Because i dont have enough time to sit and write in my blog, I will give brief highlights. I hope you are all doing well. I am having an amazing time. Italy has proven to be diverse and full of life! It has been somewhat hot and I seem to have gotten heat rash on my foot and my arm. However the worst is the swelling. I was able to get some cream from the Farmacia (Pharmacy) which has helped quite a bit. My tour operator said if it didnt get better in the next day or two he would take me to a doctor. But i see improvement already.
Florence, Italy - Florence was a favorite place of mine. The Duomo was the most amazing thing i have ever seen in my life and no pictures could ever do it justice. I took some anyway, but please keep that in mind. We took a brief walking tour through the city and then we had some free time which i spent sitting near the Efici (spelling) watching one of the watercolor artists and people watching. One of the most enjoy able afternoons for me. One of the optional tours was a dinner in the Chianti Hills! It was by far the best night ever! Our bus driver was singing with the piano, we all had TONS of bottomless bottles of red chianti, and then we went out dancing afterwards! It was a rough morning, but well worth it!
San Gimiani ( spelling?) - A quaint, meidevil village atop a hill with wonderful character and breathtaking view of the Tuscan Countryside. Pssstt... you know all those paintings and photographs you see of Tuscany?? YUP! Looks JUST like that!!!! AMAZING!
Pisa - yup, we came, we saw, we took pictures, we left! The leaning tower is cool.... but thats pretty much it!
Santa Margharita Ligure and Portifino - Exclusive resport area-absolutely stunning!!!!!! Famous for its pesto, I of course HAD to try it! Then i sat under some huge trees in the park facing the Mediterrean Sea. Quiet, peaceful, refreshing... What more can i say? It was a brief encounter.
Milan - Here is a one sentence description of Milan. Ancient Gothic style monsterous duomo surrounded by NYC style metropolis. Ugh. The church was amazing, but ok.. thats it... lets go! am done! We stayed in a nearby hotel last night in Milano (Milan in Italian) and now here i sit in an internet cafe to escape the hussle and bussle of the city streets! Not my style!
My favorite things so far-
1. endless cappacino outdoor cafés with the most amazing coffee EVER (except yours Diane.. of course!!!!)
2. breathtaking view of the Tuscan Countryside
3. watching artists in Florence.
4. sitting at St. Pietros Square in Rome on the day of my arrival!
5. Dinner in the Chianti Hills!
6. Pesto in Santa Margharita Ligure
7. Dinner with some of the other girls in Rome in an outdoor cafe!
8. The view from the hotel in Sorrento!
Time for me to go! My hour is almost running out!
CIAO for now!
Andiamos dulce vide (We are going to live the sweet life!)
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Oh yeah, dont forget the bottomless bottles of wine. I hear that is one of the finer points of Italian living. Only the beginning of the trip, and you are sounding quite pleased, despite the minor setbacks. I can almost feel the Tuscan breezes with you. tc
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