We packed up and checked out on time, then drove to OVS to pick up the girls (from tram). This OVS had 3 stories, and the second story was men's clothes and housewares, like a giant hardware store. It even had some lumber. At OVS.
We drove to IKEA (13 min drive away) and parked in their gloriously shaded underground parking garage. We got lunch (Swedish meatballs mostly, but I got lasagna...because when else can you get lasagna at IKEA?) and coffee. Unlike the IKEAs in the States, this IKEA had a legit coffee bar. I suspect they know that Italians wouldn't stand for automated espresso machines.
We walked around, enjoying the coolness of the store. Bella and I sat in a "bedroom" and watched a video loop, exhausted by the heat and not enough sleep. In the bedroom section, we all lay on the beds. We were trying them out to see which one to buy. I swear.
We got a few veggie dogs and fries on the way out, then drove back to the same OVS, because Bella was catching the tram back in to the city center to meet Adam at 3 pm. They met at McDonalds and chilled for a few hours. Then they took the train to Figline Valdarno together.
The four rest of us stopped at a giant Coop in Figline and stocked up. The Coop had suitcases, but we'd need to wait due to car space, so we didn't even ask how much they were.
We drove to our Airbnb which was technically in a tiny little village called Ponte Agli Stolli. We were greeted by Karla, the mother of our host Mario, who was currently in Turin. Karla was a character. She's in her 80's, spoke pretty good English, and was happy to tell us about her past. She even sang us the English songs she knew (and we joined her): My Bonnie, and another one we didn't know as well. Karla left us to get settled.
Cristina and I drove to the train station to pick up Bella and Adam. At home, we made a dinner of carrots, leeks and onions, mashed potatoes, and Anna's oven-roasted tomatoes. Dessert of cheesecake and tiramisu. We washed clothes, and just hung out until time for bed.
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