For any of you interested in traveling vicariously I thought I would share some pics from our trip to Italy last month. It was absolutely splendid! I only missed eating gelato one day, but ate it twice on another day to make up for it. (Ice cream sandwich emoticon will have to do).
We spent 4 nights in Rome. One of our days in Rome we took a day trip to Naples and Pompeii. That particular evening we were able to eat dinner at usual time for Italy. We tend to go to bed early and it was really hard for us to wait until 7 or 8 to eat dinner! We spent 3 nights in Florence and on our last full day we took an afternoon trip to see Pisa. We also stayed up late enough that night to finally get to try the restaurant directly across the street from our hotel.
It was really hard to believe we were seeing all these amazing things. It's humbling to walk the same roads, and be in so many places where such important historical figures have been. I think that the oldest thing I have ever seen in the US has been the San Antonio Missions. I was moved beyond words when we visited the missions. Visiting all these breathtaking places in Italy had me moved to tears a few times.
The Firenze Marathon was during our time in Florence. There were people from all over the world running the race and also cheering the runners waving their flags. This wasn't long after the Paris attacks, and there was a great show of French flags there.
I really could write about this trip all day! If you would like more details about any of the pictures, just ask!
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