On Friday, we finished up the first leg of our trip by leaving Venice and our beach resort for Florence and the Tuscany region. We had a long drive so we left early. Thankfully, everybody did a great job of packing and not forgetting anything.
We stopped at the Leaning Tower of Pisa after three hours before heading to our hotel in Montecatini Terme. The tower is just amazing along with the cathedral. The girls made sure they got plenty of the typical tourist photo with the hand or arm leaning against the tower. The boys and girls both got a great one with them pushing either side of the tower.
After spending some time at Pisa, we headed to our next hotel in Montecatini. This hotel is more authentic than our first one and the town is more like your typical Italian city, lots of cafes and a more community feeling. The food last night was very good, especially the pasta which is our first course at every meal.
Today, we are heading to Florence followed by a private boat trip to Cinque Terre and then we have our final game in La Spezia. The girls are all having a great time and they are really excited to visit the Vatican on Monday. Our tour guide Antonella worked her magic and we just found out we have reservations so we do not have to wait in line. These reservations for a tour guide and the headsets usually take months of advanced planning, but Antonella knows the right people.
Ciao!
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