We’re in Italy! We arrived in Pisa on Tuesday morning and accidentally knocked over a tower.
Yes, we took the classic tourist photos – I tried to resist but Matt made me do it.
We hung around Pisa for a bit before catching a train to Florence, where we had a delicious spaghetti and wine dinner (we were hoping for Lady and the Tramp style, but they brought us two bowls).
The next morning, we had a full day. We visited the Galleria de la Academica to catch a glimpse of David, and then we climbed the Dome. The views from the top were outstanding!
After a quick bite to eat and a little down time, we took a walk across the Ponte Vecchio bridge on our way to the the Piazza Michelangelo where we saw one of the two David replicas.
Ponte Veccio – this bridge is lined with jewelry shops. .
Shortly past the piazza was the gorgeous Basilica di San Miniato al Monte and its cemetery. The author of Pinocchio was buried here!
We caught the sunset over Florence on our walk down and the streets were all lit up. It was a perfect day.
On Thursday, we caught the train to the medieval town of San Gimignano. We were hoping to catch a wine tour leaving from here but it was pretty dead and we missed the one tour of the day by a few minutes. That was a bummer and we kind of wasted a day with the trip out here, but it was still a neat little town.
Just a note…wifi hasn’t been as readily available here in Italy, so keep that in mind if we don’t respond to you in a timely manner. We probably won’t post for a few more days, so Merry Christmas to all!
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