"Hello again! Lorin is sleeping so Jasons turn to write- we are in Florence now and I think we will blog again tonight after seeing all of the sights here- Michelangelos David appar ..."
"So today started out early. I was up at 7:15, and had eaten, showered, packed, checked-out and on my way to the Uffizi Museum by 8:10! So glad I got a reservation the day before, b ..."
"The hostel organises day trips of Tuscany every few days. Today I and 3 others went on a day trip. We went to Volterra, San Gimingano, two wineries and another little hilltop town. ..."
"Even on holiday, trips to the supermarket are part of life, so we experienced paying for plastic bags for the first time - a great idea that has now come to Australia. Walking back ..."
"A short drive across the hilltops with vineyards along the way found us in Voltarre. The town looks as if it is a castle on the hilltop. The complete walls and turrets still standi ..."
"The Walls family Europe 2007 Journal June 8, 2007 The Trip Over: We had a hurried morning getting together the final packing. We planned to leave around 1:00 but finally left aroun ..."
"We woke up to a nice, clear sky -- a relief after yesterday's rain. We had breakfast at the hotel -- then did a final spin around Florence before meeting up with the tour at noon. ..."