Jerry Waller

Monday, May 5.
Tired yesterday. Hard to remember exactly what we did besides walk. Visited Pizzi Palace, and the church of Santa Maria Novella by the train station. Had sandwiches and tiramisu for dinner on the guesthouse patio. Almost missed our train for the Cinque Terre, but managed to hop on just [...]

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Day 3:
Most time spent around Duomo; its museum was wonderful. Climbed to top of cathedral and took in the view. Sat down in a bad restaurant and soon just got up and left. Had falafel instead. Worn out by four o’clock and trudged back to the room. Found Thai [...]

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Florence day two. I’m writing with my thumbs, so in brief:
The Tuscan sun, she is very hot. Gellato is sublime. Big churches, big crowds. Grocery stores are your friend. Large bottles of water cheap, as well as soda. Cans at tourist traps can run as much as [...]

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