Hills and Canals

Well, we are on the verge of leaving Italy so I thought I should compose a final entry. I apologize to those of you expecting or hoping for post cards. I didn't have a chance to send any on this trip. Please think of these riveting blogs as your post cards.

Yesterday Sara and I spent a few hours in Venice. It was most certainly the most touristy leg of our trip. I don't know if there were more tourists or pigeons. We didn't do too much in Venice. We at lunch and wandered the streets for a bit. It was definitely beautiful and worth the trip but I wouldn't spend more than a day there. It's pretty crowded and there isn't a very long list of "attractions". I think Trent was right when he likened it to California Adventure.

Today we took a little trip to Cortona. It was cut short by a train incident. Our initial train was over an hour late and eventually canceled. We kept getting on and off the train 'til a conductor set us right and told us the train was staying in Florence. We hopped on another and arrived in Camucia about an hour and a half later than we planned. We then spent over an hour trying to get up the hill to Cortona. Apparently remote areas of Italy are against buses on Sundays. We called a taxi and arrived in the city around 3pm. After lunch and a lot more wandering around we decided we loved Cortona and we hope to return one day. It's a beautiful Tuscan hill town with breath taking views. I am so happy we had a chance to visit.

Now we are packed and ready to go home; all of our Italian expectations have been met! Our plane leaves Florence at 7:55 tomorrow morning. Here's to another 21 hours of travel and jet lag!

P.S. We saw a man at dinner this evening who looked EXACTLY like the statue of David. It was amusing. We tried to get a picture but instead captured his friend and the waiters arm. Ah well.