Besides the beautiful cathedrals, delicious cuisine and impeccable style, what’s the best part of
No drinking age.
Let me repeat that, no drinking age.
Say goodbye to fakes, pass backs and making your older friends go to the liquor store for you. In a place where drinking is heavily incorporated in the culture and wine is cheaper than water, suffice it to say, you are always in for a fun night.
There is basically a club assigned for each night of the week — kind of like JT’s Tuesdays (before it was just JT’s every night) — and there are promoters that’ll help you escape the cover charges and even hook you up with VIP status. Being an American girl and flirting with the promoters is a lethal combination. One night they even opened a tab for us and had a large man, nicknamed “Zoo” (don’t ask him, it’s a long story), escort us in and watch our bags. I wish I could get that celeb status back in Binghamton, then again, I’d be happy if I could even bring my coat downtown in the 40-degree weather.
Anyways, some of the places are super clubby – house music, strobe lights, fog machines and the whole shabang. Those nights are always a great time; you just have to avoid being groped by sweaty Italians. There are also Americanized bars that have beer pong tourneys and are filled by other study abroad students.
Living in Europe, free of any responsibilities or age restrictions, it’s easy to go out almost every night and have a great time. Unlike your typical scene at school – whether that is frat parties, State Street, mixers, or chilling on campus, every night here is unpredictable and filled with new people and stories.
And did I mention we partied with LMFAO the other night?
I’m in Firenze, b***h.