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Day 10: Florence
We started the day with a major bummer: Bradley left for home bright and early, which makes me really sad. I miss him already and I'm jealous that he gets to see our pooch and smoosh his little Louie face. There are a ton of dogs in Europe, by the way, and people bring them everywhere with them. We have FaceTimed with Lou a couple times to make us (me) feel better... but I digress. Anyway, I miss my husband a lot. Today's drizzly, cold weather matched the gloominess of Bradley's ...
Florence Day 1
... I have seen many photos of the statue, it is a complete other experience to see the 15 foot tall statue in person.
Other activities of the day include climbing to the top of the Duomo, going to the Pitti Palace Gardens, dining along the river with a view of the Ponte del Vecchio and shopping.
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The "Rest" of Firenze
... give insight into the process he took to carve the statues out of the marble. We listened to our audio guide again. There wasn't as much information on this one, but there are really only the few really important peices in the small museum. And walking by the other paintings and sculptures, I didn't feel like I was missing much. The plaques were in English as well as Italian, so anything we were curious about, we could read.
When we were done there it ...
Au Revoir Morocco, Buon Giorno Italy!
... hour and a half by train, we figured, "When in Rome"... Or Florence... Or whatever. We plan on arriving in Florence right around the time the cafes open so we can greet the day with some authentic espresso! And food! Cause my stomach hurts its so hungry and all I have are some mentos and an Arabic 'fruit' bar that taste identical to an apple ...
Florence - Day 4
... lunch at home and take a long siesta to read, nap, look at maps, wash dishes, and regroup. Our lunch consisted of inexpensive ravioli and pesto sauce from the supermarket. Even these mediocre ingredients by Italian standards tasted exquisite by comparison to what we can buy in US supermarkets.
A Trip Up the Hill
It was very important to me that we take some late afternoon trip up some hill ...