Cavaliere Palace Arezzo

Well, our last day in Arezzo.<br>My haircut turned out OK I think.<br>Turns out that the head (excuse the pun) hairdresser had lived in Australia for a few years, and although she couldn't remember much english, I emerged unscathed sans mohawk!<br> <br>We spent the last day wandering the streets of Arezzo in the raiin and discovered new nooks and crannies, it's that sort of town ...

... dellightful cafe for lunch: Margaharita Pizza, with a thin crispy base, belissimo! This cafe is well known as a meeting place for Hollywood stars.<br><br>Cortona has very narrow and steep streets, purrfect for pets.<br>Finally we arrived back at Arezzo and after booking a haircut for myself tomorrow (the hairdresser doesn't speak English so that will be exciting) I am sitting at the La Dolce Vita cafe writing this entry while Jane is off looking at the shops (gulp)<br>

... Museum where we saw Michelangelo's David, quite magnificent in all his glory.<br><br>I snuck a papparazi photo while the guards were not looking. Also showing was a Robert Mapplethorpe photo exhibition which was also interesting. Next was lunch; Florentine Steak and glass of Chianti, yumm. After leaving the restuarant, we wandered past a leather shop where Jane bought a ...

... an exploratory sortie of about 100km and 4 hours.. <br><br>Eventually we somehow made it to the designated free parking area, which is situated about 10 minutes walk from our place. This is because the old walled town has restricted vehicle access due the narrow confines of the medieval streets.After a restorative cup of tea (see, we don ...

We have finally found an internet cafe, after a lengthy search! After successfully boarding the train for a two hour ride to Arezzo (Rome's Stationale Termini was a challenge!), we arrived at our new digs &#8220;Casa San Martino&#8221;. After a confusing discussion with some older Italian ladies where none of knew what the other were saying, we were greeted by our host Ricardo.This apartment is in theancient Etruscan town of Arezzo, population of 100,000 about ...

... 8211; at her feet were two puppets dancing in tune with the accordion which she played. On the cobblestone street in front of her, children sat mesmerised and were occasionally coaxed out of their reverie by a parent&#8217;s request to throw a coin into the entertainer&#8217;s basket. To the immediate left, a vendor grilled locally sourced chestnuts coated in a warm drizzled syrup and sold in a small piece of parchment paper. <br><br>Arezzo is best known for its ...

... un po'. E' piuttosto in gamba e simpatico. Tiro dritto fino ad Arezzo, la strada è facile e la pioggia oggi mi lascia in pace. Il Dio dei ciclisti vigila. Ad Arezzo conosco Davide, il proprietario del B&amp;B che mi accoglie con ospitalità commovente e una bibita fresca. Nella mia classifica dell'accoglienza si accomoda a fianco della portoghese del França Residencial di Porto, anzi prima, perchè lui mi offre anche un ...

... about the size of quart**s that come out of the door and into the door jam, then inside, th**e are two steal rods that go into the ceiling and the floor. You have to be kidding me. A SWAT team would have trouble getting in this place. Its a v**y simple apartment or flat as Ian and Markus call it. It is quite big though. When you walk in its a large room with wooden floors, and white walls. One of the walls is painted pink for some reason. It looks great against the ...

While the locals return to their working week, I headed to the train station and into the Tuscan countryside to the town of Arezzo. It is very Tuscan... so Tuscan indeed that the Academy Award winning Benigni film 'Life Is Beautiful' was partly filmed here in the Piazza Grande. Arezzo is a city famous for frescoes in its churches. It is relatively small for a city of 90,000, but it is an easy walk around the ...

... and Giotti's Bell Tower towards the Piazza della Signoria. Florence is truly one of the world's most architecturally beautiful cities, with ornate buildings and museums all over the place, probably crammed with masterpieces. That's probably why it is teeming with tourists. They are simply everywhere. We've decided to skip the Uffizi, as I wasn't ...