So, we booked our flights to head back to Bordeaux. We are back in Florence! We love it here! We are taking this week to visit some of Tuscany. We are leaving very early tomorrow morning and heading to Siena. It's a smaller city south of here in the hills of Tuscany. There are many things to see and do but what has attracted us to this wonderful piece of land situated in central Italy are natural thermal springs. There are many of them in the hills of Italy. We have been trying to see hot springs since we were in Spain but haven't been able to find a way to get to any! I'm very excited! The pictures look amazing! But seeing them in person and swimming in them will probably be one of my favorite things ill do this year! We are going to dinner at a man's house named Alex. He is friends with our hosts. Neat guy!
So, our plan is to stay in Siena for a few days. Come back to Florence for the weekend. Go to Pisa on Monday (for the day). And head to Bologna on Tuesday to spend the day there since we fly out Wednesday. That's the plan. I'll write next week and update if that's actually what happens. Lol. I have learned that planning doesn't seem to work out very well. We have just kind of adapted to "living in the moment" and seeing what each day brings! I like it this way. We get to see what we want and even more! Some weeks are more planned out than others and sometimes those plans actually work out! Other weeks we just go day by day and enjoy wherever we are and the company we have! Well, that's enough for now. I need to get ready for that dinner :)
**To revisit my past blog and explain what happened in Morocco trying to get through customs**
We were in line with 30 mins left before the ferry took off to Spain. There were many people in the line to get through. We were at the end of the line. Everyone got through. When we walked up to the stand, happy to leave and excited to embark on a new journey in a new country, the computers crashed! They couldn't process us! Hahahahah! At that moment we both just started laughing! There was nothing more we could do. If you remember my past blog, our journey to the port was ridiculous. Lol. I didn't think we were going to be able to leave Morocco that day. This was just the topping on the cake for that day. Writing it now I'm laughing. I remember when it happened, Danielle and I just looked at each other and smiled. The man in the booth must have been able to see the frustration in our faces. He told us to go sit down and relax while they fixed the problem. So, we went and ate, had coffee and spoke with a very kind woman who worked there in the customs booth. Eventually the problem was fixed and when we went back down the line was once again extremely long! At that point I decided we were just screwed! There was no way we could get through the customs baggage check and have our passports checked, etc in time to get on the ship. The man who originally helped us, saw us and signaled for us to come forward. That wasn't uncomfortable at all. Nope. Standing in a room with Moroccans and we are the only white females and are allowed to go before everyone. They didn't know why we were pushed ahead. It was shitty walking up to the front with everyone just staring. Lol. But needless to say, we went and got through. Made it on the ship and the rest is history! Or at least has been written down in past blogs :)
Pictures of:
Florence
Siena
Tuscany (Pisa, Livorno & Volterra)
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