Back From Italy

 

I'm back from spending Thanksgiving week in Florence & Rome with daughter Melinda.

What a whirlwind!

 

Here are some of the high-lites and low-lites.

 

Low-lites:

26 hours of travel one way, not including the 4 hour delays for the outbound leg. Jet Lag!

 

Freezing...I mean bone-chilling, howling wind and spitting rain chilling! Had to buy wool to live.

 

High-lites:

Many!

* I got to travel first class and am now spoiled forever.

 

*A marathon run amongst the monuments and statues of Florence.

 

*Our wine tasting mini-class being photographed for brochure and advertising purposes.

 

*The tourist thrown out of the Sistine Chapel for ignoring the no photos rule...with a flash yet!

 

*The street vendors selling illegal knock-off designer bags, who on a hidden signal, scurried to hide their wares from police.

 

* After touring the coliseum we lunched at a cute café.  Sitting next to us another Mother/Daughter duo.  During chit chat turns out they were from Anchorage, Alaska...we volunteer my nephew works as a teacher there.  She asks his name.  She is his principal!!!

 

* Major high-lite-THE FOOD & WINE!

 

 

Romans love white wine but in Florence, especially with this famous steak, you just can't beat a Brunello!