Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Buongiorno from Italia....
Arrived in Florence at 2:05pm on Sunday, June 29th as promised....without Brenda and Carole's lugguage, C's arrived on Monday, B's on Tuesday. I lucked out, only had a carry-on. Katie met us at the airport and we bused it to our hotel, which is 94 steps up to the attic...we actually quite love it, although it's a bit warm...they frown on keeping the AC on (which is quite meager to begin with) during the day if you are not there....wasteful Americanos. We have walked at least 75 miles per day (well, maybe not quite that many) and are having a blast. Are partaking of life in Florence. Have been to the Uffizi Gallery, the PonteVechio, the Duoma, St. Lorenzo Marketplace, Boboli Gardens, outdoor concerts, many great cafes, many great conversations. Yesterday we went to Siena, the day before the Palio, and it was the best....great scenes, sights, smells and sounds.....tomorrow we are off to Rome, off to the Tuscan countryside on Friday and Venice on Saturday. Hopefully San Gemeniano on Sunday. We are having the best time. Did I say that it is 100+ degrees here? Even at night, as I sit writing this, the sweat is pouring down my face. It is 10:15pm, the heat is relentless. Katie is great, doing fantastic with her Italian, loving it here in Florence, although her program is a disappointment that we're collectively working on....all right, off to the shower, if you can call it that....barely able to fit a leg in....and it floods all over the place....well, the room was a "bargain". Keith, Heather, no phone service here for my phone, and Brenda's has "burned" out, can't charge it. Hope all is well!
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Hey Mom!!! I'm so excited you got to Siena. And the day before Palio!!! Did you get to see all the flags up in all the different neighborhoods? At first I was thinking it's a shame you didn't get to actually go to the race and stand in the Campo for it and all. But I think that is hours of chaos and heat. And you are really trapped there until it's over. So better to be there the day before and drink in ALL the spirit of it. I'm very impressed you are able to post from there! And with pics and all. The feet are great by the way! Hope you are taking pics of the scenery as well! So great to hear from you. We are all very excited for you and your trip here in Utah. Similar temps here by the way, but LOTS of air conditioning. And NO humidity. So, a very different picture. Still, I'd trade with you! Hope you get to post again! We love you!
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