When I travel, my favourite memories are the ones unplanned – the places you happen upon that quicken your heart and take your breath, the conversation and laughter on an old stone staircase with drink in hand, the time I faced my fear of ledges while Shane laughed and I clung to the cathedral wall as we scaled the duomo…okay, I wouldn’t have called that a favourite until my hands stopped sweating and I was on solid ground once more, but looking back I love that we made that climb, together. It’s little things like pausing at a cafe, sitting on the sidewalk patio and watching the passerby. Letting all those moments, those sights, those memories sink in and get tucked away for safe keeping. Florence gave us all this and more, as did its neighbouring hillside town of Fiesole. Until we meet again, Tuscany…
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