Jolly Carlton Florence

... difference, so much so that Kate wondered why some of the lesser-known artists' work was even hung. (Kate: An insult I know and I'm sorry! I just couldn't help but wonder!) Similar to Siena, there was a ton of art dedicated to the Virgin Mary, who seems to be highly revered in Italian culture. The Uffizi also holds a tremendous number of sculptures and the Florentine artists paid tremendous homage to their Greek and Roman ...

... For almost a year, Chris and I have been referencing our Tuscan dinner whenever we have some extra spare change to tuck away: this is for our Tuscan dinner! Well, tonight was the night and it was soooo worth the wait. It's truffle season in Tuscany and there are few things we love more than truffles. Three hours later, we closed the place after an amazing five course meal near a roaring fire. It was yet another "pinch me" moment.<br><br>:)<br><br><br>

... the sky is soft pinks and purples. Very pretty.<br><br>Anyway, Florence. So I had a nice dinner that night after I wrote my blog. I ended up going to a restaurant just down the street from my hotel. It was packed out and there were two women waiting for a table in front of me. A table for four became available and the waiter asked if we minded all sitting together. They seemed happy enough with that, so I agreed. They turned out to be really lovely. They were Dutch ...

... with them and listen to the beautiful language. I love watching the very italian facial and hand gestures. Sometimes I even try to imitate them. They, in turn, have always very graciously helped me with my queries, whether it is "dov'e il stazione?" (where is the station?) or "dov'e il supermercato? (where is the supermarket?)" or "dov'e Via Nazionale?" (where is Nazionale Road?). Most of the time, they have taken their time and gave me painstaking specific directions ...

... on the next hill. Drove all around the countryside (which I hate to say is much bigger and impressive than Napa). Wine is so cheap and good but unfortunately the majority of grapes had just been picked. Also ventured into Florence for two days of sightseeing. This is one place that is as magnificent as tpublished pictures!

... night. We finally got internet at our apartment, so while it helped in the lesson planning research, it also made it easier to procrastinate. It's the reason I didn't get TV at my place for the past two years. I didn't feel like lesson planning, so instead, John and I walked around town, enjoying one of our last nights in Florence. When we got home, I got on Skype and talked with Ben for about 3 hours. It was awesome, but I didn't ...

... building up and there were loads of bikers streaming into the track with tents strapped to their bikes. Scooters also were also streaming in too. Wayne headed into the track while I made our lunches and closed up the van. When I got into the track about half an hour later people were everywhere and qualifying was about to start at 8.15am. The hill we planned to sit on was packed and sitting areas nowhere to be found. Wayne had befriended a group of British fans and got us a tiny part of ...

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... a medieval hilltop village. It is known as the Manhattan of the Middle Ages because of its skyline. It was an incredible maze of cobblestone with local arts and farm products, as well as an ancient torture museum. It also had Pluripremiata Gelateria that won the Gelato World Championship in 06/07 and 08/09! Imagine my excitement to try the best ice cream in the world! We each got our own cone ...

... my self get some what tired but I look like an animal shot with to low of a tranquilizer dose. I couldn't fall asleep but I could barely move I finally fell asleep for about 2 hours. Over all a great flight and I was finally back in the US. It was weird to have everyone speaking English around me. The flight to Indy was very bumpy with all the storms in the Midwest region. I had made it home in one piece thank for taking the time to read my blog hope you all enjoyed.