Well we're in Florence at our favorite hotel of the whole trip. This is a family-run Gothic classic with real art on the walls and real genuine service. Massimo and daughter Sara run the place with Italian zeal, hearty laughs and compassionate attention to the patron's needs. Nico, Daniella, and Jimmy have been working here every year we've come. They are as loyal to us as they are to Massimo. However, Sara is the blessing behind the bustle of 56 dreamers trying to navigate the winding streets of Firenze. She directs them not only to The Duomo, Signoria Square, and The Statues of David--there are two copies also in town--but to the train station, the laundromat, the ATM, and cheapest grocery store. I didn't get one of Sara, but here's THall and Massimo and also Nico serving us the best cappuccino Florence has to offer.. The third pic is the The Albion Hotel. If you come to Florence, by all means stay here.
Tomorrow morning I'm taking many kids to Rome. Yes, we'll see Rome in a day. This is not an official agenda item. It will cost each 66 Euros for the round trip train fare. We think the dreamers are doing OK with money, but they'll be pinching in the last week.
Truly but wryly,
LV
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