Fleeing Florence and the Freaking Rain

Friday, September 28, 2007. Breakfast room, Hotel Azzi.

Florence has become depressing and dreary.

The rest of yesterday was pretty much a wet soggy write-off. I tried going for a couple of walks, one in the morning, and one in the afternoon, but the rain kept coming down, and the thunder was a bit disconcerting, too. Frankly, I find Florence a depressing city when it’s raining. The cold, the wet, the grey. The tourists flock to the museums and churches to escape the rain; finding solace in even the smallest, nondescript church becomes an exercise in crowd control. The cobblestones get slippery and even more difficult to walk on. The dampness gets everywhere, settles in the bones and seeps into the brain.

To keep myself in high spirits, and to shake off the rainy day blues, I’ve been reading Adam and Jen’s blog: http://jenadamadventures.blogspot.com/ If you haven’t read it lately, check it out for some recent updates of their travels in Croatia and Italy. And if you haven’t read it yet, where the heck have you been? Read through & enjoy! Leave a comment or three! (Oh yah, and for you die-hard Lisa fans, there’s a picture of me in there, too. Heh.)

Today, will be fleeing the rain in Florence for more rain in the Tuscan countryside. Tagging along with Adam and Jen, and hoping to visit some wineries for some wine tastings. So if you don’t hear from me in the next few days… you'll know why...