Villa Cilnia Arezzo

Hello everyone,<br>We had such fun today!! The square had it's first ever market day or flea market. It was filled with cheeses which by the way Percino was our favorite and the fresh sliced procuitto was unbelievable. We just walked around all day. The first part of the day we did two loads of wash and dry which cost $18 us dollars. Then we had wine free and paid and had a great time. We then came back to ...

... It was the size of a small frozen Tony's party pizza from home. We then went to get Gelato (ice cream) and we walked the main strip with all the beautiful young Italians. It is Friday night and they were out full force and dressed to kill. It is amazing how we dress big and saggy in America (boys and girls) and here and when in London everything was tight, small to the waist in coats and shirts and tight jeans. The girls all wear the leggings with boots ...

I hope this works, it has been hard to attach some of the video because it times out. FYI to all my not so computer literate friends and family. When you first open the video, it will start and then stop in the middle to keep reloading and then start and stop again. This can get frustrating but is necessary until it is completely ...

... like we knew what we were looking at and of course I was talking when a young girl named Meghan came up to us and helped. Yes, a Meghan wow it was great. We talked to her and she was here on her own from Washington going to med school for free because she was volunteering at the hospital. She stays with an Italian family and she said it is O.K. We followed her and then she went one way and we ...

Well, our last day in Arezzo.<br>My haircut turned out OK I think.<br>Turns out that the head (excuse the pun) hairdresser had lived in Australia for a few years, and although she couldn't remember much english, I emerged unscathed sans mohawk!<br> <br>We spent the last day wandering the streets of Arezzo in the raiin and discovered new nooks and crannies, it's that sort of town ...

... the fresco cycle of the Legend of the True Cross created by Piero della Francesca, a work that is a fundamental to early Renaissance art. The frescoes were styled after a book which follows the wood that was used to make the cross of Christ from the Tree of Knowledge in the Garden of Eden all the way through to the Annunciation. While not considered historically correct, it is a beautiful depiction of the Christian story and includes frescoes of the King of Solomon meeting ...

... up to our binario, only to hear "all aboard" once again. As in Roma, I threw up our bags and we scrambled aboard as the train started to roll. We gave up looking for our first class seats, and settled in to view the breathtaking scenery as the train climbed through a steep narrow valley. Our travel agent told me, "don't worry about the four minute train change; Bologna is a small station." Wrong! Bologna ...

... sing this song!..let's do anoth** tequila shoot....how many....10......we need 10 shots of tequila.....oh this is so awesome!" Wow! Did we really act like that? I think so... I know Steve Clark did. The karaoke guy was at least my age if not old** and thought he was the coolest guy in the world. He yells on the mic aft** a horrible rendition of Ice Ice Baby, "oh girls, that was so awesome...hey Shiela, get these girls a free shot!" What a tool bag! You should have ...

... and took us the rest of the way up to Massa. Shoot, that wasn't brief was it? Sorry. Okay, so now. We are in Arezzo, a city in the middle of Italy where Life Is Beautiful was filmed. We are living in an apartment here for 2 weeks and are attending an Italian school. It is AMAZING!! It is the perfect way to end off our trip. It has exceeded our expectations. The city is the perfect size and is really lovely to walk around and live in. Our apartment is ...

... his mastery of three fields, sculpture, architecture and painting), we head towards the surrounding areas of the Church, the beautiful chapels (including the Pazzi Chapel) decorated with paintings and frescoes and sculptures. There is also a leather school that is attached to the church and a leather shop where the students sell wallets, bags, etc ...