Made It!

[lynxgriffin]

Just givin' a big hey from Italy! :D (Yes, I am stupid and don't know enough Italian yet.) My flight totally went smoothly. The first flight left on the dot, and I switched seats with someone so I ended up getting a front row seat with plenty of legroom. The company was good, the service was great, and I was able to sleep for most of the flight (although not that well...) My flight transfer went over without a hitch. The Swiss have everything streamlined so well! o_o Landed in Rome, where my family was there to greet me! XD There were much hugs and hellos, and we managed to catch two trains all the way to Florence. My brother showed me a crapload of pictures on his laptop of their trip to Egypt, and shared many stories of their adventures. He also had some really beautiful pictures from Ireland.

So now I am here at the Florence villa, and it's midnight, and I am totally tired and ready for bed. So, quite possibly more details will come later! Hopefully at least one day we will be able to go out to Venice. :D

Oh, and to everyone still at the Ranch: who is picking me up on the 30th? I know I arranged for someone to, but, uh, now I don't remember who. o_o;

Ciao!

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[daisy-the-mage1.livejournal.com]

England. But my university is in Wales and I occasionally go back to England some weekends to see my family. And it's pretty cold up here in the UK as well * is sitting at the computer with a hot water bottle *

And it's still interesting to spend Christmas in Florence. :) Haven't been there myself (only been to Rome), but it looks like a beautiful city from the pictures I've seen.

[lynxgriffin.livejournal.com]

Oooh! :D I stayed in England for a year (London, actually) and it is really pretty up there. I loved both the city and the English countryside. Wish we could've gone more to Wales, though. (We went once when I was little)

[daisy-the-mage1.livejournal.com]

Do go when you get the chance! (And Scotland as well if you haven't been there already - I really like Edinburgh and the Highlands!) It can be nice and hilly at some parts.

[lynxgriffin.livejournal.com]

I have been to Edinburgh recently, actually! :D It was seriously one of my favorite cities in the U.K. We went around Halloween, so we did the ghost tours, and just explored the city all over. We also went to the Elephant Cafe because J.K. Rowling started scribbling Harry Potter there and we're geeks that way. XD

[daisy-the-mage1.livejournal.com]

I don't think I've been to the Elephant Cafe but I bet that got popular since Harry Potter! XD

But I do remember going to the palace (and being scared of the stairs that led up to Mary Queen of Scots' quarters - I have a phobia of spiral staircases, so steep ones would not help!). And I watched a play with my dad (who was the one who took me). Some of the shops were good as well.