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| Fire place at our lovely Tuscan home |
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| living room and kitchen |
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| Some views from the window of our house |
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| Santa Maria Novella church |
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| The Florence Cathedral (the line was too long to go it) |
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| There were lot's of people in the town square |
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| Charmaine wanted some big wine bottles |
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| A delicious salad I enjoyed |
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| There were some kids singing church music |
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| An awesome chalk artist |
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| Presenting.....Firenze |
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| An accordion-playing man (how Italian) |
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| Some vendors selling their stuff |
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| Shooting people! |
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| A beautiful view |
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| Some cute Asian's that just got married |
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| Greek Orthodox church |
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| I drank from the fountain |
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| The beautiful sunset |
Wow! I am once again so impressed. Italy is an absolutely stunning country. We arrived at the airport in Rome, and got through customs quicker than any other country I have ever been. We rented a car and began our 3-4 hour journey towards Tuscany. The car ride was good until my mom started freaking out. We were unable to get in contact with the lady we were renting a house from, and my mom was very concerned that we wouldn't have somewhere to stay. Finally, after some times and listening to my parents go nuts and ask a whole bunch of people to use their phone, we finally got hold of her, and would meet her at her place. The house was hidden away up a dirt road, but boy was it beautiful, and big. The house was so charming and had an amazing view, and, there were fresh grown peaches and plums. Delicious! We were exhausted from traveling all day, and had a goodnight sleep.
In the morning, we enjoyed those excellent peaches and plums and then went to the town of Firenze. It was a charming Tuscan town. We went to the Santa Maria Novella church, which was very awesome and beautiful. We then basically walked around the town, looked at the vendors selling things along the streets and squares, and checked out the beautiful scenes. There were lots of things going on, from people singing in the streets, to doing art, or sitting out in cafe's, having a glass of wine.
The town was lovely, and we did a lot of walking through it. I bought some scarves and an insanely cute pair of shoes.
On our way back to the house, we stopped at the grocery store to get some meat, cheese, and wine to have a small dinner. We ate, talked, and watched the sun set. It was a beautiful first 2 days of Italy. It is just like the pictures and movies show it to be, and more. Pictures never do a place justice. You have to visit to truly understand the true beauty and charm of this amazing country. I am so in love!
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