Gioia Siena

... mind up that I was going to wait until I got back, but I didn’t want to wait any longer. So Katy and I weaved our way through the booths looking at purses and going back to look at purses and being positive that I was getting the right one. I had seen several I liked in Venice, and I found them again when I got here, but nothing was sticking out (except, of course, a purse that was WAY too expensive). So I kept looking. FINALLY I saw one that I ...

... Cranberry Sauce, Stuffing, Potatoes, and Mixed Vegetables. For dessert pumpkin pie, ice cream, and apple cider! It was nice to spend the night with classmates and a few professors.

Friday night, we had yet another Thanksgiving with all of my friends. Everyone prepared their favorite dish and we spent the night telling stories of our families Thanksgivings.

I'll update you soon,

Siara

nous sommes rester a florence pour terminer notre visite la ville en allant aux jardins boboli et bardini, situe dans la cours du palais pitti. Deux grand jardins qui a cette date n'ont plus autant a offrir qu'en ete. il n'y a plus de fleur, et la moitie des arbres n;ont plus de feuille, mais on a pu constater l'ampleur de la propriete en passant tout l'apres midi a ...

Florence photos here:
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On the train from Riomaggiore to Florence saw some large marble processing plants on the stretch from Riomaggiore to Pisa which was really cool as we had just seen a doco on TV about marble mining in Italy a few weeks ago in Split.
Checked into Academy Hostel which is actually the first proper hostel I've seen in Italy, rather ...

Hi Everyone!

After an exhausting weekend in Brussels, I was in for yet another treat with cooking classes in Florence. Organized by my school, a group of us met with a chef for some lessons.

We were taught how to prepare typical Tuscan cuisine including Ribollita and Stuffed zucchini-flowers.

Everything was delicious & I look forward to trying these recipes at home!

I'll update you soon,

Siara

... Once it is finished and the black screen appears again do not close out as now you can hit the white arrow and watch it without interruption because it is fully downloaded. So hit the arrow the first time and walk away then come back and when it is the black screen again hit the arrow and you won't have any interruptions.
Chow

... with a coke zero in hand. It just feel very good here and I realised that I have made a good choice in destination.

The Duomo was next. An imposing building but was unfortunately undergoing some reconstruction so you can still see some scaffolding. As the very typical tourist, I was clicking away then I realised a group of pple at the top of a tower. Arrgghhh!!! I want to go there!!! I went around looking for the entrance only to confirm that it was part of a museum ...

  I'm getting a little exhausted with all my entries, haha, but.... I will indeed write how cute Siena was.  It, along with Trento, goes high at the list of my favorite cities (though since Joe visited, I've realized, I actually like Padova too...yes, yes, it's true, Padova is a cute little city as well).   Anyway, I don't really feel like writing about the parts of Firenze that I skipped... we went to Vivoli for gelato ...

... shirt for me. a BIKINI!!!! hahahahahah no idea what i was thinking but she totally talked me into that one and for 15 euros...why not...i figured i could use it in cinque terre on the balcony of one of my private room rentals or at the beach and just not care....i have def. lost weight...but who knows how i really look in this thing or if it even really fits...just asked for the biggest size they had. lol....then some other little things...and i had to stop myself!!!! so then i ...