B&B Claudia Ferri Pisa
via 2 Settembre, 15/D Pisa, Tuscany, 56122, Italy
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Florence to Lucca
A local mechanic looked over the engine for us before we left and fixed a couple of potential disasters with the fuel line before we fired up and headed out through the maze of narrow passageways that make up Florence. Learning how to double-de-clutch (look it up) to change gear without crunching and then a quick stop at the stunning viewpoint overlooking the city to make our first ...
Day 4 - Rome - Pisa - Montecatini
Today we had a long drive from Rome to Pisa. We took the coastal road which allowed us to have some beautiful views of the Mediteranian Sea.
The trip took about 4 and a half hours. We arrived in Pisa at 1pm. The boys had some free time to have lunch and to view the leaning tower.
We headed off after that to a village near Montecini to watch a professional rugby match between Rovigo and ...
Well that's smaller than I thought it would be...
... a week where all the marble was stolen and reused in other sites. Beautiful marble work!! Almost blinding for pictures.
Had a lovely lunch on a side street from the Field of Miracles.
Kids got to "shop" a bit at the market.
On the way back to the Villa we stopped in Empoli at the "Super Coop", a very big grocery store, to pick up a few things. I found "Made in Manitoba bread flour" and "Canadian Maple Syrup".
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School Day: Time for some homework
A rest day turned into a catch up day. Kids got to sleep in and relax in the morning and then catch up on some journaling. Rome was crazy busy and they needed time to take in what they had learned in Rome before we start the next leg of our journey in Tuscany.
Lots of naps today for David and I.
David took the kids out for a short drive around the countryside. They found a castle. They ended up in Empoli, the bigger centre in our area.
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Round as a Pizza
... via a single causeway or by ferry. Our van park was near the causeway so we took the bus to and from.
Venice is made up of 117 small islands, which are connected by more than 400 bridges over the 150 or so canals and (Claire thinks) it was beautiful! We spent the best part of two days walking the labyrinth of canal-side footpaths and alleyways. In areas it reminded us a little of the Fez medina in Morocco – except far cleaner and the ...
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