This morning we were up before the sun. I felt well rested, but the fact that it was still dark out made it really difficult to get up and get moving. We finished packing up and stepped out the door…
Italy: Wine Festival in Chianti
We decided last night that we would go out to another one of the hill towns today, but we hadn’t decided for sure which one. So as we got ready this morning, we debated between San Gimignano and Chianti, both…
Italy: Lazy Afternoon in Siena
Today we woke up slowly. Probably a function of exhaustion from walking all day yesterday, coupled with the copious amounts of delicious Italian beer and pasta we ingested last night. As I’ve said before, we’re not “art people” and we…
Italy: Trying to Make it to Florence
This morning we woke early to shower, finish packing and make sure we were on the vaporetto in time to make the 11:27 train to Florence. We planned to check out, grab a quick breakfast to go and be on…
Italy: Benvenuti in Italia
This morning started bright and early; no time for snuggling in our comfy, fluffy bed today. We were up and at ’em and headed to Schiphol by 8am. Check-in was a breeze – we barely had our passports looked over,…