Takeoff!
30 сентября 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Travel Montage!
1 октября 2024 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore
2 октября 2024 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
There's a lot to see around the cathedral so we broke it into multiple days. We needed reservations for the top of Brunelleschi's dome so we did that first thing in the morning of the first day. SinceЧитать далее
A little David...
2 октября 2024 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Seen on the streets...
Coffee Mantra
2 октября 2024 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Great coffee to help get us going!
Piazza della Repubblica
2 октября 2024 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Ponte Vecchio
2 октября 2024 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Palazzo Vecchio
3 октября 2024 г., Италия ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
Ora D'Aria
3 октября 2024 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Michelin star restaurant for a tasting menu to celebrate Anne's birthday! It was a small place, maybe twenty seats, with a glass wall to see into the kitchen.
Galleria dell’Accademia di Firenze
3 октября 2024 г., Италия ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
The statue of David is the big attraction and he didn't disappoint. Also impressive were the Stradivari instruments on display. However, the crowds were a major downer. Even with timed entryЧитать далее
Giotto's Tower
4 октября 2024 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Uffizi Galleries
4 октября 2024 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Palazzo Pitti
4 октября 2024 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
The palace of the Medici family, this place makes you feel a little like it's a mini Versailles.
Basilica di San Miniato
4 октября 2024 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Piazzale Michelangelo
4 октября 2024 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
La Verna - Franciscan Sanctuary
5 октября 2024 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
We're sleeping in the Franciscan monastery dorm at the site where St. Francis of Assisi received his stigmata. This is the 800 year anniversary of the event and the sanctuary is packed with pilgrimsЧитать далее
Along the path in Tuscany
6 октября 2024 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Pieve Santo Stefano
6 октября 2024 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
First day on the trail, 9.14 miles and 1041 feet of elevation gain. We ended the day in Pieve Santo Stefano on the banks of the Tiber River, who's headwater is just up the valley and also runs throughЧитать далее
Eremo di Cerbaiolo
7 октября 2024 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
From our guide book...
"The Eremo di Cerbaiolo was built in the 8th century for the Benedictine Order. By the 1200s, the hermitage was no longer inhabited, but on a journey to La Verna, St. FrancisЧитать далее
Il Palazzo
7 октября 2024 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
We're staying in a really nice B&B tonight, the perfect end to a long and wet day! This place was amazing. We shared the main lodging with two other groups. The highlight was dinner with the hosts, aЧитать далее
Convento Eremo di Montecasale
8 октября 2024 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
A quick stop by the hermitage of Montecasale on the way to Sansepolcro. The friars were very nice and helpful with directions, and we got a picture with the old gentleman who was insistent we knew theЧитать далее
Sansepolcro
9 октября 2024 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Rain overtook is as we entered Sansepolcro, so we stayed in to do laundry, an unglamorous but necessary task. The pizza for dinner was excellent, despite my stomach's unhappiness at the cheese I ateЧитать далее
Gricignano - Biblical Diorama
9 октября 2024 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
We were stopped as we walked through the town of Gricignano by a gentleman who was working on the street. He spoke French and quickly started conversing with Anne. Soon after we were being usheredЧитать далее
Citerna
9 октября 2024 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
We stayed the night in Citerna, exactly the sort of town you think of when you think of hill top towns in Tuscany and Umbria. Our accommodation was a room with an incredible view back towardsЧитать далее
Morning walking
10 октября 2024 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Buongiorno! A beautiful morning in Umbria!