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Sunday, August 02, 2009

Hello from Tuscany!

I'm in Tuscany for the weekend! What a beautiful place this is! I must say that this place definitely stands up to its reputation as a beautiful place with its maginificent landscape, along with its hills and villas and plazas and piazzas and fountains. I took a high-speed train from Rome to Pisa in Tuscany. I had always wanted to see the Leaning Tower since my childhood. So naturally, I was quite excited to get a glimpse of it. I didn't climb the tower itself as the maddening crowds of the summer season were lining up. Besides, I was enjoying it more from the outside. I walked around the Tower, and the adjacent Duomo (Dome/Cathedral). I later grabbed a sandwich and sat down for a mini picnic in the shade of the tower.

A few hours later, I boarded the train to head to Florence. My! What an incredible town it is! On the way to my hotel from the train station, I walked past the humongous Florence Duomo, admiring the mind-blowing scale of both the cathedral dome and the tower. After a quick rest, I headed to see the town. As it is very common in Italy, every single street, piazza, and river bank is incredibly beautiful!

As I made my way through the city, I saw Michelangelo's David, the famous Florence Uffizzi museum, etc., etc. But ladies and gentlemen, the best panoramic view I saw in my life is at the Piazzale Michelangelo (Read about it on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piazzale_Michelangelo). You must see the sunset from here and I tell you, it is one of the most romantic spots you'd ever see. In terms of "romantic-ness", this place will certainly beat out the likes of the Eiffel Tower, the Taj Mahal, or the Golden Gate Bridge. Here's a picture of Piazzale Michelangelo and you'll see what I'm getting at:


Check out more pictures here:

Florence: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2453269&id=5734033&l=36fb3b46ea

Pisa:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2443381&id=5734033&l=651d1053d3

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