Florence to le Spizia

WOW WOW WOW!!!! I must say that the scenery and standard of living has improved substantially since heading north. Florence was so full of history. I got to see all the major sights, including David. I also went to a Uffizi museum which was fantastic.... it holds the worlds largest renaissance collection of paintings.... I also went to a famous bridge there, on which many stores can be found. The statues even throughout the city were fantastic and quite unexpected on my behalf. Leather is very popular in Florence, however very expensive. I did however manage to find a gift for Jocie here which was great. On the way to Florence we stopped at a Tuscan winery for cheese and wine tasting, this was a meal in itself and very much enjoyed by the group. The included meals in the tour have been so so ... not fantastic, though tonights was pasta which was an improvement. Today we are in Le Spizia (spelling) and took a train to five towns along the coastline.... AMAZING is the only word. It is hard to describe exactly what I was, but it was beautiful!!!!!

Today the tour group also went to Pisa and the tower, which was great. The tower is much cleaner and smaller than I expected. However I did of course take the tourist photo with me holding it up hahahha... As you can probably tell by now, the tour is full on. We are seeing so much in such a small amount of time. As stated by the guide... this is no holiday heheheh... Have I mentioned the icecream and hot chocolate here is Italy.... IT IS TO DIE FOR!!!!!!! I think I will never enjoy hot chocolate or ice cream in the same way again hahaha.... Anway I have a bit of a cold tonight... from the long days and early rises in the morning (usually round 6 or 6:30) and for those of you who know me that is very very early for me to be rising ahhahahaha... Anyway I am off to bed as you are probably all rising. Hope you are all well and will write again soon....

Florence to le Spizia

Florence, Italy