how to conquer europe in 10 days: italy edition

we left innsbruck @ 12am on an overnight train to florence (firenze) and were joined in the next cabin by fans of liverpool going to the champions league game with AC milan. they sang all night and invited us to join them which we did and betsy fell in love.

betsy and her lover


we arrived @ 6am in florence and it was really neat to see the city wake up as i was ready to go to bed after the all night train ride


statues in an alcove in the piazza della signoria. the detail is amazing


wow


they wanted me to butt model butt (ha) it was cold out


walking around the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo) at night. betsy's good @ pictures.


betsy was taking fashion tips from the 12 year old kids


great olives


food @ a trattoria, a fixed menu for 12 euros


back on the conquest train from florence to cinque terre. a series of five villages that cling to the rock above the mediterranean


writing in the tunnel between cinque terre villages of riomaggiore and manarola


street scene in manarola


manarola


manarola


dinner of tagliatta


squid, octopus, salted pork


pesto gnoochi


riomaggiore


we were trying to pose like alex


common sight me charging ahead, head down; betsy walking slowly, taking pictures in pisa on the next leg of the conquest