Animal Collective in Florence

Right now I'm on a train back from Florence. Last night we went to an Animal Collective Show. Although the show was great, the process of getting there was kind of a bitch.

First, we missed our bus from Cortona to the train station in Camucia, so we decided to walk. Although it was a beautiful walk, it ended up taking over an hour (longer than it would have taken to wait for the next bus).

Then, after taking just a minute too long to buy our train tickets, our train was pulling away as we stepped onto the platform. We caught the next one an hour later.

When finally we got to Florence, we found that we had arrived too late for our hostel, and it was already closed. We managed to stay at the "Plus Florence" hostel. And, although it was a little bit nicer, cost twice as much.

After that, we tried to meet up with the other half of our group who were scheduled to arrive later. Without cell phones, we failed at yet another of our objectives.

As the time of the concert drew closer, we decided it was time to try to catch a bus to our destination. And, of course, the 35 was nowhere to be found. We ended up buying a cab, which was the first thing we did right that night.

As we got to the venue, the opening DJ was finishing up his set. And the show began. It was a relatively small venue, so we were able to get front row relatively easily. The crowd was digging it. They played a lot off of Merriweather Post, but the best song in my opinion was Fireworks. I was as little disappointed they didn't play more off of Strawberry Jam, but it was a great show either way.