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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 ...
Fun, fun, fun
... the Rome Cavalieri Waldorf Astoria Hotel., which sits up on top of the hills overlooking Rome and Vatican City. The door to our balcony is open as we view the evening lights of Rome and listen to live music coming from the restaurant we just ate at 6 stories down. Coincidence brought us here as all hotels in Rome center were sold-out. Best thing that could have happened!!! We love it..... But more on Rome and the hotel next time..... Arrivedercci ...
Historical day in Florence...
... in the 1300's, shortly before the Bubonic plague spread. Inside the church, we saw mosaics, an astronomical clock dating back to the 1400's, as well as a frescoe of Dante's Divine Comedy. We then went to the Baptistery, Vix went in but I just caught a glimpse whent the door opened. We saw the "Gates of Paradise" in all their splendour, before walking down the main street Via Calzaivoli. We had gelato (chocolate mousse and biscuit mousse for me) and then went to ...
Are we there yet?
... calling it gonad... you had to be there) - and laid in supplies just in case we missed breakfast again. (Heaven forbid, after all this trip is really all about eating and shopping. Priorities.) When we dropped off our purchases, JB and M claimed they were tired and needed to nap. Pixie and I looked at each other and silently had the same thought: Wait... what?! We're in Italy, people. You can sleep when you're dead! We left their butts behind and hit the town.
We ...
Mangiare La Cucina Americana e Fare Shopping
... about ten minutes away. My first apartment was a big, beautiful, old-fashioned townhouse about five minutes away from Umbra. I lived there with seven other girls from the U.S. Unfortunately, our schedules didn't mesh very well, so I made arrangements to move. My new apartment is a little bit further of a walk, and it's literally uphill both ways. I like it a lot here though--it's more modern and well-lit, and our ...