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... and we stayed until we were ready to retire for the evening.<br><br>Sat 14 Nov<br>Next day we had a sleep-in and then went for a run around the 4km city walls. Twice around was enough for Kim and I managed a 3rd. After a shower we were back in town for more meandering and I had one of the best Cupuccio's (Capuccino) ever!! We found a few hours during siesta to catch up with the ...

... on the main street near our apartment and came across one which we hadn&#8217;t seen open before- it had beautiful looking pastries- why didn&#8217;t we find it before our last day? Actually, I didn&#8217;t think they were as nice as the French ones we had.<br> We had to pack our bags and get organised for the move out of the apartment.

... Coast without the roads, money or development. Caught the train to Monterosso Al Mare which was the most northern village which had pebbly grey beaches and large statues carved in the rocks. It was quite warm and you could imagine the beach could be crowded in summer as there were people sunbaking on the beach. We decided to catch the train to the Vernazza, the next town south to have lunch. This was a really pretty town, with houses lining the piazza which ...

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>

... and also what looked like a whole boned roasted pig which they just cut slices through. It wasn't even refrigerated. We then went to hire bikes and ride around the wall. Tara wasn&#8217;t too keen on it, so her and Greg went tandem. It was lots of fun and we managed to go around twice which was 6 km. We walked through the city, getting a gelato as usual and window shopped (many of the shops were closed for siesta ...

... called Easy Pisa, was a short 3.5 hour tour that took us by guided motor coach from Livorno to the center of Pisa. On the way, Elsie noticed a group of cyclists, riding toward Livorno, seemingly enjoying the perfect conditions for a Sunday morning ride! In Pisa, we had time to visit the Field of Miracle which includes the Leaning (Bell)Tower, Duomo, Baptistery of Giovanni and Camposanto. Surrounding much of Pisa are ...

... The Cross is modern and sixty feet tall and looks oddly normal standing in that remote place. It&#8217;s very peaceful up there, and you can hear the wind.<br> <br> <br> The Luccan plain seen from the Cross<br> That evening I was brought to meet Simona&#8217;s parents who, after an evening of dinner and dancing, would be going to Rimini the next day to start their vacation. Is this the life, or what? Gelato for ...

... in 1989, make fun of people and talk New Kids on the Block. When Ale came home though, that's when the real fun began. He would show us all the produce on the land: strawberries and squash and figs and "funghi" (mushrooms). He would walk right into the neighbour's home to show us where barrels of wine were made and stored. After that he'd walk us into another home, this time the guy was restoring antique meat slicers. Then, the four of ...

Well hello! I have just gotten back from the most beautiful place in the world! Cinque Terre is absolutely stunning. A couple of my friends from high school and I met up in the five cities and we took a hike (yes mom I did do that four letter word ...

... I called Karen down and it ended up she needed some bread because she couldn't find any stores open on Sunday night. The stores hours here are very odd - open in the morning - closed for siest - open again. But on Sunday or any other day they choose to "strike", it may be closed. Well Karen tried to communicate with her and gave her our bread and showed her where Carlo lived. (this was no great sacrifice as we didn't find bread in Italy to be too tasty ...