Poggio Respiro Montaione
Loc. Iano Montaione, Tuscany, Italy
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Disneyworld Syndrome
I fear I will soon confirm the stereotype of stupid Americans because all I seem to be able to do is stare in wonder and awe. I have only been in Florence for one full day and am already in love. This city holds a romance and a magic that no American city could hope to achieve. At orientation this morning, we were warned that Americans can suffer from the "Disneywold syndrome," but in my case I hope it never wears off. I haven't even visited any of the ...
Towers and Hillsides
... all the locals have been so wonderful and helpful, especially here in the Cinqueterre.
Adventure P.S. Well, After that wonderful dinner Bob and I decided to wander out into the village to take some nightime photos for a few minutes. Ahh, the best laid plans. We wandered a bit. . . took some photos . . .were about to take one last shot of our apartment . . . were patiently waiting our turn to stand at the best ...
Ist week in May ... living the Lucchese life
... need to organise ourselves with what is happening is this beautiful (eventful) town. We did see advertising for the Lucca Summer Festival that goes every year through July. On it was Elton John, Amy Winehouse, Burt Bacharach, Zucchero and many more performing at the Piazza Napoleone (biggest piazza here).
When we returned to Brunella Mary made some checks into the festival.
We relaxed (again) when we got home. We both seem to be very tired all the ...
The Statue of David
... would have to be an angel.
Not wanting to leave the area surrounding the Statue of David, I found a seat and simply admired it. Everything about it was perfect. I became curious as to what object David was holding in his hands. I didn't know it until later, but this was a sling with which he used to fling a rock to kill Goliath. I sat mesmerized by the statue for as long as I could and then decided to see what other wonders were available. In reality, the museum ...
Groovy dance moves and high energy!
... I had mint chip, raspberry, and strawberry. As we were walking back to the hotel and it was now getting dark. Most of the kiosk had closed from the days, but there were still several men with paintings placed on the floor, and fake designer purses. We heard a near crowd clapping and followed the sounds to find a street entertainer with 150 people in a huge circle. The guy had a middle aged women, young boy, and overweight ...


