Sheri's Shenanigans

After spending our first full day in Cortona lounging by the pool and making new friends we ventured out to Siena on our second day. GPS in hand – because I’m not sure we could ever find our way back here without one – we arrived in just over an hour. Il Palio had taken place three days prior. A bit of history on the event for your reading pleasure: “Piazza del Campo” is still used today for the well known Palio horse race which is one of the most famous popular Italian manif

Friday was our last full day in Lucca and we decided to check out the town of Livorno. I had read a bit about it and it sounded worth exploring. It wasn’t. It’s a seaside town, quite large with nothing quaint or interesting that we were able to find. We met a local on the bus with an obvious passion for her hometown who steered us to an area called “the new Venice”. I had read about it and was intrigued so we checked it out. After seeing some of the things we’ve seen over the

Because I don't want to forget: 1. Saw many a face piercing, primarily on women, in Venice … none in Lucca 2. The pigeons are no longer taking over Piazza San Marco. They no longer sell pigeon food as they have “outlawed” feeding pigeons in the piazza. We found this out after a police man asked/instructed Vinny to stop trying to feed the 20 or so pigeons that were there. 3. In Lucca bikes outnumber cars 30:1. And the women easily ride their bikes in their short dresses/skirts