Bhr Hotel Sovestro San Gimignano

We arrived from Lucca just in time for a sublime sunset... it was like the sky was on fire!! See photos!!<br>I was a bit pooped so I opted to stay in the scoobs reading and relaxing while Kim headed into the village to scope it out. <br>Next morning started with a beautiful sunrise which was quickly replaced by some storm clouds. Fortunatly the storm passed over without parting with a drop of rain and we had sun again when we both headed ...

... room in the afternoon and played cards on the terrace and drank the last of our beer. People were gathering under our terrace to take pictures and we had the terrace all to ourselves. This place has been so friendly and wonderful. Coletta and her sister E'letta have been such help. I think I spelled the names wrong and will check when I get home. We went back to the square to have another gigantic slice of ...

... our salami and cheese and looked at the beautiful landscape. We then played cards in the small hallway of our B&amp;B and drank some beer and met Allen and Theresa from California. I was getting ready to beat Mick's ass so we quit playing and talked to them. Anyway, since we spent our Euros with the meat market we had to go to the corner and get 2 slices of pizza for 6.50 euros and that came with a Cola. Each piece was the biggest piece of pizza we ever ...

... through that particular medium. In addition to sculpture, the City's architecture also reached back to try and capture the spirit and skill of the ancients. The Duomo was the first dome of its kind built in 1000 years, and Brunellechi studied Rome's Pantheon in preparation for his crowning achievement. <br><br>In addition to providing us with a great tour of the Uffizi, Rick Steves also put together a fantastic walking tour of the ...

... for a few weeks whilst i went back to work<br>Belgium to pick up batteries from my dad as the originals were shagged<br>Luxembourg<br>Swizterland<br >Italy<br>Lake Maggiore (most expensive)<br>Cremona<br>Cecina Tuscany where we parked up again whilst i worked

... The Yellow Man's home - a farmhouse in Tuscany which is the place we are staying at now. In the story The Yellow Man makes a visit to Sienna - such a special occasion he even puts on clothes. The following is a quote from the author herself in the epilogue:<br><br>"No-one comments on the coulour of his skin, his nakedness or his antennae. Maybe it's because he doesn't make judgements, he is not grasping. Like nature he is just there, simply there......"<br>

... we took the bus into school. Today we bought tickets to a soccer game (at the stadium right by our apt) for next weekend, Superbowl Sunday. So we'll go to that and then head over to the Red Garter again at midnight to watch the Superbowl. We already reserved a table because during the Packer game they made people make reservations. And well of course I had full intentions of watching the Pack :( However, now I can cheer on the Patriots and watch them kick some New ...

... made Joel very happy. On our 2nd day in the area we visited San Gimagnano, a very old fortress city. We spent the day with our good friends Kieran and Jane who happened to be visiting the region at the same time. It was so much fun to see familiar faces, we had lunch and enjoyed some wine and laughs. It was a nice change of pace for us as it made us feel a little closer to home for a few hours. We drove south to ...

... t quite describe. EVERYONE, EVERY TV show or commentary or whatever talks about how remarkable the statue is - how it seems like it might come to life at any moment. After seeing countless statues and paintings and masterworks everywhere you look, you can't help but get a little jaded. Each work by itself in anyone's home would result in visitors paying money to come over, but all together, they start to run together a bit. It can't be helped. "David ...

Don't laugh at my spelling. I'm not good at it....at all! Okay, so last Friday, I meet the girl that lives down stairs on the 3rd floor. Her name is Kamila and her brothers name is Syzom (simon). Yea, I know they are spelled weird. They were born in Poland, but raised in Flordia. This is her myspace account: http://www.myspace.com/kamila Did I get the slash backwards? I never can remember. So I see her again today at the Internet cafe. They just got back from Rome, and they have three ...