Month: June 2018

It’s 90 degrees, 463 steps, and hundreds of people – what could go wrong?  On our last day in Italy, we planned to climb to the top of the Duomo in Florence.  We left Anghiari Monday morning after having breakfast with Livio and Michelangelo.  The Sport Bar is refinishing...

OK – I obviously didn’t finish this while we were still in Italy.  We’ve been back for almost two weeks and I haven’t found the time (or inspiration) to finish chronicling our trip.  So for those die hard Sprezzatura Y’all fans out there (and I know there are legions...

We had a very relaxing day on Saturday.  Not much to report.  We took the train from Rome to Arezzo in the morning and got in around 1:30.  Drove to Anghiari and sorted our dirty clothes and dropped them off at the lavanderia on our way to get gelato. ...

Today was religious Rome and some ancient Rome thrown in for good measure.  We started out at Castel Sant’ Angelo.  We got a Roma Pass and we have used the heck out of it.  In addition to free or discounted admission to many attractions, you also get free use...

Another great day in Italy today.  We started out this morning for the Colosseum, the Palantine Hill, and the Roman Forum.  The day was beautiful, again, sunny but breezy.  We still got sweaty and dirty, but it is much nicer than we have experienced in Rome before.  The Colosseum...

Took the train to Rome – it was only 20 minutes late!   Another great weather day – beautiful skies and not terribly hot.  For some reason, the train from Arezzo to Rome always comes in at a very far flung track so you have to walk forever to...

Florence day!  We got up bright and early (very early for an 18-year-old) and drove to Arezzo to catch the train to Florence.  This was Hunter’s first train trip.  Train travel is such a wonderful way to get around here.  Most trains are late, which is quite frustrating, but...

Phew!  I’m finally caught up on the blog.  I had some photo loading issues that I think have been resolved so I should be able to keep it more updated moving forward.  I jammed a lot into the last couple of posts and didn’t have time to go into...

We went back to Arezzo on Sunday and finished the antique market.  Another beautiful day and we got to see a renaissance marching band.  We were strolling through the market and heard the music and saw a band all decked out in Renaissance costumes marching through town.  It was...

We took a little day trip on Saturday to Poppi.  Poppi is in the Casentino, an area to the northwest of Anghiari known for its beautiful scenery, natural resources, and food (of course).  There is a castle in Poppi which dates back to the 1200’s and is pretty well...