Easter Monday morning, Andrea and I took the train North through Italy to stunning Cinque Terre (the birthplace of pesto!) where we hiked the day away. The trails pass between five seaside villages through terraced hills. The pathways are narrow and often steep with a rock face on one side and a drop-off to the ocean on the other. Good thing I wore my Wisconsin baseball shirt on the trails - we ended up running into a couple from Minnesota! The weather was beautiful and we worked up a sweat before finally dining and jumping on the train back to Florence.
Love locks at the entrance of the Tunnel of Love. Lover's place their locks here and throw the keys into the sea.
I joined Andrea’s sketching class on a trip to Boboli Gardens, behind the Pitti Palace (former residence of the Medici family). The gardens offer panoramic views of the city and countryside, 16-18th century sculptures and vegetation watered by a conduit from the nearby Arno River.
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