how crazy it's been seeing all these toronto faces here in little old badia al pino! liz and chris arrived on friday and we were very happy to see them :) we made them some pasta and decided it would be fun to go into arezzo to drink in the piazza....all canadians must do it! lindsay (our new bespoke friend from vancouver) came with us. fun night!
saturday, liz and chris went out to florence while chris and i worked, but we went for a super yummy dinner when they got back. that night, the boys got into the scotch. they put quite the dent in it these past couple days!
yesterday, the chris' and lindsay went on a nice long morning bike ride (liz and i slept slept slept!). afterwards, all 5 of us managed to hop into the panda and we headed over to cortona. what a pretty city (we told you we'd go back in the day). there was a pretty antique fair going on and we just wandered around the pretty stores and roads and churches. i got some souvenirs from the leather shop and we got some snacks - I FOUND A DONUT!! i haven't seen a donut in MONTHS and i just couldn't pass up the chance at it. very yummy. nice start to the day
yesterday, the chris' and lindsay went on a nice long morning bike ride (liz and i slept slept slept!). afterwards, all 5 of us managed to hop into the panda and we headed over to cortona. what a pretty city (we told you we'd go back in the day). there was a pretty antique fair going on and we just wandered around the pretty stores and roads and churches. i got some souvenirs from the leather shop and we got some snacks - I FOUND A DONUT!! i haven't seen a donut in MONTHS and i just couldn't pass up the chance at it. very yummy. nice start to the day
then, we were off to assisi. when we first got there, it rained like crazy. but we hid where we would stay dry and even got lindsay her first italian souvenir (meant to be!). we continued on through the beautiful streets of assisi to many churches and shops. we took the long way to get to the fortress on the mountain - SO worth it. what great views from up there, but standing inside the fortress was incredible. such history! and there were amazing tunnels and stairways all the way throughout. very fun! we did some more shopping and ended up at San Francesco church right after mass ended. some of us didn't get the chance to go inside but it was magnificent from the outside. well worth the walk across town. it was a beautiful city, rich with history. i'm so glad we got the chance to get there. when we got home, we had LOTS of yummy food and then, of course, GELATO!!!
what a great few days! THANKS FOR COMING TO VISIT US!!!!!!! we hope the rest of your trip is fantastic!
what a great few days! THANKS FOR COMING TO VISIT US!!!!!!! we hope the rest of your trip is fantastic!