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The last of Italy

ames — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:37:30 +0000

Pisa

ames — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:54:27 +0000

We sat and ate our first lunch in Italy just on the outskirts of the old wall surrounding Pisa. It appeared as though every person in Pisa cycled past us through the wall as we had a cold beer, pizza, and of course a coffee.

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ames — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:13:46 +0000

Boboli gardens

ames — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:53:16 +0000

Italian street art

ames — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:10:59 +0000

Monochrome

ames — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:08:52 +0000

It had to happen

ames — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:56:02 +0000

Shutter heaven

ames — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:10:16 +0000

I love the coloured buildings and shutters in Italy.

Autumn in Florence

ames — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:06:38 +0000

Picnic on top of Florence

ames — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:57:55 +0000

We had heard that the Piazza Michaelango was a great spot to get a view of Florence so we ventured along the river arno and off up the many steps, lined with wooden crucifixes, terracota houses, and history leaching out of every corner turned.

The green David sits at the top of the hill, along with gelato carts.

We watched the sunset with about 50 other people doing the same thing: having a picnic, a glass of wine, and a laugh.

On our way down the hill the sun was down and people had yet closed their shutters. The lights on in most houses gave an insight into Florentine houses. We peaked into one amazing house and man came out proudly saying “mi casa” (my house). With thumbs in the air we enthusiastically replied “bella!”