Under the Tuscan Sun - now with photos

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Today I saw sunshine for the first time in almost a week. It was a welcome change in weather seeing as I have managed to get rained on almost every single day that I have been in Florence.

Today I took a bus ride to San Gimignano. Unfortunately I had a slow start so I didn't get to San Gimignano until the afternoon, which worked out ok as San Gimignano is quite small.

I got of the bus and walked towards a set of signs, missing the entrance to the walled town completely. After trekking around the outskirts looking for a tourist office to get a map I finally went into the town and hiked up the winding cobbled streets to the centre of town where the tourist office was located.

I must admit that when I pictured Florence this was more of what I had visualised. Tuscan villas on rolling hills dotted with vineyards, a town centre of narrow alleys and stone terraces, olive trees lining the street and the sun shining on my face.

There is not much to do there but nonetheless it is a pretty little town.

I am leaving Florence tomorrow morning. The plan is to go to one of the towns in the Cinque Terre region on my way to Genova. Now I already know that there is not much to do in Genova but it apparently has the largest aquarium in the world. I am a big fan of aquariums so I figured it would be a good place to spend a day or two before heading to Milan. In addition, it is one of the cheaper places to stay in within the Northern part of Italy.

Until next time...

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Comments

[Athale]

Milano
Hi Danni, you are getting to see a lot of Italy, good effort. The chinque Terra is a fun thing to do. There is a train that runs along that area and you can stop in various villages along the sea front. There might be a nice Hostel in that area. Check it out. I can't remember the names of the places we stopped at but there was one particular village built into the cliff overlooking the ocean and we had the nicest seafood at a restaurant there. Milano I have never been to but I believe it is quite big and somewhat industrial. Not sure three days there will be worth it, but maybe there are lots of interesting architectural sites. I wonder whether some extra time on the Chinqua Terra might be more enjoyable. Or what about heading back to Rotterdam for a day to take in that Architecture Museum you never got the chance to visit. I remember when I travelled on my own in 73 that I got a bit tired of trapsing around on my own and got tired of all the churces and palazzo's after awhile. Have fun and be safe. Love M:)M

[trish v]

Tuscan Villa's YES!
San Gimignan is exactly where we think we might take a villa on our trip next year - it sounds just what we would have hoped for - thanks Danni! Take care Love T xx