Our trip to Italy was, to say the least, amazingly awesome. After landing in Livorno, we wasted no time in going to the train station and traveling to Pisa. Alas, it was only for a few minutes because we were on our way to Florence. Upon arrival in Florence, we passed the Duomo on our way to the flat where we were staying. Just seeing the tantalizing image of the great cathedral made everyone anxious to start sightseeing. The location of the flat was perfect, only a few blocks from every important building in Florence. It came with a few unadvertised downsides, however. The first problem was probably the most major one – we were on the fourth floor, with no elevator, 82 steps in total. Basically h-e-doublehockeysticks for our grandfather. Besides that, and no A.C., and a mosquito problem, it was fantastic. After settling in, we strolled down to the Duomo and toured its amazing interior. Then we had gelato. Ya know, just assume we had a ton of gelato, because writing when we had gelato every time is gonna get annoying. The second day we toured Florence, visiting the minor important buildings like the Palazzo Medecci and other places like the Duomo museum. We met with the Caruccios for dinner and gelato. On our third and final day we climbed the dome of the Duomo (which was utterly spectacular) and went to the daVinci museum, which had useable examples of some of his smaller contraptions. For dinner we went to a Caruccio-recommended place which was a combination of delicious food and a waiter who couldn’t stop singing. Delightful. The fourth day we boarded the train to Rome.
Nelsons Summer voyage 2013 