Italy was amazing! The food, culture, shopping...it was all perfect! Zach and I had a great time just exploring and eating and having fun with each other. We left Saturday afternoon out of Dulles airport in DC and flew overnight to Paris. From Paris we took a regional jet to Florence. We got there around 9:30 local time. We figured it was best to just go ahead and start the site seeing otherwise if we went to the hotel we would probably crash and lose a whole day. We hoped in our Ford Fiesta (blah) and took off with no clue where we were headed (this happened frequently on the trip!) but that was part of the charm. We found downtown Florence and began exploring.....First was the duomo...
Each city we visited throughout Italy had a duomo that dated back to the 1200's. The history in this country was unbelieveable and definitely part of its greatness. These are the famous bronze doors on the duomo in Florence. Notice the artist heads for the doorknobs.
Zach and I still think that the meal we had in Florence for lunch may have been the greatest one! We had bruscetta, a salad and pizza and everything was so fresh! We continued to walk around most of the day but but the time 4:00 hit I was ready to crash so we decided to go find our hotel. We stayed in a castle out in the Chianti (Tuscany) region.
It was beautiful and peaceful and built in 1010!! We both laid down for naps and neither one of us woke up until the next morning!Monday was meant to be our traveling the countryside and exploring the cities day...and boy was it!! Zach found this scenic road that wound it's way through Tuscany and off we went! Here are a couple shots of the drive...
Notice the jackets...it wasn't as warm as I though it would be over there! Felt more like early spring than late spring! So be prepared to see me in some of the same clothes everyday!
First up was Siena....this was probably my favorite city of the whole trip. The history, ambiance and feel of it was really special! It's an old medieval town with a maze of cobblestone streets.
After Siena we were off to San Gignamno. Another medieval town that once had 76 towers built by rival families to ward off invasion. Today 14 of those towers still exist and it gives the city a neat feeling.
All along this trip plenty of gelato was consumed and many, many snacks. In San Gignanmo we stopped at a market and bought a loaf of bread, salami and some cheese....delicious!Next stop was Pisa....we were so close we felt it would be remiss to not stop and see in the leaning tower!
Alright....that's it for today! And that's only our first 2 days!
I'm off to do more packing because we close on our house Thursday and move next Saturday!!
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