Our last days in Florence were beautiful and memorable. Friday we walked to Piazzale Michelangelo for a fantastic view of Florence and some exercise. In the evening, Fred and Nancy arrived at our apartment. We walked to dinner at Olio e Conviivium, the same restaurant where we had our cooking class on Wednesday. After a wonderful three hour meal, we walked back to our apartment for wine on our balcony. On Saturday, the four of us toured the Chianti wine reg...

Florence, Italy We arrived in Florence via Air Berlin on 9/17 and after a little wait we were picked up by Simone and delivered to our 5th floor apartment. It is a spacious apartment in a great location and a huge balcony with a river view. We had a delicious dinner across the street and went grocery shopping at the neighborhood market. On Monday we set out to see the city. We spent the day browsing the squares, visiting the famous Brunelleschi's Duomo a...