ROME, PISA, FLORENCE and VENICE (I know,its a lot)

So... we have had the most crazy and amazing few days recently.
Since my last post we have been very spontaneous. On the 13th of July we meet 3 guys by the pool, 2 of them were English called Tom and Miles. They were from Portsmouth (which seems just down the road compared to Rome) and 1 American guy called Craig who was from South Carolina. We got talking about pur plans for the next few days over dinner and decided very spontaneously (which was difficult for over-organised Hannah) that we would join them on their trip to Pisa and Florence. CRAZY! so instead of staying an extra night in Rome we woke up early the next morning and got on the train with these 3 lovely boys. We got to Pisa after having a very picturesque (sp.) train journey. We walked to the leaning tower of Pisa took the typical photo, brought some grapes (I had missed them soooo much) and walked back to the station for our train to Florence. Simples. We got to Florence and tried to find somewhere to stay. A really friendly receptionist at one of the hotels was kind enough to call lots of different hostels for us and he found us one, all we had to do was get a bus. Seemed easy enough. we got to the bus station and waited, and waited, and waited getting slowly more and more dellusional due to lack of sleep and food and a very heavy back-pack. So, after consulting our travellling bible; Europe On A Shoestring, we found another capsite that we could stay at. We changed bus stations and were 2 minutes away from the bus arriving when we realised we had to buy tickets from inside Florence train station! The queue was ridiculous so we missed that bus!! Hannah was beginning to get really stressed and we learnt that this was the price of being spontaneous (alothough I still loved the adventure of it all) On the plus side we met 2 mega cool guys from New Zealand at the bus station who were staying at the same campsite. They were called Brock and Clint. Yes, you heard, Brock and Clint and they were travelling for 7 months around Europe! They seemed so laid back and Brock had dreads, and I thought I was cool.
We got to the campsite and set up the tent in the dark while Tom made pasta, sausage and tomato sauce which tasted amazing! we sat up and talked for a while then went to bad which was relatively easy because the temperate in Florence was much cooler and more comfortable than in Rome. In the morning we woke up took down the tenct and checked out. We decided to travel to Venice but the boys said that they couldn't afford to come and so we went our seperate ways which was sad. Me and hannah stayed in the campsite cafe for a while taking in the amazing view of florence that we hadn't noticed when we'd first arrived in the dark.
We had a bit of hassle getting to Venice. In our spontaneous state we hadn't booked a train to Venice and so when we arrived at Florence station we found out that all the trains were completely booked. We met Hannahs family friend Ellie and her friend Zoe at the station and decided that we would just get on their train to Venice and wish for the best. We sat on the floor during the journey which was extrememly uncomfortable but we were lucky. The train ticket man had orginally said to us that we would have to pay 18 euros to sit on the floor the train but when he came around we showed him the ticket we had brought in Rome to Venice before our crazy change of plan and he didn't charge us. This seemed like a brilliant example of human kindness but we later realised that the ticket we had brought was for the train that we ended up on anyway and so the ticket man had let us sit on the floor when he was completely aware that we had had reserved seats the whole time!
We got to Venice and walked out of the station to find a beautiful bridge over a canal right in front of our eyes. It was so surreal. We got on the monorail and meet some aussies at the bus station waiting for our bus to the place we are staying. They were very friendly. It is amazing how many people you meet travelling and how friendly EVERYONE is. We got to the campsite with Ellie and Zoe amd me and Hannah found our room. IT IS LUXURY, well for us it is at least! We have a ensuite and a mirror and a fridge and AIR CONDITIONING! It's funny what makes you excited when you have been used to living out of a backpack in very simple hostels. We had dinner with Ellie and Zoe then all got ready for the party that Interrail had organised at the our campsite/hostel. We got there and it turned out to be a foam/toga/masquerade/pool party with a good but creepy band. Before we came out we had agreed to but one drink called the Sylvio Special (which included 5 shots of different spirits and a Breezer as a mixer) between the 4 of us but we met the manager of the campsite and ended up getting free drinks for the night which saved us about 50 euros! We met the guys from New Zealand and the Dutch guys from Berlin at the party which was sooo good!! we danced A LOT in the foam although it was so deep that I got lost in it a couple of time and you couldn't inhale while you were in it because it hurt your throat. It didn't matter though because we had soo much fun. We were all covered head to toe in foam and had to dive in the pool to clean it off. It was such an amazing party, there were hundreds of people there and it was great to see the Dutch boys again because we had been telling people about them all the way through our trip. That night had to be one of the best nights of my life, what an experience!
The next morning we woke up and said goodbye to the Dutch boys :( Me and Hannah both really hope that they come to England or we go over to Holland to see them, so if you are reading this Jelmer, Mick  and Robert it's a plan!
Me and Hannah then chilled by the pool for the rest of the day and had dinner. I then decided I needed a nap because i had had such a late night and the nap turned into a full nights sleep. Whoopss!
Today we have been by the pool again and we are preparing for another party tonight! Roll on the good times!
Thanks for reading
xx