A blog to start the day We are off to Perugia to get our chocolate fix. I'm sure you will also enjoy what the students will buy there. Then an extra stop in Assisi which is not on the itinerary but really a must to see, so we are including it- last minute! It is such a beautiful city- the town of St. Francis. On one of our other Aquinas tours we fluked our Assisi visit on his feast day- what a special festival we witnessed! Hoping we might be that lucky again.......

We woke up bright and early excited for our first day of lessons! Italian, Ancient History and Art. After three hours we were ready for a walking tour of Florence- lots of history and culture about Florence to learn about and a visit to Dante's house- the father of the Italian language. Then came what everyone was looking forward to- The Florence markets!!!! Tomorrow will be a similar day with a visit inside the Duomo! What a church!!

After a visit to The Uffizi Gallery, which was very arty, we caught an intercity train to Pisa. A lovely walk through the city took us to the Leaning Tower and after 300+ steps to climb, we made it to the top of the bell tower. What a view!

Well, our bus trip into Florence was very quiet. The majority of the students slept nearly all the way, (we have some sore throats and aching feet) Miss Kizi and Mr Cullerton spent some time marking and I enjoyed some music and candy crush!!! Our hotels keep getting better and better so after checking in we strolled into the historical centre for some exploring- Il Duomo, Ponte Vecchio and Piazza della Signoria, then dinner in a quaint little Italian restaurant. ...