Florence=Freezing

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An unusual glazed-tile ceiling at Santa Croce

An action shot of Josiah at Santa Croce



Galileo's tomb at Santa Croce





OK, let's wrap this whole Italy thing up and put a nice ribbon on the top. I'm ready to be done and I'm sure you are too. Hans insists that I complete the miniseries with this final segment about Florence. You already know that it was miserably cold there. When we came out of the hotel in the morning, there were snowflakes in the air. Don't get me wrong, I'm a Minnesotan...snow doesn't really phase me. It was the fact that we weren't equipped for snow that made me nervous.

Hey, on a positive note, we had really awesome room service at the hotel in Florence, there was a bathtub for the kids, and best of all: scrambled eggs and bacon at breakfast, in addition to the usual rolls, salami and cheese! I never thought I'd be so happy to see a big dish of runny scrambled eggs...

Anyway, I've already described how cold it was and what we did in Florence for the four hours they left us there...we hid out in various restaurants and toured one church. I'll spare you the details. I'm sure that Florence is a very nice city on a warm summer day for people who aren't completely beaten down by the tour company, their children, and travel in general. I was too concerned with keeping my babies warm (and keeping myself from flying off the handle in a general fit of distemper) to really appreciate Florence. I'm sure it's lovely.

Maybe we'll try Northern Italy again. Hans and I agree that we're done with Southern Italy. Rome was lovely, but Hans has been to Naples and from what I hear, I don't care to go (sorry Blasers, no offense!). We'll leave it at Rome and stick to Northern Italy, which is closer, cheaper and cleaner.

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Hans said…
We did get to see Galileo's, Machiavelli's, Michaelangelo's, and Dante's tombs all in San Croce cathedral. Pretty impressive. Also, for Peder, the cathedral that's in the start up screen for Civ 4 with the brown dome, is the one in the bottom picture.

I think that everyone should try to see Italy once. I'm glad that we were able to. But, like Rachel, I'm not going to hurt myself to get back there.
January 4, 2009 at 4:03:00 PM GMT+1
Anonymous said…
Maybe because northern Italy is closer to Germany, Switzerland etc., things are nicer? All of my impressions of Italy are what I get in Motorcycle magazines. Northern Italy is the Mecca for cyclists the world over. Ducati, Moto Guzzi, Aprilia etc. are scattered over that part of the country. I'll be sorry to see this mini-series end.
January 4, 2009 at 5:55:00 PM GMT+1
Anonymous said…
Sad to see this mini-series ending. Snif...

Oh, well, can't wait for the sequels!
January 4, 2009 at 6:04:00 PM GMT+1
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