La Papessa Tuscany
San Donato, Poggio Tuscany, Italy
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Amo l'Italia by Dawson McPheson
... the importance Italians place on slowing down. In America we hardly slow down. What I found is that when I take the time to sit down, breathe a little, and spend time with people I love, my appreciation for the little things increases. I start to appreciate life and all of the joy that comes from the little things such as laughing, sharing a meal with good friends, and spending time outside.
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Florence, Fast and Furious
... Pantheon). The cathedral itself is the fourth largest in the world but no longer holds services and is nearly empty aside from the tourists getting busted for using the flash on their cameras.
The famed Uffizi Gallery is just down the road so we tried to see if the line wasn’t too long. On our way, we saw that a new Damien Hirst exhibition just opened at the Palazzo della Signoria so we added this also to the to-do list as well. ...
Today was a Fairytale
... with bread, olive oil, and flavored honeys already out on a table waiting for us. We tried 4 different wines, one white, one rose, and two red. They were all delicious but the white was my favorite. So I ended up buying a bottle of white for my family, along with one of the jars of honey.
Shortly after, we hopped back in the van again and we were taken to a lake in the middle of the countryside. We were given a four course meal for lunch including fried zucchini ...
Florence (and making up for mosquito bites)
... to wait on Steve for our meet-up, and that was the extent of my alone time!
…ok I’m back. Refreshed and ready for more, we headed to the Accademia for our reserved entry time (yay!) The highlight of the Accademia is the original statue of David and, much to my surprise, it was actually very impressive. Having seen images of the statue and even the replica outside the Palazzo Vecchio, I wasn’t expecting much, but the statue really is much better ...
Florence!
... to head to the HUF villa in scandicci but dont know if we will have time! maybe i cant meet up with some friends that are here now. we will see! but all is well. no more panic attacks. warm weather is super enjoyable. and i had my first encounter with an italian salesman trying to sell me a fake painting...i was surprised that he grabbed my hand! "bella! bella! come see! oh bella! aaaah you see you see!" cute but NO GRAZI! ;)
love you all and miss you!
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