"Morning has broken" -- Sunrise at the Florence Airport (Disclaimer: not many photos here, but read on; the story gets REALLY...

A view of the Tuscan countryside. July 22: Our last day! So we did it up BIG. And ended with a ... well, just wait. We started by...

Looking southeast (?) from the Uffizi July 21 (still): So, after walking over to the Uffizi from our wonderful, expensive Negronis at the...

July 21: This picture has not much to do with anything except that it was taken in our Airbnb bathroom, which was totally mirrored all...

July 20: One last morning on the west patio for breakfast--and yes, we do have photos of that patio, from Cindy's phone: It was a...

Hey, don't give up on us yet! I've been struggling with our first afternoon in Florence, but I've almost finished that account and will...

July 19: Our last day in Pistoia. We'd had our big fling in Pisa, we'd relaxed at the farm, and it was time to prepare for departure. It...

July 18, cont'd.: In the last entry, I left us about to head into the Baptistery, which was really just a perfect structure all around...

On the way to Pisa July 18: We were finally venturing out into the hot world again. A trip to Pisa seemed to be the best we could do in...

A sand sculpture at the market July 15: We didn't rush off to the market, but Gianna had told us that we shouldn't miss this, so we did...

The bus schedule (partial) to town July 14: We woke to a beautiful morning, and now that Terrie was with us, we fell into a relaxed and...

Our house on the hill July 13: Cindy and I had already determined that, given the 90-degree-plus predictions, it might be best for us to...

July 12: It was time to begin the final act of Cindy and Kate's Grand European (Sampler) Tour. Next stop, Italy; more specifically,...

Yes, Vienna was the city of my dreams since I arrived there in 1981. I have always seen it as a magnificent, unbeatable city in the...

July 11: Tuesday...and tomorrow morning we would be flying (no train this time) to Florence and then heading to our Pistoia farmhouse for...

July 10: This would be Edie's last day in Vienna, so we had to make it special. We did that by starting the day at the Belvedere...

July 9: It was Sunday, so we knew it would be a fairly quiet day. After breakfast, the three of us headed to Augustinerkirche for Mass....

July 8 continued: After lunch, Cindy led on, I knew not where. We boarded a bus. To 'splain': It was a very hot day, and Cindy's idea was...

Cafe Bräunerhof (more on this later) July 8 (day 3, morning): It was going to be another big day of walking, wandering, and discovery....

July 7, cont'd.: By the time Cindy returned to the hotel, I was ready to go on whatever adventure she had in mind. Edie was having lunch...