Family fun

Although we have been super busy here in Florence, the most exciting thing to happen lately was my parent's visit!

It was so good to see some very loved faces in the place that I love!
We had a jam-paced week of sightseeing around Florence, a day trip to Siena and a lovely weekend in Cinque Terre.

First on the list, of course, was my favorite coffee bar. I think I successfully got them hooked on cappuccinos!


We saw all the sights of my beloved Firenze and of course, with my dad here, I learned so much about this place!!
Who knew that Dante, Michaelangelo and Galileo are buried in the same church??


On Wednesday we headed off to Siena. The bus ride was quite an expeirence in itself, but here are the highlights of this adorable city.

The intrepid tour guide, history buff, and all around Rick Steve's fan.

Teaching my mom the art of taking pictures of ourselves.

The main piazza in Siena--Il Campo. This is where they have that famous historical horse race--for those of you who know about it.
If you don't--no worries--neither did I.

On the weekend we went to my favorite place in Italy.
Cinque Terre.
Five little fishing villages built into the cliffs, connected by a hiking trail (and a train -but that really doesn't matter).
We also took a little side trip to Santa Margherita Ligure on Sunday.
See below:

Let's just say I fell in love.

Oh yea, and my parents really are this cute.

Thanks for coming you guys!! It was perfect!
If anyone else is interested my tour guide skills are all primed and ready to go!