Hotel Residence Il Bambolo
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Florence/Pisa, Italy
... s tour de force, the Campanile, or bell tower. You will also have time to view the Gothic Old Palace with its ornate courtyard and view the stately Ponte Vecchio, the only bridge in Florence to avoid destruction during WWII, when the Nazis retreated from Italy. After free time for lunch on your own, you will continue to Pisa for a self-guided tour around the Campo dei Miracoli, or Field of Miracles, which contains an assemblage of some of the ...
Livorno, Italy
... beer. I love fresh Italian pasta! Today it was pasta with mushrooms… great!
After lunch we returned to the ship, and I continued my explorations. It's amazing how much space there is on this ship. I then made my birthday calls home to my mother and sister, and then took a siesta….
Tonight we are meeting for drinks in the Martini Bar, and then dinner at the Grand Cuvee…. And who knows after that!
Tomorrow, ...
A dazed day in Elba.
... simple life in Elba. From here we ventured up behind the village in little alleys paved in what looked like pink quartz, presumably hundreds of years old. All was going very well until several things in my line of vision when patchy. Migraine can hit in the most annoying places and it was back to the ship for me. Pills and a dark room for a few hours helped enormously but it will be no alcohol or rich food for me tonight. Early to bed as we sail to Rome where we bid the Pride ...
The Medieval Hill Town
Remember Twilight: New Moon (for those who are too ashamed to admit they've watched it)? Well the city that Bella travels to in order to "save" Edward is called Volterra and it's actually quite close to San Gimignano; however, my main reason for mentioning this is that the city looks quite similar in many aspects.
My visit to San Gimignano was short and the heat ...
Tuscany Baby
... families. For the rest of the trip, we would really make a dent in the Italian hill towns to be visited (as noted in Rick Steves’ Italy) – 8 in one week, plus other sites.
Awards go to Randy Matthiae for representing the male species in a house otherwise occupied by women. Awards go to all the women that rode in the van with Randy. Everyone had to play “ragdoll” flopping from side to side on the seats as he took each curve at maximum velocity rating ...