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  Florence, Italy
Sunday, September 30, 2007

Hello



Sorry for that last lame update. That was more for Mirabel's
grandparents, who I'm sure worry about more her daily whereabouts than
the rest of you.



So here's our update: On Sept 25 we caught an early morning flight,
correction: we caught an early morning subway, bus, plane, bus, walk,
from Paris to Rome. We settled down to eat lunch at 2pm which is a very
respectable lunch hour for Italians but about 3 hours too late for a
woman who gets severely cranky if her blood sugar level drop even .0001
below 'normal' levels - Tim will verify this scientific data. Anyways
we thought we'd stay put for the day but after a shower and a family
nap we found ourselves at the Collesium and checking out some Roman
ruins.  The following day we took in all the Rome biggies - I even
saw the Pope. We were going to stay an extra day but our Russian
'landlady' informed us that Rome was full. We could have waited until
1:30pm to find out if they had a cancellation but we figured that was
too long to wait if we did indeed need to make alternative
arrangements.  Its one thing for Tim and I to sleep in a train
station and yet a whole other thing if we force our 10 month old baby
to do so. So we found accommodation in Florence and bought our train
tiket.  It was pouring, POURING, rain when we got here so we
bartered with a street vendor to get a cheap umbrella and then tried to
find our hostel with soaking wet directions. Mirabel was dry and happy
upon our arrival, Tim and I - not so much of either.  Then Tim and
Mirabel came down with colds so I went out on my own (still in the
pouring rain) the next day for a few hours and I ran into Sandra
Shamas.  This will mean nothing to about 98% of you but she is a
Toronto celeb who got rich on her one-woman shows. I thought I had seen
her at the Pantheon in Rome but was almost sure of it when I saw her
here in Florence so I approached her and did the whole 'I'm a big fan
routine'. Anyways that was kind of cool for me to see her and all the
other great stuff we're seeing.  Now I have a cold so Tim went out
on his own yesterday and we're staying put as best as we can. We should
be totally recovered by tomorrow when we catch a morning train to
Venice to spend a sole day in Italy most expensive city then we're off
to Budapest on a night train. (Mike we are planning on making our way
down to Istanbul if you are serious about meeting us there - let us
know dates and times).



Okay I think that's it for now - still trying to figure out how to
upload pictures but trust us we have all the requisite ones of Mirabel
infront of the Eiffel Tower, the Collesium etc. Plus some great ones of
her eating a baquette in Paris and a fresh, whole tomato in
Italy.  Oh and another story for the grandparents, Mirabel climbed
a flight of stairs (with me close behind) yesterday. Pretty cool



Finally on a whole travelling with the baby has been both easier and
hardier than travelling alone.  Harder for all the reason you can
imagine and easier because she is still a pretty darn happy kid and her
smile helps us get smiles and assistance in return.  We've had
some ups and downs but that could have happened in Toronto too so we
are trying to stay positive and enjoy the highs and ride out the lows
(like paying $20 for 2 gelatos in Italy yikes!) And I cannot believe
how much the Italians love babies. She has been held and kissed so much
- which is probably why she got sick but oh well.  Okay that's all
for now. Much love again,

Rach

P.S I think you can just send this website onto to others who might want to read about our travels.

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