Villa Certosa Impruneta
Bottai Via Colle Ramole 12,FI 50023 Impruneta, Tuscany, 50023, Italy
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Lemons definitely make lemonade
... cheap. Yep could live here! The weather is closing in so head back to get my washing in and I swear it smells of lemons which must be from the local air and the lemon grove across from the apartment window (definitely not the washing powder) then take a walk around all the back streets and realize there is a stack of local government propaganda out there...elections are fast ...
Fur coats, fish pubs, and... getting meowed at?
... to us. Emily, Lauren, and I woke up at 1:30 in the afternoon to the housekeeper opening our door, asking if she could clean the room. In unison we all said "tomorrow" and rolled back over. By the time we got up and moving it was 3:30. While walking down the streets of Florence we found a cute place to eat called Restaurante Nuti. The food was like nothing in the US. Emily had margarita pizza, Lauren had sole fish, and I ordered penne pasta and ...
Turtles in a half shell.....Turtle Power
... of appreciation for the the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Works from Michelangelo, Raphael and Leonardo were all very impressive and did stand out from the rest, I couldn't find any pieces from Donatello (or Splinter).
That evening we bullied the publican of the Irish pub to put on the International Hybrid Rules game between Australia and Ireland. Originally he had promised a patron to play the Real Madrid football game, however we needed somewhere that ...
The Birthday Fight
Today was an incredibly special day… it was Isaac's birthday! 26 years old and he’s spending it in Italy. Now THAT’S a birthday gift. We wanted to make this day as special as possible, so after dropping our stuff off at our accommodation, we headed into town, grabbing sandwiches on the way. Our first stop in Florence, and one of the major attractions, was viewing the Statue of David. If you’ve never seen David ...
Good Friday...you bet!
... We are outta here!!! Well, at least this part of the museum...we did pay our money to see the tombs.
Michelangelo's tombs of the Medici are impressive. I had the opportunity to see them previously. I remember my father telling me about them as a child, and explaining who the Medici were, who Michelangelo was etc. Fond memories. For Christopher, this was his first time in the Cappelle. he studied the room in school, ...


