Well, I've been hanging around here for the past couple of weeks and have no good excuse for not putting up pictures. Things have been a little busy, people have come to visit, midterms, sickness, you name it- but still no excuse- so without further ado: Pictures!
Mom and Dad came to visit and we had a great time. We went all over Florence and even took a fun (albeit rainy) day trip to Lucca.
Here are Mom and Dad at the Brancacci Chapel.
Here is proof that Mom really can make friends with anyone. Example: a statue in front of the Uffizi Gallery.
Dad and me outside of Pitti Palace (in the Boboli Gardens)
Mom and Dad on Ponte Vecchio
Our day trip to Lucca was fun but rainy. I'm sure it's a cute little town on a sunny day, but it was basically abandoned in the downpour. We still managed to make the best of it. Here's Mom in front of their Basilica that was built in 1111.
Here's Dad on the train back to Florence. He's excited because he's eating his cookies from his new favorite store, the Euro Store. Everything is a Euro- I think he stopped in about twice a day for snacks.
Mom rubbing the pig's nose so that her wish to come back to Florence comes true
Just as Mom and Dad were getting ready to leave, Joe came to visit. Woohoo! One place he wanted to see was Bologna, because it is the city where his fraternity first started. We made the trip on Saturday and had a really fun day. As it turns out, there are lots of cool things in Bologna.
Here he is with the two famous towers in the background.
Here's the view from the bottom. We climbed the taller, straighter one (It's hard to tell from this angle, but the other one has a severe lean to it).
We made it to the top! After quite the climb, here's Joe with Basilica San Petronia in the background.
Another view of the city
Then we went for a walk to find the gates to the city. First we came across a very large, very pretty park. Here's Joe in the park. Almost immediately after this picture was taken, gelato was spotted and a mandatory stop was made. 
Then, after more walking we finally found the gates. Yes, we are both wearing Kappa Sigma t-shirts. I think this is about as corny as it gets.
Today we took a little trip to Fiesole, which is a little hill town just outside of Florence. After a short bus ride and a short, but steep hike we settled at the top. It was grassy, and the sun was shiny so we sat for a while. Then Joe fell asleep.
Sleeping Beauty himself.
Here's the view from the top. Not too shabby, although it was a bit windy.
Stay tuned! There will be more visitors and therefore more trips and pictures. Yay!
Mom and Dad came to visit and we had a great time. We went all over Florence and even took a fun (albeit rainy) day trip to Lucca.
Here are Mom and Dad at the Brancacci Chapel.
Here is proof that Mom really can make friends with anyone. Example: a statue in front of the Uffizi Gallery.
Dad and me outside of Pitti Palace (in the Boboli Gardens)
Mom and Dad on Ponte Vecchio
Our day trip to Lucca was fun but rainy. I'm sure it's a cute little town on a sunny day, but it was basically abandoned in the downpour. We still managed to make the best of it. Here's Mom in front of their Basilica that was built in 1111.
Here's Dad on the train back to Florence. He's excited because he's eating his cookies from his new favorite store, the Euro Store. Everything is a Euro- I think he stopped in about twice a day for snacks.
Mom rubbing the pig's nose so that her wish to come back to Florence comes true
Just as Mom and Dad were getting ready to leave, Joe came to visit. Woohoo! One place he wanted to see was Bologna, because it is the city where his fraternity first started. We made the trip on Saturday and had a really fun day. As it turns out, there are lots of cool things in Bologna.
Here he is with the two famous towers in the background.
Here's the view from the bottom. We climbed the taller, straighter one (It's hard to tell from this angle, but the other one has a severe lean to it).
We made it to the top! After quite the climb, here's Joe with Basilica San Petronia in the background.
Another view of the city
Then we went for a walk to find the gates to the city. First we came across a very large, very pretty park. Here's Joe in the park. Almost immediately after this picture was taken, gelato was spotted and a mandatory stop was made. 
Then, after more walking we finally found the gates. Yes, we are both wearing Kappa Sigma t-shirts. I think this is about as corny as it gets.
Today we took a little trip to Fiesole, which is a little hill town just outside of Florence. After a short bus ride and a short, but steep hike we settled at the top. It was grassy, and the sun was shiny so we sat for a while. Then Joe fell asleep.
Sleeping Beauty himself.
Here's the view from the top. Not too shabby, although it was a bit windy.
Stay tuned! There will be more visitors and therefore more trips and pictures. Yay!
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