We booked an apartment at the top of a historic tower which was built over a thousand years ago and actually was a hiding place for Jews during WWII. The tower was a half hour outside of Florence in a small village surrounded by olive tree farms and vineyards. It was the picturesque Tuscan village. The top of the tower had a beautiful view of the rolling hills by day and Florence lights and the starry sky by night. Unfortunately the weather both days was a little cold and rainy so we didn't enjoy this view nearly as much as we had hoped.
We spent Friday afternoon in Florence just exploring the city of art and returned to our tower to a delicious, homemade Italian meal from our hosts.
St. Mary's Basilica
Florence- center of art: sculptures and paintings
Delicious, homemade Italian meal.
The second day we walked around the town a little but spent most of it playing games, talking, and relaxing until we made our own authentic pasta meal at night.
The wine in Tuscany really was delicious!!! I think we had a glass each night in Italy. The coffee is equally delicious, unfortunately at the cafe they serve about 1/4 of what I normally drink in the morning so I decided to try making it myself and it ended up tasting pretty good.
The final morning we had to leave early, but finally the weather was nice enough to sit on the tower and watch the sunrise!
Both nights after supper we sat at the table for a couple hours just talking. I've realized during my trips that the people you travel with are about as important as the places you visit. Especially the last two nights in the tower our several hour long talks, just learning more about each other, was a highlight. I'm now on the train back to the Netherlands, I cannot wait to be back, all this traveling is tiring! A two day rest and then off to Berlin and Prague for a school trip!
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