Another good day

S (I promised not to use his name since he is here to see an ex girlfriend) and I walked all around Florence last night. I really like it. We had wine and beer and more wine and listened to street musicians and ate. Very fun. This morning we took the train to Seine since everyone says it is the best town square in Italy. It was nice but I would not call it the best. I like smaller ones with lots of old buildings and churches surrounding it. This is very large and shaped like a triangle. They use it twice a year in July and Aug to run some kind of horse race. I can see how that would work. I did love the narrow streets leading to the heart (as they call it) or triangle as I will call it. We ate at a cafe on the square and tried to beat each other at pointing out all of the men in orange pants (really) and people with bling - lots of bling here. If your pants or purse is not full of studs or jewels you are a tourist.
We then took the train back to Florence and went to get S bags. I then walked back to the train station with him so I could get my ticket to Venice for tomorrow. There is also an internet cafe here that is only 2.3 euros for 30 min so I am enjoying the longer time to type.
As to steps, yesterday I walked 24,702 steps. So far today is a measily 14,201.
I had to laugh at my hotel here. It is supposed to be a converted convent but I think the only thing left are the beds. On a scale from 1 to 10 with 1 being sleeping on the sidewalk with a blanket and a bag of newspapers as a pillow, and 10 being my bed in Rome - this was a 2. The pillows were the biggest and heaviest I have ever seen. The mattress is about as hard as the sidewalk. S commented that he woke up and thought a person was on top of him - but it was a pillow!! Seriously where would you buy something like this - or why would you buy them? At least they are safe with them not being stolen. I have a bath down the hall and I did not know that the one I was using was the worst one. The shower is just a knob coming out of the ceiling and water just goes all over the floor. The other bath has an actual tub with shower. Tonight, I will shower in luxury!
We did finally use my GPS to find out way from the train to the hotel yesterday and I was hoping to use it to find my way back tonight from the train - but I could not find it. So my biggest hope and joy will be to get back to my hotel before dark. It is not an easy route.
Wish me luck!! More tomorrow from Venice!