A whirlwind of a day! The breakfast at the air B and B was fabulous! Coffee...Italian and American ( both stronger than any Starbucks I've ever had.
Finished the other two tours!
Bought some jewelry (hard to resist)
Ate at a restaurant on one of the old squares. We ask for the house wine and she brought an entire bottle of chianti, but said, "You only pay by the glass." We only paid 2 euro for both of our glasses! I guess we aren't drinking like the Italians! Toured the old market so many beautiful things we couldn't buy since our backpacks have limited space. (Okay, so the other rings we bought did fit!)
Visited the church we saw from the window of our B&B and it was beautiful. Lit another candle for Jim and Mackenzie tried to break in to the monestary.
Gelato at Nice gelato and espresso and a coffee cannoli at Nanninni's a semi-famous bakery, although it should be famous...my espresso duble!
Got our bags from our B&B and kissed the cute baby goodbye and took the elevator straight to the train station. (Train to empoli to La Spezia and then to Monterossa). Walked along the Mediterranean for ten minutes and arrived at our little one room apartment with the biggest shower we have had (with only a 10 gallon water tank). It was adorable and in the old part of Monterossa right next to a pizza/focaccia local restaurant and a beautiful old church!
We had pesto (they are known for pesto) with the local pasta (short, rolled) and clams in white sauce with housemade spaghetti. It came In a steaming cauldron and seriously was the best I'd ever eaten!
Tip of the day: Italians are up late and the streets are empty in the morning. Nothing really opens until 10:30 except for the pastry shops, so hit Nanninni's in Sienna in Monterrosa wash your clothes at the laundromat at 8:00 am when it opens as I will do tomorrow in Monterossa.
Pace!
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