Goya Montecatini Terme

... market (without the sampling) with lots of lovery deli's, cafe's and patisseries. Ofcourse we had to buy the local pastry called a buccellato which is kind of a cross between a biscuit and a fruit loaf... yummy with the morning coffee.<br><br>Before too long Kim pointed out her favorite bar from last time and pull me in to join her in a wine or 3. The tapas were as good as Kim had ...

... for the main course and was given one plate of cheese and one plate of spinach...hilarious. I had a gigantic veil roast like nothing I had ever seen, and fortunately it was delicious. We finished the meal with a chocolate covered panna cota, coffee, and endless dessert wine for Kate. They kept filling her glass because one older fella was the only one that could drop the check and he either took a nap, or was quite busy. The ...

It was our first full day without rain!! What a wonderful way to see the Pantheon, Colosseum, and kiss Rome goodbye. And we even made it to breakfast today...that hasn't happened since London. :) Check out our pitcher of steamed milk! I'll take that over half and half any day. <br><br>After seeing the closed Pantheon at night, and it's beautiful yet stark outer image, we didn't know what to expect once we walked through its huge iron doors. I ...

Just realized those not on facebook haven't seen pictures from Pisa and Florence. No long recap of Anthony and I's weekend in Tuscany, for obvious reasons. Also note that "Anthony and Alison's Great Adventure" was like taking a knife.<br><br>Love you guys! :)<br>

Rented an apartment in a villa which was at the top of a mountain (like most villas in Tuscany), however, our journey to the top was not on a paved road which made for some challenging driving. The villa was really nice with its own pool and great view over the countryside. The owners also provided fabulous meals in their other ...

... saw a little more this time around, and the we spent a good hour and a half looking through the exhibition. I took off to get a new parking ticket at a little after three, and made it back to the side of the Uffizzi that touches the Arno by about 3:30. I didn't find out until later that it was about 101 degrees out, neglecting the humidity (which I can fairly say was not negligible). I was sweating rivers. Regardless of this, we met up and headed over to the Ponto Vecchio. We stopped by ...

... and Dhru's escort service turned up its first perk; An invite over to another apartment for dinner. Since we had no real plans for the rest of the day, and we really wanted to get out of the apartment, we decided to take them up on the offer. Unfortunately, we did not have their phone number. Evan and I headed out because le donne (the women, a perhaps sexist joke made about the two members of the Meat Locker, not naming names ...

... still delicate and broken bag. Also, her camera was sideways around her body and as she had no pockets in her jacket she had to unlock her bag's padlock to place everything inside. It was worth it for the Uffizi gallery though as we spent the best part of 3hrs inside looking at the best collection of renaissance art anywhere. All the ninja turtles were represented- Leonardo (da vinci), Raphael (Raffaelo Sanzio), Michelangelo (di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni) and Donatello (Donato di ...

Whelp, after 10 days in Italy, I say...peace out! Yes, I enjoyed Italy very, very much, however, I feel as though I was expecting so much more...aaaand, I am a bit sad I didn't get to do Cinque Terra. Ah well, next time...right?! Annnnnyway, Florence has been fun. The day I arrived I met this couple from London and I basically forced myself upon them so I could finally have company..haha, but seriously. They were really cool though ...

... like the 5th time, I just gave up on the view and started to walk the easy way back into town and luckily he didn't follow. Then it started to rain. I was wondering to myself why people raved so much about Florence, because I really couldn't figure it out. Anyways, long story short, I had supper that night then back to the hostel. Today I went shopping in the huge market just around the corner from the hostel and got a few small things. Only small. Though the guys in the market can be ...