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Italy Round Up & Return
It was too easy to get behind on my blog with the slower pace in Tuscany. I got lazy and couldn’t quite bring myself to post as often. We’re home safe and sound now, but here’s the recap of our last few lovely days in Italy. Wed 4/6 The hotel has a great gym (not…
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Two days inTuscany
Monday, 4/4 “Watch out for the goats!” isn’t something I generally need to say as we’re driving around Newport Beach, but we’re not in California anymore. And we’re not in Bologna either. Monday, we made the drive south to Tuscany, (with only one minor navigational miscue) skirting around Florence and winding our way through the…
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Bologna – Move over Oscar Mayer
We savored our breakfast and last few moments at the beautiful Hotel Lungarno before checking out into a pounding sleet storm. We taxied over to pick up our rental car and fortunately, by the time we pulled out of the garage, the storm was beginning to clear. We were both a little nervous about navigating…
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Last day in Florence
Breakfast is included here at the Hotel Lungarno and it’s been worth rolling out for each morning. After a bite and a cappuccino, we set off to explore Forte di Belvedere, Pitti Palace and the Boboli Gardens. We had heard Fort Belvedere provided one of the highest look out points over the city and since…
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Torrents in Florence
We woke to rain, our first of the trip, but plans had been laid and we were determined to meet Kate for another day of touring here in Florence. Even in the rain and relative gloom the city is magnificent and such a change from Rome. There is an elegance here; a refinement which is…
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Adventures and misadventures
Tuesday was our travel day from Rome up to Florence. We had a planned stop along the coast in Campiglia Marittima to see old Atlanta friends, Sam and Carlotta, who have since moved back to Italy to her family homestead. We bought our train tickets and Carlotta was set to meet us at the station…
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Rome Again
Yesterday was another big day of touring here in Rome, this time across the river at the Vatican to see the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica. Kate showered us with more information than our brains could possibly hold and while it was all excellent, I won’t belabor it here. I think the highlight of…
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A marathon day in Rome
I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, “She’s using marathon as some kind of analogy to talk about all the places they visited with their tour guide today,” and you’d be right. But you’d also be wrong because today was most definitely the Rome Marathon, complete with barricades around the Colosseum, (and indeed all over…
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Smooth sailing
After a rather shocking 5:00am wake up, we had a very smooth day of travel. We connected through Atlanta and after a nine and a half hour flight, we arrived in Rome. After a brief nap, we rallied and made a late afternoon foray out to Trevi Fountain. It felt good to stretch our legs…
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Off to Italy
On March 1st of this year, we marked 25 years of marriage and what better way to celebrate than with a trip to Italy! After almost a year of planning, waiting, hoping (and more recently, clothes buying) we are finally on our way. Follow along with us if you want. I’ll be blogging as much…
Kleins in Italy 