got tired of history and crowds and catholic artifacts... so i decided to leave rome. i visited pisa and firenze just to see their most famous sites (Piazza Duomo & David, respectively). then i got on a train and headed out to the beach town of Rimini, on the adriatic sea. not many americans know of the place, but picture what florida or los vegas is to us and it's that to italians - their hot vacation spot.

best part is is that it's cheaper than rome, it's not that crowded now and my hostel is less than 200m from the beach. i think i'll stay until saturday afternoon, when i'll head to venice.