Monthly Archives: September 2013

A few nights ago, we were walking home from a fun evening with the Adkins in Florence (making Pizza and Gelato!), and a street performer (Charlie Chaplin?) started grabbing passers-by and seating them in a large rectangular area around a pedestrian street in the heart of the town.  Naturally, Chris was one of the first … Continue reading »

…after the Adkins visit!!!  They left this morning… but not before they left their mark. Highlight 1 The four “adults” went to a “traditional” Italian dinner one night.  Traditional means a) no menus b) no prices.  They bring you what they want, and you pay what they tell you.  Fair enough.  The deliciousness of the … Continue reading »

Hey!  The Adkins family (my sister and crew) are visiting us in Florence!  We’ve got a lot of great things planned: Rome, Cinque Terra, Venice… and of course LOTS of food and drink here in Florence. I keep telling my sister to repeat the following two things: 1) I AM ON VACATION 2) ITALIAN CALORIES … Continue reading »

I am so happy I got my first hair cut in Florence! The lady spoke a little english so it was that hard to tell her what to cut. Here are some pictures: BEFORE: AFTER: I hope to get a hair cut in Croatia, South Africa, and Australia too!    

I think some of you may know by now that I have been wanting to play a piano really badly. Well, we are in Venice on a day trip and when we got to the front of our hotel, dad said, “Chris, come look at this!” And the store RIGHT next door to the hotel … Continue reading »

We’ve been in Italy for a few days now and it has been a blast! We are stationed in Florence but already have taken a few day trips out to cities near by. My favorite part of Italy has been going to Cinque Terre (5 lands) and hiking through some of the villages and also … Continue reading »