tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861631616773957652023-11-16T02:45:26.675-05:00Just things and thoughtsLynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13380565337555418452noreply@blogger.comBlogger239125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186163161677395765.post-14611493774689232702018-05-08T18:35:00.000-04:002018-05-08T18:39:09.105-04:00High Parks Cherry Blossoms were in full bloom<br />
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Cherry Blossoms + High Park = Priceless. I started following the <a href="http://www.sakurainhighpark.com/predicting-blooms/" target="_blank">Sakura Cherry Blossoms</a> prediction of the best blooms webpage about 2 weeks ago. These guys are good. Considering a month ago, we had a freezing rain storm and on Thursday we had a hurricane wind storm, the prediction for peak blooms was May 7 to 12. Now we get out the weather network predictions for the week and our plan is taking effect. Monday I'm not working, it's sunny so off we go. Everything was perfect, a wee bit chilly in the wind but we were dressed for it. Once again we parked at Sunnyside and walked up.<br />
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This year was extra special as I had my daughter and her new little boy (my grandson :) with us. He was crazy excited to see the blossoms - "can I eat them, because everything goes in my mouth". Luckily Mommy knows how to make him smile (almost as big as her smile).<br />
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Greeting us when we came into the park was this herd of Llamas being walked through the trails. I have been online to see if this is something you can volunteer for or do you pay for it. Either way it was really cool. Now next year Ethan might be more excited by this than the blossoms. LOL<br />
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The sun was shining on the trees which made the pathway look magical.<br />
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Lots of babies, families and friends enjoying the beautiful treasure that these trees are. Mother Nature did a wonderful job when she made the Cherry Blossom trees.<br />
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The train is running and you can put your strollers on the front or in between the seats. Next time :)<br />
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Can't visit High Park without taking a picture of the beautiful swans. One of my fondest memories as a child when we came to Canada was coming here to see the swans.<br />
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Thanks Rachel and Ethan for making our visit to High Park extra special this year. (Note, this is Rachel's picture, she is much better at selfie taking then I am.)<br />
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<br />Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13380565337555418452noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186163161677395765.post-77662011433320355212018-05-05T10:16:00.000-04:002018-05-05T10:16:10.752-04:00Vilamoura Portugal - a never ending beach<br />
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Vilamoura and the beautiful Praia da Falesia Beach</span></h2>
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Summer is coming and the umbrellas and chairs are starting to appear back on the beaches waiting for the crowds. In July this beach and water will be filled with people and families vying for a seat and an umbrella. Today it was a wee bit rough, still warm and a great place to spend our final day in the Algarve. Vilamoura is a resort town known for it's very expensive houses, boats and golf courses. It is also a working harbour with a fresh fish market right on the water. <br />
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Nothing like a coffee overlooking the ocean in the beautiful white and blue Buzios Beach Club. </div>
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It feels like you can walk for ever. </div>
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A stop in the town for a wine, it is our last day after all :)<br />
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A tradition we have shared with the Irvines for 30 years, - Friday nights at the pub. Nothing different in the Algarve and our favourite was the <a href="http://thecheekypup.com/" target="_blank">Cheeky Pup</a>. The boys enjoying a last laugh with our lovely waitress Jade and a special thank you to Francisco of "<a href="https://www.facebook.com/francisco.guerreiro.522?fref=pb&hc_location=friends_tab" target="_blank">Way Around</a>" for getting us there and back safe. <br />
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<br />Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13380565337555418452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186163161677395765.post-91550018345007093092018-04-21T17:30:00.000-04:002018-04-29T08:19:44.272-04:00Lagos Algarve - history, majestic coastline<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As much as I like walking around towns I definitely came for the cliffs and the water, so when we were going to Lagos I googled in <a href="http://www.lagosportugalguide.com/lagos-algarve/ponta-da-piedade-lagos.html" target="_blank">Farol da Ponta da Piedade</a> so we could start off with a good walk to warm our legs and body up for a nice lunch. :). The views and walk were everything you expected from this beautiful country. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Every where I looked I was awestruck. My camera was clicking, archways, caves, rocks looking like they erupted from the ocean, beautiful tones of green and blue. The coastline went for miles. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There were lovely little boats skimming back and forth through the arches and around the rocks. At first we thought they must have come from the town but they were actually at the bottom of these stairs The only way to them was down the stairs and then back up again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Walking around awestruck can be a little dangerous, between looking around, taking pictures, whenever I turned around too quickly I had a little vertigo, which usually resulted in a little scream. Jim, Doug and Lindsey thought for sure I was pitching over the side a few times. I found I could stand near the edge, but if anyone walked towards me, whoosh off my balance would go. Needless to say I did not climb the peak below. I was getting vertigo just watching them, at one point there must have been 20 people and dogs on the point. I was ready to vomit. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Off to the town of Lagos for some exploring and most importantly lunch. 2 Irmaos (2 brothers) is a lovely little restaurant looking over the square and the water. The food and wine were delicious. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagos,_Portugal" target="_blank">Lagos</a> was famous for it’s contributions to the Age of Discovery. Henry the Navigator lived most of his life here. It also housed Europe’s first slave market in 1444. With its coastal location Lagos was constantly under attack from the Moors, Spanish, and English. From 1576 to 1755 it was the capital of the Algarve until it was destroyed by the 1755 earthquake and tsunami. Nowadays Lagos is one of the most visited cities in Portugal. With lots of restaurants, bars and hotels there is always lots to do and you can walk everywhere. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is <a href="http://www.goodtimeslagos.com/fortress-lagos/" target="_blank">Fort da Ponta da Bandeira</a>, built in the 17th century where the River Bensafrim enters the sea. These forts were very important in keeping the Portuguese save from pirates and those dastardly Spaniards. </span><br />
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A very bustling town with lots to do during the day and at night. Definitely where I would want to stay if I was in my 40's. Or at least think I was still in my 40's. LOL.Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13380565337555418452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186163161677395765.post-40700083942393109932018-04-20T10:06:00.001-04:002018-04-20T10:06:54.984-04:00Benagil, Walk, Boat, Caves and a quick Dip Benagil Cave another find on instagram and oh what a find. Ever since I started seeing pictures of it on Instagram it has been my number 1 on my list of places to visit. The fact that there was a boat involved was a bonus. There is nothing better than getting a view of the land you are visiting from the ocean that surrounds it and is so important to its life. This clever entrepreneur set up a shop between 2 cliffs and has boats running all day long when the weather isn't too rough. I shudder at what it is like in the summer time. I can't recommend visiting these places off season enough, you can definitely do more exploring and less waiting your turn. <br />
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We booked right at the cliffs with the <a href="https://tarugatoursbenagilcaves.pt/" target="_blank">Benagil Tours Taruga</a> and they were great. It's probably a good idea to book online. There are lots of tours from different towns, but we really loved this one. <br />
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There were also lots of paddle boards and kayakers enjoying the water and visiting the caves. The water was only 17 degrees, I was glad I was in a boat. After booking our seats, we had a 2 hour wait so we went off to look at the caves from the clifftops. An easy walk with amazing views. <br />
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Looking down into the Benagil Cave, they have a fence around it but everyone goes over the fence to get as close to the end as possible. Crazy when you think of it as I am sure over the years pieces have fallen off. During high season you would probably be lucky to get this close to the edge. <br />
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Nothing like lunch after a long walk. Pescador looks down on the beach between the 2 cliffs, has a wonderful menu and wine list and lovely staff to go with the location. I had a vege curry and Jim had a tuna salad, delish <br />
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This is definitely on my list next visit. LOL I don't think I could even climb up the pathway. Lindsey and I enjoyed just watching :)<br />
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Some of the cliffs have tunnels to get to them. Now what's my excuse!!!!!!!!!!<br />
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<br />And we're off these boats just skim along the water going in and out of the caves at full speed. Thankfully we had a calm day and were a middle tide. <br />
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There were big caves easy to get in and out of. And then there were little caves that you had to put your heads on you knees and were pitch black on the way in. I don't know how Captain John knew when to stop. He had to time it perfect with the waves going in and out of the caves so he didn't hit the sides, or top of the opening. Lots of laughter and shrieks. <br />
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Let's make it totally perfect by adding in a lighthouse. <br />
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This is the heart cave. We really lucked out with the sky as well, so blue with white wispy clouds, everything was so vibrant. <br />
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The shore was dotted with caves. <br />
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This is the actual famous Benagil Cave, you can swim to it or kayak or paddleboard. Next time. <br />
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The colours were amazing, from the water, to the walls to the sky through the hole. <br />
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There were so many beaches that you could only get to by water. Definitely picturing James Bond lying on one of these with his current interest. Now which James Bond would I pick. Come on down Sean :)<br />
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Yes this cliff face definitely looks like an old man. Captain John knew all the spots and added some local colour. <br />
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The departing and landing were quite exciting. Backing in at full speed and jumping on the boat in between swells and yes you do have to get in the water to do it so dress appropriately. <br />
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We survived. Now are we brave enough to go for a dip. <br />
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Yes we are, 2 quick ones, it was mighty cold and quite choppy for a calm day. I guess with the beach being between 2 cliffs the waves had a little more oomph to them here than out on the ocean. <br />
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Our Bond Men. If they had speedos on they would definitely remind me of Daniel Craig. <br />
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On the way home we made a stop at Praia de Albandeira a beautiful little resort town right on the beach. The owner of the restaurant was telling us that there was a big storm in early March and it took all the sand away from the beach which is why there are these little rock pools below. It happens every few years and the townsfolk have fun playing in the pools and then a storm comes and the sand comes back. <br />
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So many shells and so many embedded right into the sandstone. Shows you how wild the sea is here. Now we just have to find a rental right here for next year :). <br />
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<br />Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13380565337555418452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186163161677395765.post-27881797879542981812018-04-16T14:41:00.000-04:002018-04-16T14:41:03.763-04:00Tavira - a modern Moorish Town and a must see in the Algarve<a href="http://tavira-algarve-portugal.com/tavira/Castelo-de-Tavira-Castle.html" target="_blank">Tavira</a> is a beautiful Moorish town about 20 minutes east of Faro. The people we met in Ferragudo told us to put it on our list and my first reaction was "No I want to see rocks" and this is definitely more beachy. I am so glad we went, it is a stunning town, so clean, so white and so interesting.<br />
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Tavira wasn't just a Moorish town, the Roman's also were residents for awhile. Below is a Roman bridge. This lovely little town still reflects it's Moorish inhabitants (from the 8th to 13th centuries) with churches, a castle and beautiful whitewashed buildings which looked amazing with the big blue sky on the day we visited. I can't believe how many pictures of this town I took, but around every corner was a wonderful little alley, or doorway or building or vista of the city.<br />
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Tip: If you want to see inside the historical churches and buildings don't go during lunch because they close from 1 to 2. When the custodian in the church wouldn't let us up the bell tower because she was going to lunch it was a good reminder to us that we better eat before the restaurants close at 3 :). Can't be hungry or thirsty while touring.<br />
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As we were leaving the town, we spotted a fisherman at the bottom of the Roman Bridge, not sure what he was catching but he was very intent.<br />
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After we arrived home and had our customary pre-dinner wine, Jim and I set off for a walk along the beach to <a href="http://www.julias-algarve.com/" target="_blank">Julia's restaurant</a>. Walking along the boardwalk we passed some stunning houses and lots of building going on. We then headed down to the beach. Our 20 minute walk ended up being more like 40 but it felt so wonderful to feel the sun on our faces and the sand and water on our feet.<br />
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Can you picture Jim giving up his golf clubs to take up fishing when we retire :).<br />
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Julia's was hopping when we arrived, lots of burnt bellies and faces sitting on the patio. Inside were our travelling buddies ready to share a cocktail with us.<br />
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My only sunset and it was a spectacular one.Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13380565337555418452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186163161677395765.post-3733776027835479762018-04-15T14:45:00.000-04:002018-04-15T14:45:07.801-04:00Beautiful Ferragudo in the Algarve<br />
Crazy how the world has changed. 10 years ago if you were going travelling you went to the library or the book store and bought the Fodors Travel Guide book. I discovered Ferragudo and its beautiful fort on an instagram post. As soon as we booked Portugal, I started following Algarve Tourism, etc and sure enough this particular day this beautiful Fort was posted. It was automatically added as a day trip and what a beautiful day trip it was, only 40 minutes from where we were staying and an easy drive on the main highway.<br />
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There was, of course, a beautiful square full of wonderful restaurants. Again you could get anything you asked for. Today I had an eggplant pizza, I knew I was going to do lots of walking so wanted some good old carbs in my system. At the table next to us were a couple of Canadians from Niagara Falls who come for 2 months every year. They have a 2 bedroom apartment overlooking the Fort and the river. They have totally convinced us to come back for at least a month. They were saying it is so inexpensive, their apartment costs them $800 for the month. HELLO that's my heating bill in Canada in the winter. :)</div>
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All of these little towns still have a successful fishing industry. When they say fresh fish in the Algarve they mean fresh fish. One of the restaurants had their customary fresh catch section and had "reserved" signs on 2 of them. I wish I liked fish more, well I really wish my tummy liked fish more. If we do manage to ever come for a month a fresh fish (preferably without head) will be on my plate to try again.<br />
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After lunch we headed down to the beach for a walk and a view of the Fort. Oh my the beach is amazing, I have such a fascination with caves and holes going through rocks (it's OK I didn't post all my pictures). We are finally starting to see the big cliffs of the Algarve. </div>
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The Fort of Sao Joao do Arade sits on the Arade river protecting Ferragudo from the pirates roaming the Atlantic Ocean :). Now it is a private residence and they were not giving tours out. Because it was built on solid rock it had no damage from the 1755 earthquake and looks as strong as a rock still.<br />
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The view above looks back towards Ferragudo and its sister town Portimao.<br />
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Nothing better on a long beach walk then to have a place to stop and try the local wine. Walking in sand is hard work.<br />
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Needless to say we come to the end of the beach and there is this huge cliff, looks like we may have to turn back. I happen to notice a set of steps. Jim says NO, they are probably private as he looks up at the cliff. Well off I go, nope they aren't private. The Algarve does a great job of hikes and walks on their beaches and cliffs. So off we go. The views were magnificient and around the bend is a beautiful lighthouse.<br />
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Wouldn't it be lovely to rent one of these villas. Lotto Max is calling my name.<br />
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Below is the view looking over the Arade river at Portimao. Beautiful as well, reminded me of Miami Beach with cliffs.<br />
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It was tempting to keep going to the lighthouse, but that glass of red was calling our names.<br />
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Instead of the lighthouse walk, we headed down the steps to the pier at the entrance to the harbour. Lots of steps, and what goes down has to go back up. It was well worth it.<br />
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Yes we had to walk all the way back up these steps. Couldn't you picture having a glass of wine up there as the sunset. On my list for next year. </div>
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When you looked back at Ferragudo you could see the hills in the background.<br />
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As much as I was looking forward to that little glass of vino, I must admit my feet were really happy about going in the water. I love the water, but can still be a little nervous, so there I am with this bandage on the top of my foot, as I am paddling in the water, the bandage came lose and started flapping against my skin, I skedaddled out of there so fast. 2 inches of water LOL. </div>
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The boys waiting for their 1st glass of wine of the day. <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Our lunch was in the lovely cafe in the square called Tertulia Algarvia. Amazing salads Jim had an octopus salad and Lindsey had shrimp, kiwi and yogurt. Doug and I stuck more to the basic salad - Doug a Mediterranean Salad and myself an Osonoba Salad (named after the original name of the region) - tomatoes,cheese, figs, olives and red onions.</span><br />
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Jim thinks he can be sneaky behind those glasses but I know he was checking out the beautiful ladies in the restaurant. There we are :)<br />
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Beautiful orange trees lined the town square, the smell was wonderful. We eat a ton of oranges and I must say these were the best ever. So much flavour, so juicy, my mouth is watering just thinking about them.<br />
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Beautiful churches in every town. I was surprised at how few there were. After being in Rome where every corner had a church. These churches felt like people churches holding lots of family celebrations for generations and generations.<br />
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Faro, like Portugal is very quiet this time of year which makes it safe for the tourists above to stand in the middle of the streets lol.<br />
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If you look at the top of the building above, there are huge nests. On the way to the Algarve along the highway are electrical towers, they were packed with these nests. Some of the towers had 10+ nests on them. They are the <a href="http://meravista.com/en/algarve/information/fun-stuff/storks-in-the-algarve" target="_blank">Algarve storks</a> and are a protected species because of all the rodents and snakes they kill and the lovely folklore associated with them.<br />
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A busy working and leisure harbour and I gather there is a ferry that runs you out to the Nature Park. Next time we will check it out.<br />
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<br />Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13380565337555418452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186163161677395765.post-32493928252651515672018-04-09T14:15:00.000-04:002018-04-09T19:02:30.819-04:00The Algarve - 7 days of relaxing day trips<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Time to head to the Algarve, as lovely as Lisbon was this is the part of the trip I am really excited for. Beaches, rocks, cliffs, waves, little towns, history, cafes, food, and wine. We are staying in a timeshare called the <a href="http://www.vilardogolfresort.pt/index.php/en/" target="_blank">Vilar do Golf </a> near the town of Almancil and close to the beach - Praia da Quinta do Lago</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">First stop picking up the car at the airport. This could have been a disaster. We ended up being really lucky. The Avis counter had 2 people servers and 2 people at the counter. The guys were getting a little antsy, renting cars takes for EVER. I popped into the airport to grab us some coffees. Off I go and the first tunnel I come to is the actual rental car area. There are at least 30 people at every counter. Oh my goodness, people were looking very angry. I whipped through, grabbed the coffee and appeared back at the guys with a big smile on my face and told them how lucky they were.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">We crossed the amazing Vasco da Gama bridge which from the side looks like a sailing ship (no stops for pics :( ) The highway is amazing, no one on it and the speed limit is around 140. 2.5 hours later and our first stop is at a beautiful supermarket called Apolino for supplies (yes a few bottles of wine were bought) and the boys new favourite rum called Plantation.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">After a few wrong turns, round abouts are handy for retracing your steps we made it to Vilar do Golf. </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">The facilities are amazing, a lovely little 2 bedroom villa with a full kitchen, dining room, living room and a lovely patio. Where our neighbourhood cats are waiting to great us. Cheddar was the first to join us, the only thing we had to feed him was vintage cheddar cheese, hence his name. Whisky appeared next, black as night with green eyes and very petite. Then a beautiful Siamese we named mocha. Next day we had to get cat food - lots LOL. We were all loving it, a little piece of home so far away.</span></span><br />
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The beaches were just starting to get ready for their busy summer season (highs of 45C in the summer) with wall to wall people. The little wicker cones beside the fish are actually umbrellas for the beach chairs.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It was a great way to get our legs warmed up as we were heading to Faro, about 35 minutes from where we were staying, also the home to the regions international airport with trips to everywhere around Europe. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You are probably wondering where are the cliffs. Don't worry they are coming, from Villamoura to Faro it is beach and from Vilamoura to Lagos it is cliffs and beaches. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Tip: If the waiter brings a breadbasket be prepared to pay for it and that price might be /person. We had one breadbasket that cost us 12 euros. Also keep in mind a bread basket there is a meal, there is bread, olives, sardine pate, sometimes tuna. Our neighbourhood cats loved all the little tubs of sardine pate we brought home for them. :)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13380565337555418452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186163161677395765.post-17748672979082363042018-04-07T17:14:00.000-04:002018-04-07T17:14:24.806-04:00Lisbon has to include a tour of the Alfama District<br />
Our tuk tuk gave us a little history lesson as he drove us up to The Castelo de Sao Jorge (St George's Castle). A moorish castle built in the 12th century, was basically destroyed in the 1755 earthquake and rebuilt in 1920. It has a great view from the top of the hill of Lisbon. As the tuk tuk moved up the hill and through the windy cobblestoned roads we were given a wonderful feel for the Alfama District without having to actually climb the hill. After a quick walk up to the castle gates we were feeling famished and wanted to make sure we got something to eat before the 3pm siesta. Found a lovely little restaurant with a beautiful courtyard. The Alfama district is also known for their FADO restaurants. If you want a true Portuguese experience then you want to try a restaurant with FADO music. It is a Portuguese singer who sings a very emotional song in Portuguese, so even if you can't understand the words, you can understand the emotion. BTW there is no talking and not even any eating during their production. Definitely on our list for next time we visit. <br />
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The 4 of us definitely could have used the Doctor above a couple of times on this trip. <br />
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Our guard below, was trying hard not to smile :). Better to just not look at me :). <br />
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Our final destination was the Carmo Church and Convent. Up a street, down some stairs, around a corner, up a street - repeat. We finally made it to this beautiful little square and there was the church. <br />
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In 1755 this was the biggest church in Lisbon. After the devastating earthquake this is all that is left of the church. The city was basically destroyed. The earthquake hit on All Saints day, Saturday, November 1. Not only were the churches full, but people had candles lit at home, between the earthquake, the fires and the tsunamai, around 30 to 40,000 people were killed. <br />
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Walking through the church still had an eerie and solemn feel to it, knowing that on November 1 people were sitting here worshiping when their world changed forever.<br />
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Part of the church includes a museum with the tomb of King Ferdinand I. </div>
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In the picture below you can see part of the Elevador de Santa Justa. It takes you up the final hill to the convent and church. Feeling spry we decided to walk it, it had nothing to do with the lineups :)<br />
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It was time for a taxi, our old legs were feeling all our climbing and walking today. Back home, change and off to dinner at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ilmatriciano.ristoranteitaliano" target="_blank">Il Matriciano</a> an amazing little Italian restaurant, 200 steps from our AirBnb. The staff were great and squeezed us in and gave us the complimentary limoncelo before we headed to the Time Out Bar for our glass of port. <br />
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Tip: Be prepared to eat your lunch before 3 pm. A lot of cafes and restaurants close from 3 to 5 to get ready for dinner.Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13380565337555418452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186163161677395765.post-11374150310106762472018-04-03T14:31:00.003-04:002018-04-03T14:31:51.692-04:00Belem - home of the Seafarers and Explorers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When you stood/walked on the floor of the world, the wavy blue lines almost gave you vertigo as they felt like they were moving just like gentle waves.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> At the bottom of the monument there was an exhibit which seemed to depict the monsters of both sea and land that people thought inhabited the world. I loved the fact that they had a quote from that great Englishman William Shakespeare there. A quote that we could all keep in mind with all the events going on today. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Jim and I decided to walk up the tower, 93 steps, very narrow and spirally. Here it is off season and the stairs were non stop people going up and down. There was a green light to let you know when it was your turn, unfortunately tourists don’t have a lot of patience so once on the way up and once on the way down, we came to a standstill while the people in front of us met up with people going the other way;. On the way up we had 4 Germans in front of us luckily because they were not backing down from the French who were on their way down.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" />We lucked out with the weather, it only rained when we were inside buildings, etc. Time to head back to Lisbon to continue our tour. This time we jumped in a tuk tuk - basically a golf cart with a tour guide. A great way to travel. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Tip: Forget the fancy shoes, take good walking shoes with a good tread. Everywhere is cobblestones and they can get quite slippy when wet and especially when walking down hills. </span></span>Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13380565337555418452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186163161677395765.post-32349102644925850262018-04-02T14:38:00.000-04:002018-04-02T14:39:21.524-04:00Lisbon - 1st Impressions - Wonderful<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lisbon home of the explorers. Vasco de Gama. I loved history in school. I loved the explorers, how could I have forgot how important Lisbon Portugal was to the shaping and discovering of the world. As I started to research this country that I was going to for the water, waves and sunshine I realized very quickly that the history here is as extensive as any European country in the world. The Moors, the Muslims, the Romans, the Knights Templar, to name a few all have history here and unfortunately on this trip we will only see a small portion of it. Definitely could stay here for a month and never get bored (just homesick LOL)</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lisbon is a lovely city, we had a great airbnb on Dom Carlos Ave right near the parliament buildings and right in the historical part of Lisbon, so we were able to walk everywhere. Our exercise started with climbing 4 flights of stairs to our apartment. Helped work off our red wine :). Thomas, the property manager, had a bottle of wine and 4 little <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastel_de_nata" target="_blank">"pastel de nata"</a> - it is basically a creme brulee in a pastry. Delish but oh so sweet and definitely not lo-cal. Jim fell in love with them. I thought they were a mini quiche - great breakfast food - right. NOT!!!. I had 1 and then the odd bite of Jim's over the week. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">After all this walking we needed some food and a wee glass of wine. We found a Cafe right at the bottom of the street called Opolo. I had a mushroom burger with a chickpea paste on top, delish. Next stop was a wee nap.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">After our nap and a glass of wine, we set off to find a restaurant for dinner, so we set off in the other direction and came across this great market - The Time-out Market, which was like a classy food court, with kiosks by some top chefs and long tables to eat at. It had a great little bar in the middle called of course “The Time Out Bar”. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Dinner was still beckoning us, so we had another we wander and found a restaurant called Otto. Fish and octopus are so popular here in Lisbon, not a fav for Doug or I so luckily we keep finding restaurants that have pasta and pizza :). Tonight 3 of us had a shrimp linguine</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;">. The Portuguese wines are amazing, and we had a different bottle with every dinner. :)</span></span></span><br />
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Time moved on and my children grew up. Memories were made, some of these memories started to dim as the kids met their partners and new memories filled our memory banks: Family gatherings at the cottage, travelling, weddings, tequilia (we won't expand on that). What is next?<br />
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Well as any married couple can attest, it doesn't take long for everyone's eyes to start drifting to their bellies. Everytime Rachel walked around with a wine glass, people were wondering if it was wine or grape juice. Lots of teasing around the dinner table. And then March 2017 I am talking to Rachel on the phone and she said she wasn't feeling very good, could they come for dinner. Of course they could.<br />
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Within 2 minutes of them coming in the door, we were all in tears, Jay and Rachel had brought us an amazing bottle of wine :), which we still haven't opened.<br />
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What a year, a wedding to plan for David and Stephanie followed by our first grandchild. My emotions were on my sleeve and running down my cheeks. Wedding showers, Baby showers, weddings, babies, by the time October came around I couldn't contain my excitement or nervousness. The wedding went off without a hitch. Now to focus on baby time.<br />
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OH MY GOODNESS MY BABY WAS GOING TO HAVE A BABY. What if it hurt? She's my BABY. My motherly instinct kicked in big time. And then had to be controlled. What the heck!!!! Jay wanted to be involved. Rachel didn't want me she wanted Jay. And a better partner she couldn't have asked for. Anything Rachel wanted Jay gave her. Thank you Jay for taking such good care of her during this amazingly exciting time and sharing with me your excitement for your darling baby boy (picture Rocky at the top of the stairs - that was Jay in the waiting room when he came to tell me "I HAVE A **** BABY BOY" and then burst into tears). A memory I will never forget. Rachel came through with flying colours and I could now go down and see them both. Little Ethan James George Fyfe weighing in at 7 lbs 15 ounzes and born at 5:05 November 23, 2017.<br />
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Here I am at 62 years of age and holding little Ethan a Gift so precious. I was terrified to hold him, he was so little, so fragile, a miracle.<br />
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Over the last few months, there is nothing more important than Ethan. If Rachel needs me, I am there. I don't want to work anymore. Nannie can you hold him. Like yeah!!!!!!!! I feel like I have gone back in time. He is now 3 months old and developing his own little personality and making lots of noises as his arms and legs wiggle all over.<br />
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As much as I love holding him watching Rachel and Jay share their love with this little boy and watching their relationship grow makes my life complete.<br />
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Christmas came and went with new memories and lots of new outfits for Ethan (back of the line everyone else). This last week we celebrated Rachel's birthday. Always special but her first birthday as a mother. WOW, she is all grown up.<br />
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I finally broke my camera out to do some family pictures. All of a sudden the boys like getting their picture taken if Ethan is in it. LOL<br />
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You don't realize when you have a grandchild that not only do you have all of these amazing new memories but he brings back all the memories of your own children. The songs you sang, their sleeping habits, your adventures together. Holding him in my arms and looking down on his little face allowed me to experience the love I had holding Andrew, David and Rachel at this age. And yes my heart was bursting then. It also brings back memories of your parents - Ethan's great grandparents, who were such a big part of your life. All those little stories pop back up and sitting rocking him I find Rachel and I talking about their memories. Ethan is a gift, a treasure, I feel like I have opened up a favourite book as I add new chapters to it. And yes mom and dad "Wee Chookie Birdie" lives on for another generation.<br />
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ps: Another memory surfaced yesterday when Rachel sent me this picture of Ethan. We were driving to Nana and Granpa's along King City Sideroad when Rachel was around 4 months old and she was screaming her head off sitting in the front seat (different rules back then), the boys were in the back. I finally had to pull over, the boys have their hands over their ears, her hands are flailing around like a wasp was around her. I grabbed her wee hand and popped her thumb in her mouth. Peace, Quiet. Wonderful. After that everytime she cried the boys jumped up and put her thumb in her mouth, we didn't get it out until she was 7. Here'ssssssssss Ethan yesterday. <br />
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Could there be anything better than waking up on your birthday in Florence, Italy. I was so looking forward to my day. Ilaria from <a href="http://www.funintuscany.com/funintuscany-chiantiwinetour.php" target="_blank">Fun inTuscany</a> was taking us to Siena and another vineyard for lunch and a tasting. Up we all get and head to the local cappuccino and pastry bar to start the day. Siena is only about an hours drive from Florence, so I took a chance on a large coffee.<br />
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Ilaria had her van decorated for my birthday with balloons, hats and leis. Getting in the spirit of it, I might be a year older I may as well enjoy it. I popped the little hat on and proudly wore the lei in the Italian colours (I'm sure part of me is Italian after all).<br />
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First stop the beautiful city of Siena. Parking in all of these walled cities can be a nightmare, thankfully Ilaria knew all the tricks. She dropped us off at the <a href="http://www.basilicacateriniana.com/storia_en.htm#santacaterina" target="_blank">Basilica Cateriniana de San Domenico, </a><br />
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St. Catherine is not only the patron saint of Siena but also a co-patroness of Rome and a joint patron of Italy with Saint Francis of Assisi. Remember the term reliquary, well they have one of St Catherine's head in the basilica. This picture is from their website. And yes it is her actual head. This church is a pilgrimage site. She was responsible for Pope Gregory XI returning to Italy from Avignon. </div>
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We continued our walk up and down the hills of Siena. Lots of alleyways and basically no cars.<br />
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Ilaria takes us to her favourite cappuccino bar. It's called Nannina's. And was delish. Ilaria not missing a chance to celebrate my birthday, brought a pastry with a candle in it. LOL. She was brought up in Siena, her grandmother and mother still live there. After our coffee we stopped in to see her mother as she had to pick up another surprise for me :). This is FUN IN TUSCANY. LOL<br />
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We headed down to the famous <a href="https://www.discovertuscany.com/siena/palio-siena.html" target="_blank">Piazza del Campo</a> (this Piazza is one of the reasons UNESCO recognizes Siena as the ideal embodiment of a medieval city) where Ilaria popped out a bottle of champagne. The day just keeps getting better and better.<br />
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As we drank our champagne Ilaria gave us a history of the famous <a href="https://www.discovertuscany.com/siena/palio-siena.html" target="_blank">Palio Horse Race</a> that runs around the square twice a year, once in July and once in August. The town is divided into contradas (neighbourhoods) and they all wear the flag of their contrada. The people are in the middle of the square while the horses race around the outside.<br />
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We were given an hour to wander around Siena before we headed off to the vineyard for lunch :). How could I not stop in this little store to pick up my handmade Christmas Santa :)<br />
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To get to our next stop we were able to sit back and enjoy a beautiful drive through the Tuscan countryside. At the top of this long driveway is <a href="http://www.quercetodicastellina.com/en/home/" target="_blank">Querceto di Castellina</a>, an organic family vineyard. Our hostess was actually from Napa and had met and married her husband and became a part of the vineyard family. She explained to us about the <a href="https://vinepair.com/wine-blog/how-a-starving-rooster-made-chianti-classico-famous/" target="_blank">rooster</a> that appears on every bottle of Chianti Classico and what the DOCG rating means:<br />
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The vineyard was built on a hill with magnificent views. We met 2 ladies there who were taking a week long cooking class (no husbands). There are 4 wines to taste with our meal today. As you can see Jim has totally recovered and is not missing a drop today.<br />
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What a fun holiday with a great group of family and friends. Thank you to Ilaria for making our last day in Tuscany so memorable. One last stop on the way home to find our "Gladiator" moment. </div>
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We are all very sad about leaving this beautiful piece of Italy. The countryside, the cities, the history, the people, the wine the coffee, the food (I could keep going on and on) are truly beautiful. <br />
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<br />Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13380565337555418452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186163161677395765.post-42761602529410176882017-12-16T13:42:00.001-05:002017-12-17T11:36:53.299-05:00Florence - our last day and more treasures - the David<br />
After the market we started to wander again and came upon the <a href="http://www.museumsinflorence.com/musei/Laurentian_Library.html" target="_blank">Laurentian Library.</a> What a remarkable family the Medici family were, Cosimo the Elder collected ancient manuscripts of classical authors and opened the library for anyone to read/interpret.<br />
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The building was designed and built by Michelangelo in 1524. We were very lucky when we walked in, we were the only one there and the custodian was passionate about her work and gave us a 30 minute talk about the building, Michelangelo and the Medicis. The thing I found most interesting that she told us was that during the renaissance everything had an interpretation. The stairs going up to the library were a dark grey with a bright door at the top. Hence you walked from the darkness of ignorance to the light of knowledge. When you walked up the stairs you went up the middle and when you left you went down the sides showing your enlightenment.<br />
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The library itself consisted upon row upon row of pews. On the side of the pews were the list of important books that were kept there (which I gather now can be found in their on-line library). The seats were always filled with scholars reading and interpreting these historical works. The floor above was laid by Michelangelo, the carpet was installed to try and keep it safe.<br />
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While we were there, there was an exhibit by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_Bruni" target="_blank">Leonardi Bruni,</a> he wrote what was considered the first modern history book of its time. Ciao and Arrivederci being my only Italian, these books were amazing to look at. Being brought up in Canada with such a young history I am amazed by the skills and education of this whole region.<br />
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Right next door to the library is the <a href="http://www.museumsinflorence.com/musei/Medici_chapels.html" target="_blank">San Lorenzo Cathedral</a> and the Medici crypt. If you are listing your house today, chances are you are using the colour palette from this church. Grey and white looked stunning even 600 years ago.<br />
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Along with the burial site of the Medici family, the tomb of Donatello is here.<br />
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What is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliquary" target="_blank">reliquaries</a> you say??? So did I. It's a little creepy actually. It is a container for relics, which in most cases may be a piece of bone taken from the important religious leader that has died. For some saints and popes the bones and clothing were put into these beautiful reliquaries and then transported across Europe so each church would have a little piece of the Saint to pray too.<br />
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We knew nothing about the above when we arrived in Florence, this is what makes the city so amazing is around every corner there is a masterpiece and amazing piece of history.<br />
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Next stop THE DAVID. The first time I saw the DAVID was in Caesar's Palace - yep Las Vegas, a full replica. It was pretty impressive. The next time was in the Palazzo Vecchio where the original was until they moved it inside to protect it. I'm not sure why I have always been so enthralled with his statue (as millions of people around the world are LOL). I always loved the story of David and Goliath, he was the 2nd King of Israel and I did name my son David which means "beloved". Maybe it had something to do with the little man taking on the giant. When we walked in there was this large corridor and at the bottom looking down over everyone was the DAVID. The effect was amazing. Yes I cried, well teared up.<br />
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He looked brand new not 600 years old. There are interpretations on everything from the size of his head, the large right hand and yes the size of his privates, I'll leave that to you to look up :)<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">"Because of the nature of the hero it represented, the statue soon came to symbolize the defense of civil liberties embodied in the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Florence" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Republic of Florence">Republic of Florence</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">, an independent </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City-state" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="City-state">city-state</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> threatened on all sides by more powerful rival states and by the hegemony of the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Medici" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="House of Medici">Medici family</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. The eyes of David, with a warning glare, were turned towards </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Rome">Rome</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">." (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_(Michelangelo)" target="_blank">wikipedia)</a></span></blockquote>
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Thank you Florence for an amazing time. With all our wandering we still didn't see everything this beautiful historical city had to offer.<br />
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Here we are discovering Florence for our 3rd day. Honestly I thought it would take a day to see everything I wanted to see. So WRONG. Yesterday was a busy day touring the Chianti region so today we are just wandering around Florence and have discovered some amazing treasures.<br />
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Stephanie and Chris are big shoppers so our first stop today was the San Lorenzo Market. The market sits in the shadows of the Basilica di San Lorenzo the main burial place for the main Medici Family.<br />
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If you want a bargain in Florence the market is where to get it and Stephanie and Chris are the ones to barter for you. After watching for a few minutes Jim and I decided to find a cappuccino and happily wander around while they discussed prices with different stall owners, who all had the best leather, best hat, best scarf, best price in all of Italy.<br />
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Right inside the door of the food market was a cappuccino bar. Perfect. The camera was turned on and I clicked my way around only the bottom floor of the market, which was filled with amazing smells and colours and things that for me that still go "ick", but warrant a picture.<br />
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And what goes ick for me, well usually it is something fishy, but here I found a memory of my childhood that even my mom wouldn't make any of us eat. 2 or 3 times a year she made it for my dad as he loved it. If my mom wouldn't eat it we didn't have to. At home it came in a little tray just like your hamburger meat. I can honestly say I have never seen it at a market. My dad just drooled over it - yep TRIPE, the most coveted part of the sheep or cow's stomach is called the honeycomb tripe. Yep even a cute little name ain't going to get me to eat it.<br />
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Just like in Venice, fish of all kinds seem to be a staple of their diets. I keep trying, but fish especially with heads on just don't do it for me.<br />
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Now bread, fresh pasta and cheese (and some veges esp mushrooms) I could live on for the rest of my life especially with a nice Chianti to wash it down. Below is my favourite shop, a fresh pasta store, you put in your order and watch it get made. Buy the fresh sauce, go home to your Nonnie and she will think you are the perfect wife.<br />
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After an hour of wandering we headed over to meet up with the kids. Amazing they actually bought something. A hat each. :)<br />
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All that looking at food made us starving for, of course, a homemade pizza and a glass of Chianti before we continued on our way.<br />
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<br />Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13380565337555418452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186163161677395765.post-82121167626013357842017-12-02T11:40:00.000-05:002017-12-02T11:40:22.256-05:00Finally we are off to Tuscany and San Gimignano - Chianti Time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Has everyone seen "Under the Tuscan Sun", well if you haven't you should and if you have you definitely want to visit Tuscany. Our tour guide said it caused an explosion in tourism to Tuscany. Today we took a private tour out to the countryside with stops at 2 wineries and San Gimignano, that is the town off in the distance in the picture above. Needless to say we are all super excited and our driver "Ilaria" from <a href="http://www.chiantiwinetour.com/aboutus.php" target="_blank">Fun in Tuscany Chianti Wine Tours</a> is amazing. Funny and so knowledgeable, it is going to be a great day. </div>
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Just an hour outside of Florence is the beautiful <a href="http://fattoriapoggioalloro.com/the-farm/our-history/?lang=en" target="_blank">Fattoria Poggio-Alloro</a> (Bay Leaf Hills) our first stop. After a tour of the winery, we enjoy some appetizers and a tasting of their beautiful wines while overlooking the amazing wine fields and San Gimignano. Yes it is only 11 am. A great way to start the day.</div>
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Along side their grapes are their amazing olive groves. <br />
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Is there anything better than some amazing local cheese, fresh olives and a wee sampling of their organic wines to start the day. The sun is shining and our cheeks are starting to glow. <br />
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Nothing better than popping into their local store for some treasures to bring home (at least back to Florence). The olive oil made it home, the wine was drank. <br />
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This is the famous Tuscan cows - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chianina" target="_blank">The Chianina</a>, served best rare with a nice bottle of Chianti. This farm and area is also famous for their saffron which flowers in November and is known as the "gold of San Gimignano. Would love to come back here and do one of their cooking classes with all fresh grown products, while sipping their wine of course. <br />
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Next stop San Gimignano, still haven't figured out how to pronounce it. It is known as the "Town of Fine Towers. It is a true walled hill town, so be prepared for lots of ups and downs. There are 14 towers still standing out of a total of 72 in its heyday. These were all owned by the patrician families, who each tried to build the biggest tower. Even back then rules were put into place to maintain the integrity and beauty of the town and surrounding countryside. 360 degrees around the town are wineries, saffron fields, and the most beautiful countryside. <br />
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Next stop was a lunch stop at <a href="http://www.torciano.com/en/visit/lunch/" target="_blank">Tenuta Torciano</a> just outside of San Gimignano. Jim unfortunately wasn't feeling the best, so we had to sacrifice ourselves and drink some of his favourite brunellos. <br />
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Stephanie bonded with one of the local chickens. <br />
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The courtyard was amazing and lunch spectacular. <br />
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I think our sommelier was in the movie "Under the Tuscan Sun". If not they should do a sequel. I would love to be a bit player in it, just sitting in the background drinking wine and drooling :)<br />
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Ilaria our tour guide went above and beyond including giving a sword to Stephanie that she was to use to open a bottle of champagne that David was holding. This seemed like a great idea after drinking wine all day. :). David survived. Such Fun in Tuscany. <br />
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Thank you Ilaria for a great day. We had so much fun we decided to book another one for my birthday this time with a stop in Sienna. :)<br />
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<br />Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13380565337555418452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186163161677395765.post-81488685370318094982017-11-28T11:26:00.000-05:002017-11-28T11:26:43.542-05:00Florence - The Duomo and more wandering<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Monday morning and I am excited to see David, Steph, Al and Chris. David and Steph are coming from Greece and Al and Chris from Normandy and Venice. We haven't seen them since the wedding so have lots to catch up on. I head down to the market to get some fresh bread, cheese and meat for a quick snack before we head out to check out Florence. What great timing as I walk back from the market their taxi is just pulling up to our apartment door. Yes I teared up, imagine my David a married man and looking very happy and well rested. :)</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">First stop was the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piazza_della_Signoria" style="background-color: white; color: #73428e; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Piazza della Signoria</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">, for a glass of wine. There is a huge construction project going on to repair the "Fountain of Neptune", peeking behind the screens gave us an idea of the size, may have to return to see it when it is finished. In the centre of the courtyard right alongside all these ancient pieces is a piece of modern art, which to me looks like a gigantic piece of gelato. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is called "Big Clay 4", lots of controversy over putting it up in Palazzo Vecchio home to so many historical works of art. Too me it looks like a large blob of gelato. </td></tr>
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This is supposedly the best gelato in Florence. We had to give it a try. No complaints from any of us.<br />
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The Florence Duomo - the Santa Maria del Fiore is visible from many parts of Florence, Jim and I had decided to wait to see it with everyone else. Impressive from a distance, awestruck close up. The building is on top of the 7th century Church of Santa Reparata and the construction for the Duomo started in the 13th century. It took them 2 centuries to figure out how to build the actual dome.<br />
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When I return from every holiday I have a "regret". In Florence it was "why didn't I climb these 463 stairs". The sign saying don't even think of it if you suffer from claustrophobia, vertigo, have a heart condition kinda turned me off. And yes now I regret it. The door below is the entrance to those 463 steps up and 463 back down. The lovely things about these old cities are there aren't any skyscrapers so I gather the view from the top is amazing. Next time :) (I better not wait too long)<br />
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The clock in this picture was built in 1443. It is a 24 hour clock where the 24th hour of the day ended at sunset. Not sure how that worked between the seasons. And in 2017 it is still keeping time. </div>
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Imagine looking out your bedroom window, or walking to work and seeing the Duomo looking down on you every day.</div>
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While in Florence you must try the famous Chianina beef with a glass of Chianti. David and Steph met a couple in Greece who recommended that we try <a href="http://www.ristorantelagiostra.com/home/" target="_blank">Giostra</a> for the best food in Florence. It was amazing. <br />
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After dinner a nice walk back along the Ponte Vecchio, the jewelry was competing with the stars. <br />
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<br />Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13380565337555418452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186163161677395765.post-36697299293553553022017-11-26T08:25:00.000-05:002017-11-26T08:25:07.638-05:00The Crazy Cat Lady becomes the Nutty Nannie<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
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It's true, It's all true. I cried, I cried and I cried again.
Everytime I open my phone, I cry - there is a picture of my 1st grandson (and I
am sure this feeling will be the same for all my grandchildren). But
Ethan James George Fyfe will always have the honour of being my
first. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">It's true he is the cutest baby
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">It’s true that my heart burst with pride as I watched Rachel and
Jay be so generous with their son and patiently and maybe a little tensely
watch Jim, Andrew, David and myself hold this precious gift. Watching the men in my life tear up as they
looked at their little sister and their first nephew was only one of many
magical moments we shared today. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">It's true that I didn't like
not being the one holding my daughters hand through all of this, but I couldn't
have asked for a better replacement, Jay you will always be my favourite
son-in-law. After this week and watching how loving, dedicated and
patient you were with my daughter I know that both of them will be truly
spoiled and loved deeply for the rest of their lives.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Thank you for letting me share in the magic
of watching your love grow as your family has.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">It's true, that your voice changes when talking to a baby. What I didn't realize was that my "cat voice" was also my "baby voice". "look at you what a big strong fella you are" is a common phrase I use when talking to Ollie and yes exactly what I said to Ethan today. And yes it is an octave higher than my normal voice - pretty scary. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">It’s true my husband is putty in Ethan’s hands. Not only did he hold him at 7:30, only 2+ hours
after he was born, he snuck up to the hospital while I was sleeping at 11 to
try and get another cuddle.
Unfortunately Jay’s parents had claimed the Ethan cuddle time so Jim had
to come home, quite disappointed. At 2
he says to me, when do you think we should go back up. Luckily Rachel needed a few things so off we
went at 5. Thank goodness he has to go back to work. Btw I took about 50 pictures that 1st day, and Jim was holding the baby in about 35 of them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">It’s true, I am probably going to become one of those "Nannies" who are showing pictures and telling stories of their grandchildren, I
may need to ask Santa for a video camera </span><span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 13.5pt;">J</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">On November 23, 2017, my life changed and I added a new bullet
onto my list of things to be thankful for.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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James George Fyfe, born at 5:05 and weighing 7 lbs 15 ounces<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">My
Husband<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">My
family, Andrew, David, Rachel, Jay, Stephanie and Melissa<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">My
Cats<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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extended family, very lucky in that there are too many too count.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">My
friends who are family<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">My
Tribbling Ladies and their families</span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">My
family who I can no longer touch, but still surround us with their love and
support and who taught me that people, and memories are more important than
things. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13380565337555418452noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186163161677395765.post-67988749603514026102017-11-19T10:51:00.000-05:002017-11-19T10:51:09.418-05:00Florence - what treasure will we find today - Piazzale Michelangelo<br />
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It's cappuccino time, where should we have it today. Pull out our little map and we see a landmark just down the road from us so off we head. Wonderful, having a coffee looking up at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palazzo_Medici_Riccardi" target="_blank">Palazzo Medici-Riccardi</a>. Built for Cosimo the Eldest (have to keep our Cosimo's straight) around 1450. In 1540 Cosimo de Medici moved to the Palazzo de Vecchio when he became Grand Duke of Florence. The other family members stayed in this palace. The picture above is a view from one of the many windows in the palace. Now it is a museum. An interesting section of the palace was turned into a costume museum, showing designs and material from different eras.<br />
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There were magnificent tiered gardens rising up the hill. They must have been in great shape back then, especially the workers carrying all the pieces of marble and rocks up for the artists as they built their statues and fountains.<br />
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After a busy few days we thought we would take it easy today. How perfect that right at the bottom of the Palace is a new favourite pizza restaurant. After some good carbs it is time to start wandering again.<br />
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If you like seafood, Italy is definitely the place to be. There were fresh fish in every restaurant. Love taking pictures of them, but not in a hurry to eat one. I was more than happy to settle for pasta and pizza.<br />
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The river Arno might be one of the quietest rivers I have ever seen, it could be called Glass or Mirror River, the reflections all along it were magnificent.<br />
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A wandering type of day sometimes means following the people. River on the left, beautiful villas and houses on the right. We come to this little road and people start to turn up it, so we do too. We have no idea where we are going but what the heck. What a find, other than the fact that I felt like we had just climbed up the equivalent of Mt Everest, we happened upon the Piazzale Michelangelo with just an amazing view of the city of Florence, along with another beautiful statue of the David and an open air market. <br />
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After catching our breath as we wander around the square we realize we aren't at the top yet. Just a we bit further up is the Church of San Salvatore, referred to by Michelangelo as "La bella Villanella". As we walked around it there were the cries of babies and laughter of their parents reverberating around the church as today was a celebration of baptism.</div>
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One of the reasons for picking Florence as our base for a week, was how easy it was to get to so many places. Train travel in Italy is wonderful so today we hopped on a local train for a trip out to Pisa to see the Leaning Tower. The train ride was about an hour, with what felt like a majority of it going through tunnels under the hills. Before we knew it we landed in Pisa and had no idea where to go, but out popped the phone and google search had us heading in the right direction. The first thing we came to was the Arno river, yes the same river that goes through Florence, right out to the Tyrrhenian Sea with a view of Santa Maria della Spina erected in the 1200s. It was an amazing day, shorts, walking shoes, bottle water and my camera were all that was needed. Jim would take care of feeding me :)</div>
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Everywhere we looked people were taking selfies or taking pictures of each other trying to hold the tower up. How could we resist. LOL it is harder than you think especially with so many people around. My left hand actually looks like it is grabbing that poor man's bottom.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">9 centuries after the tower was built it is still a big tourist attraction, even in October. To help with crowd control, the city did timed entries to the church, the baptistery and the bell tower. In the summer you better book these as soon as you book your flight. The first time we could get was for 4 pm. The sunset times were fully booked. </span></div>
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The Piazza del Duomo (Cathedral Square) included the Baptistery (above) and the actual Cathedral and the Bell Tower. The clergy would climb 296 steps on the south side to ring the bell to bring the townspeople to services, while the north side has only 294 steps. Restoration work done in the 90's corrected the lean from 5.5 degrees to 3.99. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"></sup><br />
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I guess there is something to be said for getting a wee bit older. In the last few years I have had lunch in the shadow of the Pantheon in Rome, the Eiffel Tower in Paris and now the Leaning Tower in Pisa. Tick Tick Tick off my bucket list. Tick Tick Tick as I add more places on to it.<br />
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The actual Town of Pisa is charming, full of cafes, little squares and lots of history. Below is the Church built for the Order of Knights of St Stephan. The Medici family was everywhere in Tuscany, this church was built by the Grand Duke Cosimo de Medici to help fight piracy on the seas. </div>
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Italy is still full of amazing artists. Imagine spending all day drawing this beautiful picture only to have it washed away by the street cleaners every night. I couldn't even do a stick figure that would resemble a person never mind the detail this young man put into his work.<br />
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One final selfie as we head back to Florence. Another reason why we picked Florence to stay in, you can have a glass or 2 of wine for lunch, relax in the apartment and then walk out for dinner without having to worry about driving, or cabs. Priceless.Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13380565337555418452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186163161677395765.post-28273271239223408792017-11-18T12:57:00.002-05:002017-11-18T16:20:34.692-05:00Florence - Love at first Sight<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our next adventure began with a train trip from Venice to Florence - home of the Renaissance , one of the wealthiest cities of Medieval Europe and home to the Medici Family. If you haven't watched the Netflix series about the Medici I highly recommend it. Florence came to life for us as we wandered over bridges and through squares with little bits of the Medici Family everywhere.<br />
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Our <a href="http://www.windowsonitaly.com/property/raffaello-woi" target="_blank">Windows on Italy - Raffaello</a> apartment exceeded all our expectations. It is located in the <a href="https://www.florenceinferno.com/the-oltrarno-district/" target="_blank">Oltarno</a> district which is famous for it's craftsmen, restaurants and a buzz of activity filled with tourists but also lots of locals. Another great advantage to our apartment it was easy to find :) which is important with all the alleys and lanes. 50 yards from our door was a gelato store and another 50 yards was the Ponte alla Carraia (first built in the 1200s). Finding our way home became very easy as you walked to the River Arno, 2 bridges west of Pont Vecchio (the covered bridge) was our bridge and home for the next week.<br />
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Time to start wandering. Florence famous for its merchant trade hasn't changed much, shops everywhere, very expensive shops everywhere. Shoes, boots, one of a kind designer stores. I went into one store, of course it was a baby store, the 1st outfit I asked about was 100 euros, oops maybe not, I love our Peanut, but I don't think he will be visiting the Queen anytime soon. :)<br />
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There were famous squares everywhere, turn a corner and there was another beautiful square, full of history, statues, wonderful architecture and small cafes serving exquisite wine while you watched the tourists with their phones and cameras capturing pictures everywhere of everything. Above is the famous <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palazzo_Vecchio" target="_blank">Palazzo Vecchio</a>, the town hall of Florence and once the official seat of Cosimo de Medici. It is situated in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piazza_della_Signoria" target="_blank">Piazza della Signoria</a>, the original David sat at the entrance to the Palazzo until it was moved in 1873. This replica was made in 1910.<br />
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Above is the Loggia dei Lanzi, built in 1376 and home to some amazing statues dating back to the 1500s. It is such a surreal feeling sitting amongst so much history. Below is the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uffizi" target="_blank">Uffizi Gallery</a> the most visited art gallery in Italy. Many of its treasures were - yes you guessed it - gifted to Florence by the Medici Family.<br />
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As we wander back to our apartment the sun is setting over Ponte Vecchio. One of the most famous bridges in Florence it was first built in 996. Famous now for its many jewelry shops that fill both sides of the bridge. </div>
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A lovely apartment to relax in, a glass of Italian wine and we are ready to head out to dinner. One of the things we didn't realize when we picked our location was the abundance of amazing restaurants literally down the street from us. Luckily there were so many as the first 4 we went to were sold out. The 5th one was a lovely family style Italian restaurant full of people but we managed to get a seat in the courtyard. 2 lovely ladies sat beside us and we started up a conversation with them, love the little touches of fate that you run into as your travel. They were a mother and daughter from Sweden and their grandfather's name was Karlsson. In the 1930s there were so many Karlsson's in Sweden that her grandfather changed his name to something like Myrenberg, it turns out she has 2 nephews she is expecting to see play in the NHL. Food was wonderful, night was magical, only 1 short day in Florence and I have fallen in love. </div>
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Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13380565337555418452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186163161677395765.post-8666322501581046902017-11-07T09:04:00.001-05:002017-11-07T09:04:40.669-05:00Venice Day 3 - Gondolas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdHImN1lN1LVGe5Og1y4IRZdoow9rh-o1bwnLRoWbYFjGAovBCfv812WtLrsFPjZcCDio4Q6h8XSHROqgpUjemHRIfyaqIqDpJpvJndvRTQ_JxwTJ_JfaKUhsBUwWH5Kj_wufzJyHATJeM/s1600/Venice+%2528101%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="1050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdHImN1lN1LVGe5Og1y4IRZdoow9rh-o1bwnLRoWbYFjGAovBCfv812WtLrsFPjZcCDio4Q6h8XSHROqgpUjemHRIfyaqIqDpJpvJndvRTQ_JxwTJ_JfaKUhsBUwWH5Kj_wufzJyHATJeM/s1600/Venice+%2528101%2529.JPG" /></a><br />
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The true magic of Venice to me was definitely the beautiful gondolas. They entertained me everyday as I enjoyed my cappuccino, pizza or wine. Between 9 am to 10 pm there were 100's of gondolas plying their trade up and down the Grand Canal and through the smaller canals. Jim and I opted for the 10 pm ride, it was amazing, we were basically the only gondola on the water, it was so calm and the lights of the grand canal were magical. Our Gondolier was able to tell us all about his job and the spots that we passed. It must have helped that he wasn't trying to skirt in and out among water taxis, buses, delivery boats and other Gondolieris. There are 450 gondola's in Venice now and they work 2 days on and 2 days off. In their heyday during the 15th century there were 10,000 gondolas.<br />
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Every gondola has the same iron prow-head. In the picture above we were lucky enough to be enjoying a glass of wine as the sun started to set and it made the prow-head look like it was on fire as it danced on the waves. <br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">"The iron prow-head of the gondola, called "fero da prorà" or "dol fin", is needed to balance the weight of the gondolier at the stern and has an "S" shape symbolic of the twists in the Canal Grande. Under the main blade there is a kind of comb with six teeth or prongs ("rebbi") pointing forward standing for the six districts or "</span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sestieri" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Sestieri">sestieri</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">" of Venice. A kind of tooth juts out backwards toward the centre of the gondola symbolises the island of Giudecca. The curved top signifies the Doge's cap. The semi-circular break between the curved top and the six teeth is said to represent the Rialto Bridge. Sometimes three friezes can be seen in-between the six prongs, indicating the three main islands of the city: Murano, Burano and Torcello.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11.2px; white-space: nowrap;">" <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gondola" target="_blank">Gondola - Wiki</a></span></blockquote>
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St. Mark's square was definitely the main gondola depot. As nice as it is among the smaller canals the views on the Grand Canal were amazing.<br />
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This is October in Venice, relatively low season or at least a wee bit quieter than May to September and the canals were like the DVP. Wall to wall gondolas just drifting along, it was hardly worth poling. btw the canals are very deep so the poles don't ever touch the bottom, all their maneuvering is the way the Gondolier walks up and down the back and the way he pushes the oar on the oarlock (<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%B3rcola" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Fórcola">fórcola</a>)</i><br />
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All 3 nights Jim and I sat here at the main part of the canal and watched boats filled with tourists and romantic couples. Watching the gondolas try to park reminded me of the mall at Christmas. Gondolas would go in and out of parking spots to let the tourists out and then fill right back up again and start all over. During the day it was 80 euro for the boat, you could then put in up to 6 people. If you wanted a musician that was extra :). Jim and I paid 100 euro for the romantic night time trip, it was well worth it. There was more time spent on the water than trying to park.<br />
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Can't you just picture heading off to the opera, the gondola would pick you up at your door and take you to the opera door. Your outfit might be as wide as the gondola. I can't picture how they managed to get in and out with their hair piled high, their fancy shoes and their crazy fancy outfits and sometimes wearing a mask. :) I would definitely have landed in the water.<br />
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With all my watching and my camera at the ready I never saw anyone land in the canal :) </div>
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<br />Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13380565337555418452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186163161677395765.post-55254490066546191312017-11-06T10:11:00.000-05:002017-11-06T10:11:03.899-05:00Venice Day 3 - Murano - the island and the famous glass<br />
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If you ever are in Venice and you wonder if a trip to Murano is worth it, YES IT IS. Not only is it a wonderful boat ride, the island itself is a beautiful little town and the bonus is you get to watch some master glass blowers and actually see some of their amazing works of art. <br />
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Jim and I were lucky in that the hotel we were staying in gives you a free water taxi ride over to Murano, it picked us up at the hotel, and in record speed (these guys are not slow and are maniacs on the water) drop you off at the pier for the glass company you are stopping at. We were met at the dock by a lovely young lady who spoke wonderful English and explained everything that was happening to us and gave us a history of the <a href="https://www.theveniceinsider.com/murano-glass-artisans-artists/" target="_blank">Murano glass</a> making artists. <br />
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Sitting on benches with the canal lapping up at the walls and being only 15 feet max away, you were able to see all the little intricate things he did to make this amazing pitcher.<br />
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We were so mesmerized we don't really know how long it took, but I don't think it could have been more than 20 to 30 minutes. <br />
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The lovely young lady now took us on a tour of the showroom, no pictures allowed, these were all one of a kind works of art. All of a sudden it started to feel like I was at a timeshare meeting. Everytime I saw something I liked, it was picked up, put on a beautiful table to show it off to it's best, the calculator was out and the price for those beautiful 6 glasses and pitcher normally would be4000 euros but today only 1200 euros, what is your address we can have them waiting at home for your return. Fully guaranteed, if they break in your lifetime we will make you a new one. OUCH, 1200 euros for 6 glasses, the pitcher was 1000 euros itself. Okay maybe we will keep looking, there were plates, there were violins, there were beautiful chandeliers. There was one chandelier that was very familiar when I asked her about it she said the very large (very very large) version is at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. <br />
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After dutifully walking through all the beautiful works of art, we said we would think about it :). We now thought we would be escorted back to the water taxi pier. NOPE, very politely she showed us to the back door and told us to take the bus. :)<br />
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Thankfully we did go out the back door, because what a lovely little island Murano is, with lots of little shops (where I did buy a Murano glass ball made probably by one of their lowly apprentices) and we did stop for a lovely lunch (pizza - I do love my pizza). <br />
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We finally find the water bus and off we go back to St. Mark's square for our mid afternoon wine break while we watch the gondolas and all the action. Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13380565337555418452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186163161677395765.post-67972661728102107392017-11-04T11:44:00.000-04:002017-11-04T12:14:38.178-04:00Venice Day 2 - The Doge Palace and Wandering AroundWoke up to another beautiful day in Venice. Definitely putting the shorts on today. And then it's cappuccino time. You have to love Italy, Cappuccino and pastry, pizza and wine, Capuccino and biscuit, Wine, Pasta and Wine and Limoncello to finish off the night. My day is planned. Now what can I do so that my shorts will still fit me when I go home. Start walking girl. Yesterday on a slow travel day we did 10,000 steps, hoping to break that today.<br />
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Today we are heading to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doge%27s_Palace" target="_blank">Doge's Palace</a>, originally built in 810, it was rebuilt and expanded multiple times after fires and to add more chambers. Not only was it the home of the Doge (supreme authority of the Republic of Venice) but it also housed the Council and Senate Chambers.<br />
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In the 19th century the Italian government realized that if they didn't start renovating the buildings they would probably have collapsed. The public offices were moved out of the buildings other than the State Office for the protection of historical monuments and the huge task of renovating it was undertaken.<br />
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I have decided I am a statue person. As beautiful as all these paintings are, I think I am painted out. My walking shoes were moving pretty fast as we passed by amazing paintings on walls, ceilings, nooks and cranies, basically everywhere. The 15th century seemed to produce a virtual conveyor belt of dark portrait and religious paintings.<br />
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While we were there work was being done on one of the many statutes dating back to the 14th and 15th centuries. It amazes me that these works of art were made 600 years ago and how the Italians/Europeans prized every one and take such pride in their history and artists.<br />
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The view from one of the many balconies of the palace looking over the many little islands surrounding Venice.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">The Bridge of Sighs, this little bridge connected the Doge Palace with the prison. It was called the Bridge of Sighs as a lot of times this was the prisoners last view of Venice and their family as they peered through the gaps in the walls. As you can see from the bridge another highlight and busy selfie spot on the Grand Canal. :)</span></div>
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None of my womanly charms could convince Jim to go into one of the cells. :)</div>
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Time for a little lunch</div>
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After seeing all these beautiful costumes and masks we couldn't resist going to one of the many little intimate opera shows they have on all around Venice. These shows cost around 100 euros and are well worth it, the venues are works of art themselves and there are only about 150 people there and only 1.5 hours long. And yes even though we couldn't understand one word they were saying, the emotion and love came through loud and clear. Lots of fun, and great music, voices and costumes.<br />
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Final step count for the day 12,000. Room for one more drink before bedtime as we enjoy the view of the <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Maria_della_Salute" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute (</span><span style="text-align: center;">Basilica of Saint Mary of Health)</span></a></span><br />
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Nothing better than getting to the airport in time to have a glass of champagne at the Sheraton before we board our flight. We are flying Air Canada Rouge and it turned out to be an amazing flight. Still didn't sleep, but we did rest. Just too excited.<br />
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If you only speak one language, English is a good one to have, pretty well everyone we asked directions from spoke English. As we get off the plane we are not sure where we are going, but thankfully the signs are pretty easy to follow. We grab a cab into Roma Square. OK didn’t really know that Venice is a total walking or boating city, no cars, so we get dropped off at the Piazzale Roma - the land transportaton gateway. From here on you are either on a boat or walking, we were told it was about a 20 minute walk to our hotel so we opted for the water bus (7.50 euro a trip). 30 minutes later we are still tooting about. Finally we come to Piazza San Marco (Saint Mark’s square) and hop off with our suitcases. Oops wrong stop.<br />
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"The Square" is the hub of Venice. The Doge's Palace, St. Mark's Basicila, some of the most expensive hotel real estate to stay in are all situated along this part of the Grand Canal. There are tourists everywhere (yes including us).<br />
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We now push our suitcases up and down steps, over cobblestones for 25 minutes (yes it would have been a closer walk from Piazzle Roma) before we end up at the Hotel Rialto right by the Rialto bridge and right beside a water taxi stop. LOL This bridge was modernized in 1591, leading architects of the time, didn't think it would ever last. Now it is constantly filled with tourists and the most dangerous part is watching out for selfie sticks as you try to cross over.<br />
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Our Hotel - the Hotel Rialto feels as old as the bridge. The rooms are huge and it is an amazing location with great dining just steps away. Yes these are the keys to our room. Everytime you leave you hand it back in. Luckily Jim had big pockets.<br />
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Our 25 minute walk from San Marco square gave us a great idea of the layout of the city, a quick bite to eat, unpack, a quick nap and we are off exploring. <br />
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Although I have been imagining what Venice was like and thought I had a good idea (from my many James Bond movies), it still totally shocked me. There are big canals, little canals, big alleys, little alleys, hotels, motels, shops, opera houses, churches along with people and porters walking or boating - non stop motion. Every single item in every single store had to come in by boat. Everything you ate or drank had to come in by boat. Mail delivery was by boat. Everything broken, every bit of garbage had to then go back out by boat. All the tourists travelled back and forward by boat or else walked. It was a mass of movement every second. All these hundred year old buildings on the canals were being whacked constantly by the waves from the boats. I think the most fun I had was just sitting with a glass of wine waiting for someone to crash or fall off one of the many boats. They all seemed to drive like Jim down the DVP - people will stop for me, if Jim wants to move over he moves over. It was magical. The water buses have floating docks tied to the streets, when they stop, they just crash into them. The people on the boat all get jarred and the people on the floating dock all get jarred. They are steel so it's impossible not to be startled. Again just waiting for someone to fall off. </div>
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The vendors were busy along the main part of the Grand Canal. They weren't pushy at all. This was one of my favourite stands. Jim was having a wee bit of culture shock, North America is so focused on the female form whereas Italy loves the male form (me too). Can't wait for him to get to Florence :)<br />
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Even with all these touritsts, artists, vendors, porters, etc you would every so often turn a corner and find yourself alone - for a second. Here is one of the few pictures I took without a group of people in it. lol</div>
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Our first dinner in Venice was at an unbelievable little restaurant in a little alley just minutes away from our hotel. I decided to be adventurous and try something fishy. Not being a fish person I was being pretty brave my first night out. There was a homemade fettuccine with scampi, when I asked what exactly scampi was the waiter told me it was like shrimp. Perfect I actually like shrimp. The meal was amazing, after my first reaction of shock, there were lovely little pieces of scampi cut up in the pasta but there were also 3 big scampi with all their bits on top. Quick as could be they were popped onto Jim's plate. </div>
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As excited as we were jet lag was starting to hit us so off to bed we went with this amazing view. Such a magical city. </div>
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Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13380565337555418452noreply@blogger.com0Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy45.4408474 12.31551509999997145.0840994 11.67006809999997 45.797595400000006 12.960962099999971