OliversInItaly

Trying to make the Griswold's look good.

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Early morning flight. Ciao, Italia!

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Making our way home. Short layover in the Paris airport.

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Interesting discussion tonight. Sam says Bill Belichick is the real GOAT and that Tom Brady is a great team player but not the best to ever play.

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Pancetta and Pecorino pizza at Birreria Ristorante. Salty but in the best way. And some Potato Dippers. Like a fluffy potato chip.

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Things I’ve learned. Free WiFi is precious over here. You can scan a WiFi network with your camera. You can share a WiFi login with people in your contacts.

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Doors are all unique here.

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Cheers!

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So much for exercising. We’re on our third round of drinks and are now experiencing the “drunchies” as someone says.

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Katy definitely got her workout in today. 61 floors climbed so far!!

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@JTradewell We could, but it’s really hot here. Best to order a medium and have it still be slightly cold at the end.

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Waiting for Katy to finish her climb. So to beat the 95 degree heat, we find another outdoor cafe with the most important thing. Free WiFi. Pic is of Katy in line.

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Some great views she says.

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She returns triumphant looking no worse for wear. Annoying frankly.
Approximately 450 steps in all.

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Smallest souvenir shop we’ve ever seen. 3-4 feet across and maybe 12 feet deep.

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Light early supper at Le Botteghe di Donatello’s before Katy embarks on another climbing exhibition. She’s doing a solo climb up the Duomo.

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Interesting sign at our taxi drop off in Rome.

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Train ride back to Florence for our last night. Very little time between getting the platform assignment and the train departure.

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Creepiest part is the circular stairway that has a rope to hang on to nest the top.

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Laurie and Katy ventured out early to climb the dome at St Peter’s.

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Sam has Ossobuco and says it tastes 20 times better than it looks. Other dishes are veal saltimbocca, buccatini amatriciana and pasta cacio e Pepe.