Lunch in Acquaviva
25 октября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 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 октября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 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 inЧитать далее
In Cortona
25 октября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 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!!
ПутешественникVicki had a nut flavored gelato. I had vanilla with chocolate flakes.
Heidi is with you. That is one well traveled lamb. I’m so honored. Gelato looks delicious [Ann]
Narrow streets and fast cars..,
25 октября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Town square in Cortona
25 октября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Breakfast is so fun!
26 октября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Each morning we start our day with an amazing buffet!
Thursday we explored Cortona!
26 октября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
From 9 am till 12:30 pm we walked all around the city of Cortona.
Cortona: views and Cathedrals
26 октября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Views, parks, cathedrals, endless beauty…!
More of Cortona
26 октября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Pleasant walking temperature, lots of uphill and downhill through steep, narrow streets.
ПутешественникYes! They have a campus here, and they are in session now. Beautiful place to do a semester abroad!
Thursday evening
26 октября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 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 октября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
I wrote postcards while Vicki tasted wine. And the local school bus dropped off the kids!
Friday in Florence
27 октября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 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 narrowЧитать далее
ПутешественникFlorence is beyond crowded. Uncomfortably crowded and noisy and hectic.
Our 3-hour tour
27 октября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
This tour in Florence covered art, architecture, and history.
Spectacular sights
27 октября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 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.
ПутешественникHow incredible to see Donatello’s David in person. One of the world’s masterpieces.
ПутешественникOur guide talked into a microphone while we had a small transmitter with earphones. So she was walking and talking while we could hear her clearly through the earphones. That was necessary due to wall-to-wall crowds everywhere!!
Saturday in Cinque Terra
28 октября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 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 theЧитать далее
ПутешественникA double decker bus with Wi-Fi and USB ports at every seat for charging our phones. We sat up top.
5 villages on the coast
28 октября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 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 октября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We walked all day, mostly up and down steps. We walked over 9 miles today.
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Stepping down to the water, wow each stone placed perfectly.
More Cinque Terra
28 октября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
And more…
28 октября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
And…
28 октября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
Gelato supply in the morning
29 октября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Sunday morning the “gelato mountains” are ready for a busy day.
ПутешественникYes, they run out of the best flavors by afternoon. There are soooo many gelato stores!!
Kathy Arnold said Italian gelato was the best she has ever experienced. Looks delicious [Ann]
On the Ponte Vecchio Bridge
29 октября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 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 октября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Sunday morning he had the river to himself.
ПутешественникNope! Only Phil does that. This guy used both hands for rowing.
A water color painter
29 октября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
On the other end of the bridge we watched this painter.
The Pitti Palace
29 октября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
This is the palace where the powerful Medici family lived. Beautiful.
ПутешественникAt least they had a restaurant
ПутешественникLooks great. Are those pear slices?
ПутешественникYes, it was a whole pear sliced with strawberries and chocolate powder and powdered sugar. Yum!