We Have Arrived! - September 15-16

All the travelers are here with no flight complications and we all set for our Tuscan adventure!  Our first day was spent walking through Florence to orient ourselves to the city and find our way to the river and back home at La Contessina.  In the afternoon we visited the Riccardi-Medici Palace.  Everyone is recovering from jet lag and looking forward to tomorrow!

 The Southport friends have arrived
 
Gale, Pat, Mary Lou and Pete are here

Meeting in the courtyard

 
 
 Welcome dinner at Nerone's
 

 Morning walk around Florence
 
Checking out the market
 


The cathedral bell tower and dome
 
 "David" at Palazzo Vecchio
 
 

 The Uffizi Gallery
 

The famous Ponte Vecchio

 Visiting the Medici Palace
 
 The palace gardens
 


 Sisters and friend on the street
 
Back at the Duomo
 
 "Happy hour" in our courtyard
 
It was a good day!

Returning Soon for Fall Tours

September is here and soon we will be arriving again in Florence for the fall tours!

These travelers will be joining Patrizia on September 15:

James and Jane O'Neal from Southport, NC
Oliver and Suzanne Landis from Southport, NC
Ted Brewer and Gay Ausband from Southport, NC
Peter and Mary Lou Bach from Spokane, WA
Lou Volk and Liz West from Albuquerque, NM
Gale Nichols from Raleigh, NC
Pat Givens from Regina, NM
Marybeth Whitney from Charlotte, NC

On October 1 Patrizia will be welcoming these travelers:

Richard and Pat Hart from St. Cloud, MN
Larry and Jill Harris from Indian Land, SC
Rick and Sue Lambert from Indian Land, SC
Marybeth Weinach from Oak Island, NC
Mary Ellen Poole from Southport, NC

Check back with us around the 16th as we begin our Tuscany adventures!




Florence's famous Duomo

The cathedral and bell tower

A walk through the San Lorenzo leather market

The Arno River and Ponte Vecchio

A copy of Michelanglo's David in Piazza Signoria