by Bob Sparrow
As I recall the ride back from Italy went something like this: Sunday afternoon, van from Cinque Terre to Florence, dinner at sidewalk cafe, pick up at 4:30 a.m. Monday morning to go to Florence airport, fly from Florence to Paris, because of 6+ hour layover, we arranged for a tour of Paris, drove down the Champs-Elysees, drove by the Eiffel Tower, Arch de Triumph, Notre Dame, the Louvre Museum, stopped for a French pastry then drove back to the airport for flight to LAX, arriving Monday night at 7:30. Time on the ground in Florence, Paris and L.A. all in one day – that was a long day!
I am finally able to download some of my photos, so here’s a few that will punctuate the end of our fabulous journey.
Here’s the ‘Dirty Dozen’ enjoying a drink at the beach in Monterosso, Cinque Terre, Italy
A ‘moon shot’ of David
Pasta and tiramisu cooking class outside of Pisa
Restaurant high above Monterosso (I think we had wine that night)
Rob resting on a bed of rocks – and he wonders why his back hurts
A common sight – the girls ignoring us guys
The ‘Alderly Lane’ table
Patrick taking a small bit of his steak
The ‘Ridgeway Road’ table
Linda having 3 quick cocktails
Spooky Nazi bunker in Italy
Hilltop village of Montecatini Alto
Beach in Cinque Terre
Coming down the funicular at night – a memorable experience.
Someone forgot to turn the light off on the Eiffel Tower
Doing one of his ‘stand up’ routine on the bus, Sergio turned a very good trip into a GREAT trip!
As the sun sets over Tuscany, I’d like the thank our awesome travel partners, Mark & Kathy Johnson, Patrick & Pam Michael, Mike & Tanis Nelson, Bob & Jeanna Pacelli and Rob & Stefanie Warren, for helping to make this a most-memorable trip.
A final sunset in beautiful Tuscany
