we flew to Europe, and why. Hi mom & dad! But, if you somehow found us and you're not our lovely and loving guardians, here's an intro to our verbal journal as we process this trip, life, and all things in between. Welcome to Voice Notes. :)