Lunch in Acquaviva
25 października 2023, Włochy ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Acquaviva was a very small town that expected NO tourists. We ate lunch at the only restaurant in town, I think.
Driving to Cortona
25 października 2023, Włochy ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
A driver picked us up on Acquaviva and drive us very fast on a narrow road to Cortona. Watch the video as he drives us quickly up a narrow steep street to our hotel in Cortona. He stopped the car in Czytaj więcej
In Cortona
25 października 2023, Włochy ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
We arrived at our hotel and then were amazed to see we are staying very close to the main town square with many restaurants, shops, etc. Fun!!
Narrow streets and fast cars..,
25 października 2023, Włochy ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Town square in Cortona
25 października 2023, Włochy ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Breakfast is so fun!
26 października 2023, Włochy ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Each morning we start our day with an amazing buffet!
Thursday we explored Cortona!
26 października 2023, Włochy ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
From 9 am till 12:30 pm we walked all around the city of Cortona.
Cortona: views and Cathedrals
26 października 2023, Włochy ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Views, parks, cathedrals, endless beauty…!
More of Cortona
26 października 2023, Włochy ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Pleasant walking temperature, lots of uphill and downhill through steep, narrow streets.
Thursday evening
26 października 2023, Włochy ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
I had ravioli for lunch Thursday. At sunset we looked out over the city and at the cemetery where each headstone had a small electric light.
Afternoon in the plaza
26 października 2023, Włochy ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
I wrote postcards while Vicki tasted wine. And the local school bus dropped off the kids!
Friday in Florence
27 października 2023, Włochy ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We rode the train from Cortona to Florence, arriving around noon. Our hotel is right in the middle of all the tourist sights. We walked to a plaza where we met our tour group. The sidewalks and narrow Czytaj więcej
Our 3-hour tour
27 października 2023, Włochy ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
This tour in Florence covered art, architecture, and history.
Spectacular sights
27 października 2023, Włochy ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
The Ponte Vecchio bridge built in 1345. And the main cathedral and duomo. And finally the academy that holds the original David statue sculpted by Michelangelo.
Saturday in Cinque Terra
28 października 2023, Włochy ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
In the dark of early morning we walked to meet up with a tour group. 44 of us tourists, all speaking English, with 2 excellent guides from Florence. We all got on a bus and rode east to the Czytaj więcej
5 villages on the coast
28 października 2023, Włochy ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
We spent from 9:30 am until 6:30 pm visiting the 5 villages on the coast/cliffs. Absolutely perfect weather all day.
Cinque Terra
28 października 2023, Włochy ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We walked all day, mostly up and down steps. We walked over 9 miles today.
More Cinque Terra
28 października 2023, Włochy ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
And more…
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And…
28 października 2023, Włochy ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
Gelato supply in the morning
29 października 2023, Włochy ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Sunday morning the “gelato mountains” are ready for a busy day.
On the Ponte Vecchio Bridge
29 października 2023, Włochy ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
This was the only bridge in Florence that was not bombed during WWII. Looks like we are standing in a post card….
A single rower on the Arno River
29 października 2023, Włochy ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Sunday morning he had the river to himself.
A water color painter
29 października 2023, Włochy ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
On the other end of the bridge we watched this painter.
The Pitti Palace
29 października 2023, Włochy ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
This is the palace where the powerful Medici family lived. Beautiful.
















































































































































PodróżnikAt least they had a restaurant
PodróżnikLooks great. Are those pear slices?
PodróżnikYes, it was a whole pear sliced with strawberries and chocolate powder and powdered sugar. Yum!