FATTORIA GHEZZI Arezzo

Hello everyone,<br>We had such fun today!! The square had it's first ever market day or flea market. It was filled with cheeses which by the way Percino was our favorite and the fresh sliced procuitto was unbelievable. We just walked around all day. The first part of the day we did two loads of wash and dry which cost $18 us dollars. Then we had wine free and paid and had a great time. We then came back to ...

... of me. She yelled at me and I snapped my hand back. In Italy the Italians eat at the counters after ordering and stand there and eat. It was funny, Mick and I were laughing and then decided we should order a little of meat and sausage. In Rick's book it talks about a picnic lunch they make for around 15 euros. I told the guy just small plate, please. Well 21 euros later the stupid americans were taken again. We went to our balcony and drank some wine and ...

I hope this works, it has been hard to attach some of the video because it times out. FYI to all my not so computer literate friends and family. When you first open the video, it will start and then stop in the middle to keep reloading and then start and stop again. This can get frustrating but is necessary until it is completely ...

Today was our last full day of enjoying all that Italy has to offer before beginning our journey back west tomorrow morning. Having had a couple of days off from major metropolitan areas, we decided to finish our journey in Florence, the city where the Renaissance began. The history of this former Italian capital is staggering, from Brunellechi's triumphant dome marking the start of the Renaissance to the Medici family's enclosure of ...

... like we knew what we were looking at and of course I was talking when a young girl named Meghan came up to us and helped. Yes, a Meghan wow it was great. We talked to her and she was here on her own from Washington going to med school for free because she was volunteering at the hospital. She stays with an Italian family and she said it is O.K. We followed her and then she went one way and we ...

Arrived in Arezzo around 3pm, found the information center and arranged a B&amp;B for 70 Euro for the night. (about 30 meters from the info center). Took to the streets for the sights not knowing what was in store. There seemed to be a parade taking place and eventually found out that a jousting event was being held that night in ...

... So basically I'm going to be roughing it for three months! Ha just kidding I'm going to having so much fun I won't care that I have to lay my cloths on radiators/heaters because I'm extremely low maintenance, aren't I Mom?? :) Well I suppose I should get a full nights sleep before tomorrow. We're going to find our school tomorrow and walk around under our umbrellas because it's supposed to be a rainy day again! Ciao ciao ciao :)

... god we did bec*use it w*s *m*zing! Botichelli w*s prob*bly my f*vorite, *nd I got to see his most f*mous p*inting The Birth Of Venus! Fin*lly *fter w*lking *ll the w*y b*ck down to the exit c*use *pp*rently you c*nt exit *t the entr*nce! We he*ded to find something to e*t, mmm we settled on some pizz* like thing th*t w*s re*lly good, but obviously th*ts wh*t you would expect in It*ly! Then it w*s *lmost mir*culous becky *nd I stumbled ...

... was a management consultant, and he sold high priced real estate. Amazingly, both couples were from Potomac, an exclusive village outside Washington, DC. They knew the same people and talked about property values and hairdressers. I enjoyed the lovely scenery between Bologna and Florence. Our four American friends left us in Florence, and we were joined by an Italian woman, and two Italian men. When the ...

... but hey, at least I was there. The next day I made a day trip to Pisa, which is the most boring town I have ever encountered, except for the leaning tower. For the first time I was regretting coming on my own, as there was no one to take a silly holding-up-the-tower picure for me. I got some tourist to just take a quick snap for me and took off. Since I had extra time, I visited Siena, which is a rather charming little town (once you find it, after 3 hours of wandering ...