This is a bit out of order, but so much happened the past few weeks that it's hard to keep everything in chronological order! When Keenan visited Italy for about a week, we decided to take a day trip to Viareggio for Carnevele. The trip was planned the morning we left, so we had to sprint to the train station and barely made it in time. The ride was about an hour and a half. We exited the station into a small beach town, with a view of snow covered mountains behind us. Everywhere was decorated with bright colors, and confetti flew threw the air at every corner. Children and adults alike were dressed up in a wide variety of costumes, and everyone seemed in the mood to celebrate. After sitting down at a pizzeria, we all found a small shop with funny wigs, scarves, and other costume accessories. We all found the perfect pieces to look just the right amount of strange, and found the entrance to the parade area. We bought tickets, and spent the next couple hours walking around, observing the crazy people and all the floats. The parade was unlike anything I've ever been to. The floats were a bit creepy, and were often commenting on politicians, politics, or social issues. Every float was blasting music and was fun of a crowd of costumed, dancing people.
After the parade, we enjoyed the rest of the late afternoon on the beach. It wasn't warm enough to be in shorts, but the sand and the water were still relaxing. It was strange but incredible to be able to turn around and see snow covered mountains while standing in the sea.
Exhausted but refreshed from our beach time, we took the train back to Florence right before dinner.
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