Park Moderno Montecatini Terme

Kim had taken her grandma to Lucca last November and had fallen in love with the place. <br><br>We found a park not far from the city walls and then headed in for a look. We came across a chocolate festival in one of the piazzas and sampled a few beforw buying a hot cocolate drink...literally hot chocolate in a cup. It made me feel a bit sick.<br><br>Walking Lucca is like a big ...

... was buzzing with a variety of languages and the overall atmosphere was jubilant and festive. Despite challenges with the "menu", it was a great way to end our visit to Italy. <br><br>We'll retrace our steps through Rome tomorrow and will wind up in London for the night before catching our flight back to San Francisco on Sunday. It was quite fitting to end our journey in Florence, where so much of our current culture emerged centuries ago. <br>

... I've seen images of it but I guess they faded from my memory because the inside is quite ornate. The dome alone is breath taking. Mass is still held at the Pantheon &amp; couples even get married here. I cannot imagine this location! :) <br><br>From the Pantheon, at about 11AM, we went to a gelato shop Chris M recommended. Mmmm, mmmm good. It was brisk outside and we had just had breakfast and we loved it even more. While enjoying these ...

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>

... 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!

... I wonder if the local people get sick of this... there is no variety! Or perhaps there is a secret local stash of snacks/lunch items somewhere and they leave the stale panininis for us tourists?? I'm not sure!). We wondered how the shop owner gets his food to his place? The little bar sat perched above a cliff with a gorgeous view of Corniglia town. Just beautiful. After much huffing and puffing, a pink sunburn and Jon's complaining about the ...

... he was awaiting a judgment from CAPA/Purdue. Not cool. This could put a serious plan in my wrenches (I was doing this thing where I switch things around in saying like they are in the Italian language when translated literally, thought it was kinda catchy). It may mean that I have to take 102 next semester at Purdue, and that sort of defeats one of the big purposes of me being over here. He said that he would try to get it by ...

Over 160,000 copies of the "Disney Guide to Florence" have already been distributed in the U.K. The project was born as a joint collaboration between "Disney Publishing Italia" and the "Agenzia per il turismo di Firenze" (Apt) with support from the "Provincia di Firenze". The guide which touts Florence as the ideal family vacation spot was offered free-with-purchase at 57 Disney stores for one week ...

... were off at the wrong place, so we had to sit there for a good 15 minutes with our huge backpacks until the next bus came. Then we got on the next bus, and it drove us for probably a kilometer, and then told us we had to get off because something was going on with the road, and he couldnt take the correct route. so we get off, and he points in the general direction of where we need to go. Then we start walking, and walking, and ...

... called the Duomo, second only in size to St Peters in the Vatican. The Duomo is colourful with a terra cotta orange roof and pink, green and white marble facade. In the village close to where we were camping we got chatting to a local vet. He saw our Aussie hats and told us he had a fascination with Australia and reads and watches all things Australian he can. He recommended things to do and places ...