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Heavenly Tuscany. It's impossible to describe it in any other way. This place makes London look like crap. Actually, Manhattan makes London look like crap. But that's beside the point.
I am at Hotel Colombo, right on the beach. Last night I walked along the Boardwalk with hundreds of Italians and listened to live music. People were dancing in the streets. I just stopped to admire everything.
I will be here for 3 weeks and then I leave for Florence. While here I will go cave exploaring at the Alpi Apuane Antro Del Corchia, go wine tasting, go to the town of Pruno to see the waterfall, go look at art at Pietrasanta, go to Puccini's house, go to the Leaning Tower of Pisa, go to Cingue Terre, go to Lucca, and attempt to get by solely on Italian.
Communication is hard. This small town of Viareggio in Tuscany has very few English speakers. And that, I must say, is my favorite part. Every interaction takes effort and really allows for a greater opportunity to connect. It makes you really try to be understood and vice versa. It makes you more personable and more present in the place you are.
Thus far, these have been some of the most amazing days of my life. I'll write more soon.
Oh and just so all of you know, internet is not easily accessable over here so I am not sure the next time I'll be on. Send me emails though, since I get them on my phone!
"The one thing of which the world will never have enough of is exaggeration" Salvador Dali (Dali Exhibit, London UK)
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