Positively Phoebe

I still prefer the line-stealing guy, but this is pretty good, too. And I have NO idea what is going on here. Ivy.  I like the stuff... when it's not on my house. View on the way up to Pizzale Michelangelo. Loved this little guy.  We made friends fast! Florence & the Duomo from Pizzale Michelangelo.  Stunner. One of the two Florentine David replicas that you ARE allowed to photograph. Somehow an empty wine bottle laying on the sidewalk looks so much less trashy than a beer can. I guess I wasn't the only Clevelander in Florence that day? Mmm.  Shutters.  Love 'em. Yet another excellent door. And another. Hello to you my only love. This was across from the piece above.  Even the dumpier buildings were beautiful. Adored this balloon graffiti.

No, I haven't forgotten about posting the rest of these babies.  Just haven't had time to do any sorting recently.  This batch concludes our Tuscany day trip day with San Gimigniano, a little more countryside, and Pisa.  I really did not expect to be so amazed by Pisa, but it was spectacular. Entering San Gimigniano. Creep! Pansies! San Gimigniano.  Lots of great gothic architectural detail in San Gimigniano. MORE BIRD PORN! Yum! Spooky wall. Cute laundry. Cypress silhouettes. Dream house? Dream view! Headed to Pisa from San Gimigniano. IS THAT A "FOR SALE" SIGN?!?!!! Pretty trees. Leaning Tower of Pisa! Piazza dei Miracoli. Leaning Tower. It really is quite leany. ...And quite beautiful! Amazing from every angle. Piazza dei Miracoli from the top of the Leaning Tower. The sunset that night was just stunning. Love the terra cotta rooftops! ...

Some of my favorites from the trip coming up here... I just LOVED Tuscany.  Most of these were out the window of a moving bus, so don't judge too harshly! Tuscany I would live here.  Seriously. Although here would be better... Seriously?! Views like this exist?!  This looks like a good place to live, too. I dream of a yellow house... It could not have been a more gorgeous day for our trip. More from the bus window. Vineyards. Olive trees. More vineyards - probably Chianti. Why doesn't the countryside around Cleveland look like this? San Gimigniano in the distance. The vineyards at Fattoria Poggio Alloro. View from Fattoria Poggio Alloro. Olive leaves. View from Fattoria Poggio Alloro. Inside the barn at Fattoria Poggio Alloro. Look at that BROOM!! These cows had blue tongues.  One of them licked me with theirs. Pretty... Another view from Fattoria Poggio Allor...