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Days 11 and 12: Pisa, Florence and Rome
... painted buildings and lampposts along the river. So we walked down to the Square of Miracles (loose translation) to see the Leaning Tower. We had so much fun just walking around, going into the cathedral and crying, and taking tons of stupid tourist pictures that were awesome. Now, the Tower and everything else was great, but the real highlight was an unplanned, 1-second event. Here's a little background: We were walking on the street and my mom ...
Livorno, Italy
... of shopping. I have yet to make a major purchase…. That will come with time…
After Pisa, it was back to Livorno in our cab. Carol, Bob, Paul, and I decided to have the cab drop us off in the center of town while the others opted to go back to the ship. Once in town, we walked around Livorno, although it was a bit deserted on this Sunday afternoon. We did, however, find a nice small Italian restaurant and had some excellent pasta, ...
Rough Seas; Calm "Cabin"
... by the beauty that is Italy. We made our way to Monterosso, the little town a few minutes from Vernazza by train. We were going to hike it, but were told that the hiking trail was closed because of mudslides so we just took the train. Had we known the truth (it’s actually open, but there’s no one there to take the fee). That was the last beautiful day we would have until we left, but we didn’t know that then, of course.
Monterosso is ...
Floats and Faces
... which hosts an oak tree at the top. No explanation on why it’s there, but it served for the great panoramic scenes from the new camera Randy got me. That’s number 3 for me, if you’re keeping track, or 4 if you count the little one he got as a pocket model for himself, but that he never uses. Not much scandal other than the number of $20’s we invest on cameras, just a lovely weekend enjoying the food, wine, culture and ...
Beach Day and Everyday Things
... started with an antipasto of prosciutto and cocoli. Cocoli are balls of fried dough that reminded me of doughnuts topped with a cheese sauce. Then they brought out two types of pasta for us to have. One was penne with a cheese cream sauce and sausage. The other, my favorite, was gnocchi with tomato sauce and organic pecorino cheese. We finished with tiramisu for dessert. And of course, we had some great red wine. The lunch was a good time for getting to ...