Friday, April 16, 2010

Florence

"So, did you like Florence?" "Psh. Is Taylor Swift pretty?" ;) Florence was my kind of place. I'm all ready to hop on a plane and go back, just give me a day or so to do laundry and pack. Calm, beautiful, polite, romantic, and down right wonderful was my experience!
Florence has Tiramisu Gelato? Can it get better?
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I just loved how Jessie matched the gelateria!
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They had amazing open-air markets. Besides my awesome sweatshirt, I also got two shirts (One saying, "Ciao Bella". How awesome is that?) and three scarves. Holler!
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The Duomo & Bell Tower!
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We hiked alllll the way to the top. It was so so so pretty.
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Me and my Daddy at the top!
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Amazing views? Um, yeah!
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Little Miss Gorgeous, Jessie
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Ahhh. The pizza. Oh my. It was so good! We went to this special place at least 3 times during our trip 'cause it was so amazing!
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We would get our pizza to go, sit on these church steps, and look at this. So great.
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My class with the Gates of Paradise! Each section of the doors has a different Bible story. :) This is my favorite group picture from the trip.
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I.want.this.bike. And then I will bike all over Florence and be a happy camper! :D
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Beautiful Chloe
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Random ninja game while we wait in line? Yes please!
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One of the days we walked up 50 million stairs. (Ok, so maybe not 50 million, more like 30 million. ;]) The views were great but I was exhausted!
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Nick would always get to the top first. Heh. :P
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The amazing views we had after reaching the top. I was in Florence heaven!


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Family shot? I think yes!
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And then we just sat... & looked at the amazing views... & were quiet... & soaked it all up.
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Chloe! My philosophy quoting, fun loving, lip gloss wearing friend. :]
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Katherine! My single ladies, camera rockin, and scrave shopping friend!
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Me & my Momma!
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Florence at dusk! Photo Credit-Dad
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David! We weren't allowed to take pictures, but I've never let a sign stop me from capturing a very important memory. He was incredible though! You could see the veins in his arms and legs. So.Fantastic.
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The fooooood! Oh my goodness. Being the Food Network junkie that I am, the food market we found made me so stinkin' happy. The bread was so good!
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These were the best ever. I give you the cream filled Bomboloni! The cream was sweet, but not too sweet, and I swear my Dad and I could have eaten six 'cause they were amazing!
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He is the Bomboloni King. We liked them so much we had to get a picture and he was so nice!
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Did I mention it was good?
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Cheeeese!!
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Cute lil town. I like it there. :D
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The Ponte Vecchio! We did not buy any jewelry, but the window shopping was very nice!
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Random sitting-on-a-ledge-by-the-water-and-taking-pictures-of-Jessie-shoot. :P
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And then we went into random alleys and sang. It was quite delightful. ^_^
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On the way home!
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Well, dear Florence, I miss you molto grande. But your memories will last forever. Bye for now!
Stay Beautiful,
Anne

2 comments:

  1. awesome pictures Anne! Florence looks so gorgeous!

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  2. Yeah, they are really really good! :) great job.

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