AK in the UK: May 2009

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Siena and Pisa

On our last day in Italy we took the bus from Florence to Siena, and because our flight was actually leaving from Pisa and not Florence, as it claimed (thank you very much Ryanair), we were able to to see the leaning tower! So that was kind of a bonus we weren't expecting, but it did put us on a train or bus for a good portion of our last day in Italy.

Siena neighborhoods

The extremely hilly streets of Siena. I expected excellently toned legs after a day there. (Didn't happen, although I was quite sore.)

The main piazza in Siena

Adam made fun of me for adding this picture here, but I love it. This is a fountain in the main piazza, and the bird is giving the lion a kiss!

The Candyland church in Siena

Inside the Candyland church

Siena and the surrounding countryside

Us and Italy

Pisa

There it is...

Just in case someone thought we weren't tourists.

It really leans a lot more than I expected!

And we finished our Italian trip with Gelato on the river at sunset. The perfect ending to the perfect trip!

Florence

After spending a couple of days in Rome we took a train to Florence. We stayed in a little boutique hotel run by the nicest Italian couple. If you're ever in Florence we definitely recommend staying there. It was all just perfect and felt like we were in the Italian countryside.

We spent one day wondering around Florence, and the next day we went out to Siena. We really didn't have any exciting adventures to tell about. It was all just very relaxing and full of good food and wine!

Windblown in a piazza

Seeing David live was way more exciting than I thought it would be. He's so much bigger than I ever imagined. It really turned out to be a highlight from Florence for us, so I had just to had to ignore the angry Italian woman yelling "NO!" at anyone holding a camera and snap one. Such a rebel...