Well with only one day left of my Eurail pass, my time in Italy is certainly winding down. The past two and a half weeks have been pretty hectic. Christine, Jenna, and I managed to pack in a day trip to the Passignano sul Trasimeno, a small lake town in Umbria. After being there for about fifteen minutes we decided to bite the bullet at pay five euros to use the outdoor pool (we had to wear the silliest swim caps in order to dunk our heads in the pool, I would post a picture but I'm sure my friends would kill me). I didn't realize that in June the temperature here soars into the 90s! It turned out to be a wonderful day though, and we returned to Florence crispy but relaxed.
After that we did a day trip to Parma, probably the least touristy of all our destinations which was a nice change of pace.

Post Office in Parma

Baptistery 

A day or two later we were guided by the wise Rick Steves through the hilly streets of Assisi.

Umbria

Medieval balcony

The girls decided they wanted to tour Pompeii so I took a solo trip to Ravenna. Ravenna is home to some of the oldest and most beautiful mosaics in Italy, as well as Dante's tomb.

Dante's tomb

Finally, Christine and I just returned from Venice yesterday.

Jenna left us a few days ago but another friend, Jessica, is coming tomorrow and we're planning on having a belated Fourth of July at la Casa Gibb. Burgers and guacamole are on the menu :)
Happy Fourth!