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Last Two Days
Yesterday and today has been wet, windy, and cold -- thunder and lightening yesterday -- so not much walking about or touristing. It is currently 3 Farenheit (48 degrees) ... Brrr. We did go to Le Celle Franciscan Hermitage yesterday (see pictures). It's a very old, but still active, monastery. The setting is absolutely beautiful and peaceful. Then on to Cortona where the town was empty and most of the shops were closed. We walked ...
Thanksgiving Dinner
Buon apetito! After two days of prepping, last night we sat down to a delizioso cena! Turkey prepared in a brine, smashed potatoes (pressed through a ricer), green beans with pancetta and leeks, yams (sans marshmallows), cranberries, and biscuits -- which really confused the Italians. When they hear biscuits, they think biscotti. So we called ...
Still at It
... the only guest staying at the Locanda. Every morning Virginia comes to get breakfast and caffe for me, cleans my room, and then closes up. I let myself in each night when I get back from the day's activities. The restaurant is only open on the weekends. I am picking up more Italian words here and there. And, getting much better at sign language! ...
Roma, plus sunshine in Tuscany
... big Mall was on the other side of Florence(about 100 k’s away) so it was back on the Autostrada for us. It was a good time out from sightseeing, and we managed to spend some money so it was worth the drive. I checked out a big electronics shop, and things seem to be the same price here in Euro’s as they are in NZ$, so no Iphone or Ipad for Andy (maybe in Hong Kong).
On the way home we took a short detour(ended up being quite long detour ...
The First Weekend
... haha). We all had soo much fun and laughed soooo hard! and eventually found our way back into town. Then I got to talk to my mommy and Leigh on skype which was really nice!
Today we went to Arezzo which is a bigger town right by us, but it was raining most of the day which made it a little more miserable than usual, but it was still really fun!! We saw the Roman forum, 2 beautiful churches, and a ton of old ruins. Then we were released to explore the ...
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