We met up with the delegates again after their home stay and everyone had a great time. It never fails that we have a few who are best, but they all come back with great stories and new friendships.
We had a wonderful start to our July Fourth holiday by visiting the American Cemetery in Florence. We took flags and placed them on various graves. Some students chose a person from their states while others chose graves of unknown soldiers.
While we were there, we were able to witness a designation of a grave visited by a family member that day. Whenever a grave is visited by a family member, a cemetery employee puts sand into the engraving on the white stone, so it can be better seen. Then they place two flags on the grave: an Italian and an American. We were able to be with the family while this was done.
From there we headed into Pisa. The Tower always brings out a big crowd taking funny pictures. While crowded, I've seen it much worse. The sky was blue and it was a perfect day for pictures.
For dinner, the students made their own pizza. I saw some pretty nice-looking pizzas!
We are staying at a hotel that once was a paper mill. It made customers papers in the 1800s until 1960. It crafted fine writing paper which was used by Napoleon, Picasso and many Italian writers.
It's a beautiful, rustic building with a working mill wheel in the lobby.
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