Geo: 43.7687, 11.2569Like the title says, only one more day here and I definitely haven't seen it all, did get a major item I've wanted to see checked off and that was the Palazzo Pitti. Amazing place, I am going to upload photos and I"m only uploading about 1/2 of what I took, that's a warning, don't look if you don't want to! I spent 4 hours there and unfortunately didn't get out to the Boboli Gardens if my ticket is still good tomorrow and I have the time I may try to go, but there are 4 other items competing for attention and I know I can't do them all! I guess I'll have to come again ;-) ???Left for school a few minutes later than usual but still plenty of time to get there, ... read more

Geo: 43.7687, 11.2569Again, patience with the writing please, maybe I'll get to editing but no promises!Today was a good day, got to the school a few minutes early, it rained the entire walk so even with the umbrella I felt damp. It's not cold but muggy, so you're damp and hot, not a great combo. Everyone has an umbrella at the ready, so different from the Tri-Cities where our umbrellas are hidden in the back of a closet somewhere and you might get it out if it rains but who really bothers when you're just running from the car to the store entrance? Here people are walking who knows how far to get to work or school, riding their bikes in all weather with their kids in tow. Lots of bambini in strollers with plastic rain ... read more

Geo: 43.7687, 11.2569Went to sleep around 11 or 12 pm, woke up about 4 am, heard some street noise as I'm on the street side, not sure if it was now or earlier... jet lag is weird!.. fell back asleep and didn't get up until 12 noon!! wonderful to get the sleep in, had a leisurely breakfast, shower, etc... nice visit with Nicoletta, since I'm only paying for breakfast (colazione) I'm not entitled to kitchen privileges, so not allowed to buy groceries and use the fridge, etc... that's ok, she was very apologetic about it but that is the school's programme. She is very nice and we had a couple of interesting conversations concerning the immigration problems facing Italy and the US, lots of the same issues. Plus she was telling me the state of Italian ... read more

Geo: 52.3738, 4.89095Made it across the pond and am now in the lower level of the airport, upstairs all sorts of restaurants, nicely decorated, and down here one vending machine, linoleum or maybe tile floors, hard chairs, and nothing else, not even any gate agents, it's a bit bleak. Am just waiting for my final flight that will take me to Florence, Italy. Sat next to a nice gal from Saskatchewan Canada on the way over, she's going back home to England to help her parents out, her dad was in a car accident, turns out she is a Christian also. Nothing really to report except that I've made it thus far, am using the free wifi at the airport and tried my phone out with it also and it works. Am hoping that I know ... read more

Geo: 8.77457, -82.432Wendy here:Well we got up good and early yesterday (5:30 am) to make the two-hour drive to Boquete and our 9 am appt to tour a 5-hectare coffee farm and then our 1 pm zip line adventure. Lots of road construction that slowed us down a bit but didn't make us late, we arrived in plenty of time to find the offices to check into for of our tours, same company for each but they had several storefronts to serve all the clients using them. We met up with Israel, our coffee farm guide, it was just Jim, myself, Barb, Paul, and another couple. Dan and Kath decided to explore Boquete and find some gardens to wander through and bird watch, we met up with them later for the zip lining. Our guide drove ... read more