I love Gilli’s. It has the best views of the square, I could sit there people watching all night.

The best thing to watch is when a cop car comes and all the knock-off bag sellers have to pack up and run. It’s entertaining.

It’s my weekend treat.

When I first got to Florence and started working 9-6 days, with classes twice a week from 7-8pm, I felt so drained every night… but I think I’m starting to get used to it. It’s probably made a hundred times easier for me because my apartment is literally 2 minutes away from work, so I can wake up at 8 and still make it into work on time and looking presentable.

And I get to come home for lunch and have chicken salad, and use my meal vouchers on takeout desserts from Gilli’s for after work. It’s a really good plan, in theory. Too bad my slowly expanding tummy does not agree.

Over the weekend I’m going to try to finally make it to Santa Croce, and possibly the famous Vivoli gelateria which boasts the best gelato in Florence! Or the Boboli Gardens over the bridge, if it doesn’t rain.

On Monday it’s MILAN!

For the Ferragamo men’s runway show! I am beyond excited. It means catching the train at 8 in the morning, but it’s going to be an awesome experience.

I would have loved to see the women’s runway show, but that’s in September and by then I’ll (hopefully) be back in Brunei.

Temperatures in Florence are beginning to soar; a lot of people tried to warn me about Florentian weather in July but after being in St Andrews all year, I thought the heat would be a good thing!

I still love the warmth, I just need to drink a minimum of three liters of water each day or I start to feel a little nauseous! I have never drank so much water in my life. Not even in Brunei, because if it’s too hot outside, I sit inside and watch MTV or Spongebob all day.

I really need to get a card reader for the photos I’ve taken on my camera! Florence is beautiful, especially at night.

I am the luckiest girl in the world.