February 2008- Pisa, Florence, & Switzerland- Part III

Okay, there's at least one more batch still to come after this. These are all still from Florence. Now I'm trying to remember...did we spend one day or two there???

We stumbled upon this beautiful little cafe as I DESPERATELY tried to find a bathroom. I was five months pregnant when we took this trip, and I seemed not to be able to make it more than a few hours without needing a pit stop. We wandered around for at least 15 minutes, going in circles and trying to play charades with the locals trying to find the hidden bathroom. There were signs for it, but no matter how we tried, we couldn't seem to find it. Once we did find it, I think we frequented it at least 3 times during our stay.

This last picture was taken from the window of the Uffizi. Justin and Chokydar waited in a little hole in the wall cafe a few blocks away so that I could go check out the museum. They're the best.

February 2008- Pisa, Florence, & Switzerland- Part II

Here's part two of our last year's February trip to Italy. All of these pictures are from Florence. We spent one jam packed day there. It was quite nice, but I think the weather hampered our enjoyment just a bit. It was really cold and drizzling off and on. Even so, we made a point to try the famed gelato. Twice.

I'm going to try and finish up this trip's batch of photos in the next few days because I have a whole set from last year's March trip to Normandy I need to get up as well!

This was me after I realized that the Italians CHARGE you to ENTER many of the CHURCHES. I was NOT pleased. I'm philosophically opposed to the idea of having to pay to enter a house of worship, and so I missed out on seeing some of the things I wanted to check out.

I remember having this panel appear on an art history final exam...

Rubbing the boar's snout is supposed to bring good fortune. You'll notice how worn it is. Chokydar wanted to do the tourist thing:

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I have really awesome friends. One pair, Brad and Ari from back in NJ sent us a package a few weeks ago. It was a surprise, and I was so tickled to see the contents--a handmade matching set of Mommy and Baby scarves. How cute is that? This cute:









And then also, I've been meaning to post this one for a while. Another gift from another fantastic friend, Julia. This frog is one of E's favorites for sure.