The bus ride to Assisi was magical. Of course I slept the first half of the bus ride, but the second half was gorgeous. I was not exactly sure what to expect with coming to Assisi. I knew it was… Read More
Free day Firen-zy
First of all, sorry for the terrible pun, I couldn’t resist. Second of all, being able to sleep in was the most amazing thing in the world. Even though I ended up waking myself up at 8:15 for no reason.… Read More
New friends, delicious food and a free day in Florence
It’s Mother’s Day, and naturally, I miss my momma a little extra today. I’ve been thinking about her a lot throughout this whole trip – mostly when I’m eating delicious Italian food. She is a naturally good cook who can… Read More
Day 7 – From beauty to beauty: Florence
Despite the early wakeup call (6:45), I got a really good night’s sleep and was ready for the three-hour bus ride from Assisi to Florence. I got some of my story done about our dinner with the foreign correspondents on… Read More
Dog Blog
Good morning! Since today we have a completely free day, I thought I would write about my all time favorite part of Italy so far…dogs! I think dogs are the highlight of everyone’s day, and the amount that you see… Read More
Day Otto
Today was our free day in Florence. It was a really nice day to not have a schedule and walk around on your own time. Syd and I started the day with just taking a walk outside and just seeing… Read More
Day 7 – the one with David…THE David
Florence, Day 1 The first three hours of our day was spent on a bus from Assisi to Florence. We stopped at a rest stop that is 1,000 times better than any rest stop on the PA turnpike. Italians really… Read More
Day 7: A Wonderful Day in Firenze
It’s so hard to believe we are one week into our trip! It’s even crazier to think that we only have 5 more full days exploring Italy before the (dreaded) flight home. This morning we rolled into Florence around 11:30… Read More
Day 1 Florence
David and the Duomo
This morning we left Assisi and headed for Florence. I was sad to leave Assisi. Assisi was what I thought Rome was going to be like but in my opinion, Rome was dirty compared to Assisi and even Florence, but… Read More