Out of the cities, into the country
Friday we escaped from city life (Florence, Rome, Pisa) and went out to a winery and then for a peaceful lunch at a castle in a town called San Donato. We took lots of pictures, and I will try to post them later this weekend.
Saturday the boys and Alli and Beth went to Cinque Terre -- five little towns on the coast a couple of hours north of Florence. Brian really wanted to hike around the area, and Jason and Evan agreed when they heard there was a beach involved. Since I have twenty-four students this year, I decided to stay in town and catch up on some grading and classwork. I'm sure there will be pictures to post from the Saturday trip as well.
Sunday looks like maybe a quiet day around Florence, with a trip to Fiesole (a small town close by that is way up on a hill). Monday is the day the boys leave to return to the US, flying from Florence at 1:00pm and connecting through Paris. We're hoping the situation at JFK has improved since they delayed the flights of Mom and Dad back to Columbus.
