Tuscany, Italy

After three years I have finally started to develop a routine J I am way behind on blogging, but as part of my brand spanking new routine I plan on updating my pictures one day, then blogging about them the next. I should be caught up in less than week.

Last weekend Ingrid and I had some misadventures in Tuscany, Italy. Ingrid found some cheap tickets from Berlin to Pisa, Italy AND for only 15 euro more we can bring our bikes along! Our idea was to fly to Pisa across the Tuscany countryside to Florence. For a much more detailed description you can check out her blog, but … the short n’ sweet way I see things are as follows:

LOWLIGHTS

• EasyJet lost our bikes L This took the heart out of our plan. But we had to make due without and decided add another city to the end of our trip.
• The added city to our itinerary ended up being Siena. We arrived late at night, ends up they had the concert of the year and the city was totally booked out. Walked up and down the streets begging hotels to put us up, called all the hotels in our guide book, called all the places in another couples guide book, we luck out and found the number to an old olive oil villa on the cities outskirts in a picture I took some hours before. Despite not having any other option, Ingrid managed to take the lady from 145 to 115 to 100 euros.

HIGHLIGHTS

• We all have heard of Pisa’s famous tower, but nothing beats weebling and wobbling your way up to the top.
• Siena is my new favorite Italian city. Pisa was quaint but small. Florence is beautiful but touristy. Siena however, is timeless! A beautiful medieval city with winding streets and a LOT of charm.
• Tuscany countryside. Although Ingrid says I missed some of the best parts (and has video footage of me sleeping, mouth open and drooling, to prove it) the parts I did see were breath-taking.