With love from Florence, days 2 & 3 & 4

Waiter: Would you like to order wine with your dinner?

Us: No, thank you. But can we have some bottles of water?

Waiter: You sure, no wine? (incredulous)

Me: No, we're kind of boring that way.

Waiter: Oh, no, not boring. Just....(struggling for words)...not a good life!

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Good times:

Uffizi museum

Accademia (and Michelangelo's David)

Walking around (it's cold here, though!) & people watching

Amazing thick drinking chocolate with cream

Shopping at the street market (a hat, some ties, a sweatshirt, a tshirt, and some glass turtles were purchased)

Fun waiters: sat down with us, chatty, teasing the kids

Great food: gnocchi, linguini with lobster, artichoke risotto

Night-time walks

Mmm...gelato

Games and laughs with kids and my parents

Running into our waiter in the center of town...we have people we know here!

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Trying to be a good sport about (flexibility! positivity!):

It's unseasonably cold here! And windy! Brr.

Spotty computer connection. I must have chanced on a fantastic window of photo loading last time because it's been impossible since. Stay tuned for photos...

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All in all, we're having a blast.  Hope you're enjoying the wonderful between days leading up to New Year's.

Comments

[Michelle]

I'm off to make myself thick drinking chocolate with cream...

Thank you, thank you for posting these updates. Somehow it wouldn't be the same if you came back in two weeks and said, "Day 1 we did this, Day 2 ..."

But I do expect masses of photos when you arrive home!

[calibosmom]

It's almost as if I am right there with you...almost. It all sounds dreamy!

[Nells-Bells]

i love the waiter's reaction. how funny. love all the pics! i'm very envious of your trip. i was totally thinking "room with a view". hope you have a safe flight back.
:p