{"id":8479,"date":"2019-09-23T09:00:27","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T16:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/?p=8479"},"modified":"2019-09-22T10:50:21","modified_gmt":"2019-09-22T17:50:21","slug":"italys-foto-finish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/?p=8479","title":{"rendered":"Italy’s Foto Finish"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Bob Sparrow<\/p>\n

As I recall the ride back from Italy went something like this: Sunday afternoon, van from Cinque Terre<\/strong> to Florence<\/strong>, dinner at sidewalk cafe, pick up at 4:30 a.m. Monday morning to go to Florence airport, fly from Florence to Paris<\/strong>, because of 6+ hour layover, we arranged for a tour of Paris, drove down the Champs-Elysees<\/strong>, drove by the Eiffel Tower<\/strong>, Arch de Triumph<\/strong>, Notre Dame<\/strong>, the Louvre Museum<\/strong>, stopped for a French pastry<\/strong> then drove back to the airport for flight to LAX<\/strong>, 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!<\/p>\n

I am finally able to download some of my photos, so here’s a few that will punctuate the end of our fabulous journey.<\/p>\n

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Here’s the ‘Dirty Dozen’ enjoying a drink at the beach in Monterosso, Cinque Terre, Italy<\/p><\/div>\n

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A ‘moon shot’ of David<\/p><\/div>\n

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Pasta and tiramisu cooking class outside of Pisa<\/p><\/div>\n

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Restaurant high above Monterosso (I think we had wine that night)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Rob resting on a bed of rocks – and he wonders why his back hurts<\/p><\/div>\n

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A common sight – the girls ignoring us guys<\/p><\/div>\n

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The ‘Alderly Lane’ table<\/p><\/div>\n

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Patrick taking a small bit of his steak<\/p><\/div>\n

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The ‘Ridgeway Road’ table<\/p><\/div>\n

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Linda having 3 quick cocktails<\/p><\/div>\n

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Spooky Nazi bunker in Italy<\/p><\/div>\n

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Hilltop village of Montecatini Alto<\/p><\/div>\n

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Beach in Cinque Terre<\/p><\/div>\n

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Coming down the funicular at night – a memorable experience.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Someone forgot to turn the light off on the Eiffel Tower<\/p><\/div>\n

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Doing one of his ‘stand up’ routine on the bus, Sergio turned a very good trip into a GREAT trip!<\/p><\/div>\n

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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<\/strong> and Rob & Stefanie Warren<\/strong>, for helping to make this a most-memorable trip.<\/p>\n

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A final sunset in beautiful Tuscany<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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