Florence, Italy
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We left Austria Saturday for Italy and stopped just outside of Venice. Our group took a private boat over and spent the afternoon in St. Marks square admiring the architecture in the rain. We watched a demonstration at a major glass blowing factory and got to admire the fancy vases and jewelry. Our friend Tracy bought a bag of the bird food and we took several pictures of us playing with the birds.
A few of us chose to go on a gondola ride in the rain and we were lucky enough to get on the same boat with the musicians. There was one guy playing the accordian and one guy serenading us. He sang everything from Frank Sinatra to the Gypsy Kings, in addition to his personal favorite, "youre a sex bomb." Cultural experience, indeed. Then we made a stop in the famous Harrys Bar and shared a bellini with a few friends before boarding the boat to go back to the bus.
Yesterday we made a lunch stop in the small town of Chianti where some of our group opted for a wine tasting tour. Laura and I chose to walk around a local market and watch Italian ducks waddle around the creek. Laura took several pictures... and I just quacked along. I did happen to buy a bag of delicious cherries! Then we headed into Florence and had a walking tour of the citys main historical sites before joining our group for a fancy dinner. They sat us in the basement area... can we say loud Americans? So predictable. (This is me standing in front of Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise on the east entrance to the Baptistry of San Giovanni! or St. John)
This morning we have time to wander around and visit museums, so we will get back to you later! Ciao!
9:10 am
We left Austria Saturday for Italy and stopped just outside of Venice. Our group took a private boat over and spent the afternoon in St. Marks square admiring the architecture in the rain. We watched a demonstration at a major glass blowing factory and got to admire the fancy vases and jewelry. Our friend Tracy bought a bag of the bird food and we took several pictures of us playing with the birds.
A few of us chose to go on a gondola ride in the rain and we were lucky enough to get on the same boat with the musicians. There was one guy playing the accordian and one guy serenading us. He sang everything from Frank Sinatra to the Gypsy Kings, in addition to his personal favorite, "youre a sex bomb." Cultural experience, indeed. Then we made a stop in the famous Harrys Bar and shared a bellini with a few friends before boarding the boat to go back to the bus.
Yesterday we made a lunch stop in the small town of Chianti where some of our group opted for a wine tasting tour. Laura and I chose to walk around a local market and watch Italian ducks waddle around the creek. Laura took several pictures... and I just quacked along. I did happen to buy a bag of delicious cherries! Then we headed into Florence and had a walking tour of the citys main historical sites before joining our group for a fancy dinner. They sat us in the basement area... can we say loud Americans? So predictable. (This is me standing in front of Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise on the east entrance to the Baptistry of San Giovanni! or St. John)This morning we have time to wander around and visit museums, so we will get back to you later! Ciao!
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