Firenze - home.
Siena - Rain and wind, my first gelato, green stripes, discovering the grandeur of European churches.
Milan - beautiful people, confusing train station with three floors, taste of modernity.
Venice - festive masks, confetti, pedestrian alleyways, afro wigs and Baci treats, sunshine, great new friends.
Napoli - Dominique, heavy traffic, danger, magnificent castles, ocean.
Amalfi Coast - Israeli friends, pink pants, children playing, waves crashing against the pier, "Attenzione!", delicious pizza, limoncello, smooth stones, Texan couple.
Pompeii - Ruins, massive lemons and limes, metro-ride, gazing at Mount Vesuvius.
Rome - perfectly groomed poodles, pasta alla carbonara, endless dinner, wandering into the best piazza before the group & before the rain.
Vatican City - art, gold, cameras, vodka.
Torino - long lines, odd older couple, being alone, no english, seeing the Shroud, picnic in the park, green landscape.
Bergamo - airport, mountains, wet backpack, tired.
Pisa - yummy dinner, excitement, sweaty palms, independence.
Fiesole - countryside, hills, understated charm.
Chianti - speeding along on a motorino, pretending to know how to drive, cold wind, brooding sky.
Panzano - cute, and cold.
Bologna - snow, playboy taxi, exhaustion, pizza, too many euros.
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