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Western Italy |
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Eric resting atop the
hill above Florence. Check out the olive groves and the rolling
hills. Someone back there has a tower on his house in addition
to the scenery. Eric is highly jealous. |
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Eric in the Boboli gardens overlooking
Florence. The Medicis had a very lovely back yard, don't you think? |
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Do you see that crowd in the background?
Kristen is excited to have been able to snag a place on a bench before the
tour groups came flooding out of the church. |
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We stopped in Pisa to see the leaning
tower.
We had to stop there to change trains, but it was a big mistake to go see
the tower. It started to rain lightly as we walked, but not hard
enough to stop us. Just as we got in sight of the tower, it really
started to pour. We took our picture from, 5 blocks away, and got
thoroughly soaked trying to hurry back the 2km to the train station.
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When we got off the train in Vernazza, on a
Thursday afternoon in the pooring rain, we were met by a guy named
Francesco, who offered us a room. We were able to bargain a pretty
sweet deal. For 50 Euro (1 Euro = $1) per night, we got a nice sized
2 bedroom apartment just for the 2 of us. It even had a washing
machine. That and the kitchen saved us a lot of money while we
stayed. |
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Kristen overlooking Manarola. All these
pictures in Cinque Terre are just so scenic, we couldn't choose favorites. |
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The hiking trails between the towns are really nice, and have absolutely
amazing views. Eric decided he likes the Mediterranean much more than
the Pacific. It's colors are so much brighter, and the water's so
much warmer. |
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The sunset over the Monterosso (red
mountain). The town of the same name is hidden in the shadow of the
mountain to the right of this picture.
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