I’ve got nine spider bites on my face and neck, I haven’t slept well in a week, and I have a cold.

I kinda felt that I should have just stayed in today. The morning was good. I enjoyed walking up the hill to the basilica. After lunch I rested then took another walk. Tried to go on a walking tour but just felt an overwhelming need to be in bed.

So I did just go back to bed. Ate leftovers for dinner.

That’s it. Hopefully I’ll be more like myself tomorrow.

The high speed train only took 38 minutes. I love public transportation.

Florence is as ever…amazing. Met and had lunch and a walk around with a Brazilian lady. For dinner I had soup. Pretty good.

Thank god for today. I needed a good day. The train ride was long enough that I got some reading done and the streets were basically empty until 2. Wondering if that’s when a cruise ship or something showed up.

Anyway, all the world heritage stuff was great. Only 12 euros to see all that there was. Lots of quiet churches to look in, and all free still. At some point, that will change. I’ll enjoy it while it lasts.

I’m a little spoiled because I’ve seen the vatican before, so mosaics aren’t totally new to me. If I ever come back to ravenna I’ll get a guided tour. That’ll make it more educational and I love that shit.

So, good day and I worked on an art project for several hours too. I just couldn’t not do one. It’s been 2 weeks! I needed my hands to be covered in glue.

Moving on to Florence tomorrow.