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Days 11 and 12: Pisa, Florence and Rome
I combined yesterday and today because, well, quite frankly we were too drunk last night for me to post. I'd say "Sorry Mom," but she was the drunkest of us! :) So yesterday, Tom, Dad, Mom, Carleigh and I hopped a train out to Pisa, because Mom and CJ hadn't seen the leaning tower yet, and the rest of us loved the town and really wanted to go back. Pisa, by the way, is so adorable. The town itself is small but so very Italian with its little ...
Exploring Tuscany
... road, we could not turn back so we sped down the hill, hoping we could exit at the end, the chianti grapes were so close at one point I could have leaned out of the window and grabbed a bunch!!! The kids had the best time, I was trying to navigate us out of it and a huge dust storm blew up behind us..every day here is an adventure... Enjoying the cool air of the fan this evening, preparing for a 95 degree day in Roma ...
Fabulous Florence
... to the Uffizi to find out where and when to turn in our reservation voucher for our tickets. Armed with this information, we know we have enough time to stroll to the river Arno to admire the view, watch the rowers in the Crew boats and head to the Ponte Vecchio. The bridge is lined with jewelry shops where we browse and admire the beautiful pieces in the window. When we get to the Uffizi, we turn in our vouchers, get our tickets and head for the with reservations line (which is ...
Italiano!
... and talk to yourself (which I do quite often).
Anyway, the pool I decided to go to was nestled in this cute little park. It was a very scenic view and such a nice way to end my stay in Florence. The pool was beautiful and reminded me much of the pools at home, except for everyone was speaking in Italian. It was so awesome to actually be immersed with everyone speaking Italian! I'm usually always with my friends, so ...
Firenze from top to bottom
... nooks and cranny's of the streets like a veil. You can see through to the hills and horizon but in a floaty distorted fashion. The lack of panorama is made up for by the novelty of seeing the remnants of the weekends snow fall still clinging to the dome, rooftops and distant hills. We walked around the domes lantern taking in every angle and doing all the necessary family photos from the top with the view behind. It was useful to plot our ...