Family in Florence! Eeeek!

Grape leaves!

Wine tasting at

View of the vineyard at Fattoria Poggio Alloro

Hanging out in San Gimignano

Leaning tower of Pisa

I can't express how happy I was to see some of my family here in Italy!  My auntie Kay, cousin Julie, and family friend LuAnne came to visit.  We explored Florence and I showed them the Ponte Vecchio, the Duomo, the central market and the Boboli Gardens.  We also took a planned day trip to visit Siena, San Gimignano, a vineyard near San Gimignano, and Pisa.  This was a great trip!  We saw a ton of stuff and drank A LOT of wine!  The vineyard was my favorite part... not just because there was wine, but also because they make their own olive oil, which was delicious. It's also an organic farm which is cool.  We did this tour on Saturday and were exhausted by the end of the day.  We woke up on Sunday and went to mass in the Duomo at noon... the rest of the day consisted of market shopping, eating and drinking.  Couldn't get any better than that :)

I was sad to say goodbye on Monday evening after we had dinner at a restaurant near their apartment, but was incredibly thankful that I was able to make so many memories and explore a little of Italy with them!