Back from Italy, with loads of pics!

[LaurenThePartier]

Church in Arezzo.

 

[diamondfan]

It looks great, wow, I heard La Sirenuese is lovely.

 

[LaurenThePartier]

And the view from the park.

 

[LaurenThePartier]

Date: 4/1/2008 11:49:08 AM
Author: diamondfan
It looks great, wow, I heard La Sirenuese is lovely.

It was amazing . . . really - the only thing about Italy we HAVE to do again.

 

[LaurenThePartier]

On to Castello di Montegufoni - 24 km from Florence.

 

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The front door.

 

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The view from our terrazzo.

 

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The gallery of one of the rooms - we made friends with a group of Americans that were staying in this appartment. The fresco on the ceiling is by Pucci.

 

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Out in the castle''s gardens.

 

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A fresco in the garden in an area called Il Grottio.

 

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Just a short walk from the castle.

 

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The other side of the road.

 

[dani13]

OMG, Lauren, your pics are GORGEOUS!!!! I SO want to get to Italy someday!!! If and when we do, I am coming to you!
I am so glad you guys had a fantastic time!!! Thanks for sharing these pics!!!

 

[LaurenThePartier]

Day trip to Pisa - in the rain.

 

[LaurenThePartier]

It leans - WAY more than you think it does in pictures.

 

[LaurenThePartier]

I''m a complete dork.

 

[LaurenThePartier]

Date: 4/1/2008 11:54:19 AM
Author: Dani
OMG, Lauren, your pics are GORGEOUS!!!! I SO want to get to Italy someday!!! If and when we do, I am coming to you!
I am so glad you guys had a fantastic time!!! Thanks for sharing these pics!!!

It really was amazing.

Two sites to remember.

www.rentvillas.com - it was how we found the second castle, and www.car-rental-italy.com - we got our car from Ricardo - for super cheap!

 

[LaurenThePartier]

Day trip to Maranello to the Ferrari Museum.

 

[LaurenThePartier]

Ferrari.

They were playing a film that had TV and movies strung together which featured Ferraris. Right there, I''m watching the scene in Fast and the Furious "Ferrari, more than you can afford, pal."

 

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The prototypes - 612 Sacglietti all the way to the right.

 

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More prototypes.

 

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The first 360 Barchetta.

 

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Then we were off to Florence for the day. I adored Florence, my only complaint was that the Uffizzi sells out a week in advance, and I couldn''t access the internet to purchase tickets online. I was so gutted, but the rest of the city is just gorgeous.

 

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Our first glimpse of the Duomo.

 

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Bronze doors of the Duomo.

 

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The gilded bronze doors of the Battisteri.

 

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Inside the Duomo.

 

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We ended up not climbing the Duomo, because we had waited 20 minutes, and the line hadn''t moved at ALL! We walked around the side to the tower, and there was no line, and the view was amazing!

 

[LaurenThePartier]

Florence . . .