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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 ...
Day 10: Florence
... We watched some kids run into a creperie and decided it was time for Mom to try her first Nutella crepe. They are so gooey and chocolatey and sweetly delicious. Once we were in Santa Croce, we only had a little time, so went straight to the Masters' tombs. I can't explain the absolute disbelief and surrealty of standing in front of the spot where Galileo, Michelangelo and Dante rest. I mean, you're literally 10 feet from the father of modern astronomy, the painter of the ...
Pisa and Florence
... We parked in front of a gate on the right street and I got out and went hunting for our hotel. And after asking at a cafe and a police lady, I found it – and it had parking on the inside of the gates – yippee!
Well, the hotel, called Residence Michelangelo was magnificent! Two storey, and very grand. The rooms were very large – marble slate floors – we had adjoining ...
Fun in Tuscany
... All feeling very merry we headed off to the next stop, a little medieval town for views over the valleys. En route throughout the day we stopped off to "sample" the grapes, apples and figs.. i.e. the driver made the Aussies jump out a steal the above items while we all watched and laughed. We then went into Greve di Chanti for some gelati before heading back to the hostel. What a day. We even got to keep the swimwear.
Our next day was somewhat more quiet. ...
6/1/2011- Wednesday
... originally made to mark his tomb. His died before it was perfected. Due to damage in the marble Jesus only has one leg. It is beautiful. There are also a few statues that are on the outside of the baptistery. Like the baptizing of Jesus by John the Baptist and the beheading of John the baptist. This is where my Catholic education comes in handy....
After this I worked on some homework and attempted to haggle my way down on the cutest hand ...
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