Today we traveled to Cortona, a sleepy little village nestled into the Tuscan Hillsides a little over an hour from Florence by train,...

Today we spent doing laundry and getting ready to go to Lucca tomorrow so there's very little to recap there, but here's some highlights:...

This afternoon we went with Maria Cristina, Miriam, Mauro, and Maria Pia to an artisinal festival, and I think it was what the...

Even though we intended to sleep very late, we were wide awake at 8a, so we decided to venture out for a coffee and maybe a little...

Today is our 25th anniversary, and we were still a bit jetlagged so we decided to take it easy. We slept until about 9, got up and had...

Well, our trip started off with a very stressful bang. We woke up this morning to a message that the airbnb (link below-don't give them...

Today is our last full day in Firenze, and (no surprise) the family made it perfect! We started by heading to Empoli to meet Alessandro,...

Today we met Maria Pia and Mauro to pick Miriam up from school and have lunch. We walked over to an area of Firenze that is not at all...

Today's theme is spoiling Krista, and that's just what happened.... Went for my cappuccino e Cornetto, and was treated to a chocolate...

Well, it looks like we're staying here a bit longer. Tripit sent us a notice that something was wrong with our return flight, and several...

Today we finally got to meet up with our cousin Claudia! But first, Cappuccino e Cornetto. Finally, back to my Cafe, and I think they...

Both of us were feeling much better, so we ventured out for a little lunch. We decided to stay close to home, so we popped in to...

Ugh. Sick... We both woke up with a head cold. Basically, we canceled all plans for both days and stayed home to rest. We did manage to...

We're officially part of the neighborhood. Got my cappuccino e Cornetto, then came back later with Frankie for his espresso and they all...

Sleep. Rest. Sleep. Sleep. Rest. Sleep. Finally got around to starting our pioneer bath ritual, and found out we had hot water again....

The theme for the day is marathon. We began ours by learning that the start and finish line of the Firenze 1/2 Marathon was right outside...

Cappuccino e Cornetto (though I swear he called it something else today, but two translators (the Google translate app on my phone and...

Cappuccino e Cornetto (found out in Italy that's what they call croissants, so that's what imma call it from now on). Had to go earlier...

Where do I start? I guess how I do everyday... with cappuccino & croissant. This time at the train station. We had to catch an 8a train...

Y'all, it happened! I've been accepted into the tribe! I'm a regular!! Went to the Cafe across from our flat for my cappuccino &...