Blogs from Livorno, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Day 5 of the cruise... read more

I had a 4 day break in Pisa which I did because I had an appointment with the Questura in Florence, to pick up my biometric Italian residency card. In the beginning, it seemed like an arduous duty. In the end, I did far more pleasurable things than visiting the Questura to pick up my residency card, and without expecting it, is was as enjoyable as my second to last break, which I took in Venice. This trip was a mixture of enjoying new activities, cherishing the old ones and making the most of friendships which I'd already made during my past trips here. ... read more

The following port, Livorno, I took the Florence on your own & Wine Tasting shore excursion. It was VERY crowded in Florence and there was only about 2 hours to visit. There was not enough time to enter most of the major sites, as lines were very long. Luckily I had been to most of the sites so went into the Gucci Museum, which is fun if you enjoy fashion history, 6 euros for a self guided visit. The second half of the tour took us to an interesting winery in Tuscany, Villa del Trebbio. After the tour of the winery we were seated in a large room with tables. We were introduced to the art of wine tasting, educated on Extra Virgin Olive oils, and pairing wines with Tuscan appetizers, followed by a Vin Santo ... read more

Geo: 43.5519, 10.308 GÜN 10 GÜNLERDEN CUMARTESİ: Saat 07:00 de uyandım. Hava mis gibi Kuş sesleri… Buğulu bir göl ,cennetten bir köşe adeta. Kursaal ,gerçekten harika bir yer ,ama maalesef bugün oldukça yolumuz var O nedenle anlaşılan ,bu sefer keyfine varamayacağız.. 07:30 da yola çıkmağa hazırdık.. Kampın ve otelin sahibi bizi hemen hatırladı. Biz 2010 yılında burada kalan, ilk Türklerdik ve bu nedenle bize bir indirim yapmıştı. Bu kez de hatırlayınca 7 E indirim yaptı.. Az değil yani.. Yolumuz çok rahat geçti ..eski tanıdık yerlerden geçip Ayşe'cikle anıları yad ettik.. Siena'nın içinden geçtik… Poggibonsi,Emboli hep anılarımızın olduğu yerler.. Bu şekilde çok keyifli bir yolun sonunda denize,Livorno'ya vardık. Her gün,günün karelerini toplayarak video haline getirdim ve kolaylık olsun diye You tube'a koydum ...ilgilen... read more

Geo: 43.5519, 10.308Today, our first of four tours booked for our Mediterranean cruise. Our first stop in Italy was Livorno. After disembarking, and boarding our tour bus, we set off to the nearby city of Pisa. Its not hard to guess why. The leaning tower of Pisa draws thousands of people every day. The tower doesn't stand alone, but rather as one of four buildings within the 'Miracle Square' along with a dome chapel, cathedral and crypt. The Dome of the chapel was impressive, along with an audio demonstration of the effect of echo within. The cathedral was largely off limits due to Sunday mass, but we still managed a quick look inside.Next on to the main event, the leaning tower, which certainly justifies its title. Standing at around 55 metres, the tower titles 4 metres ... read more