i have mixed feelings about my trip to Italy. the trip itself was really nice, and i would love to go back and see more of the country. but, the reason for the trip was for my honeymoon, and the marriage didn’t last much past the honeymoon. but that is not Italy’s fault by any means, and looking back, the honeymoon really was the best part of the marriage, so let’s just focus on the trip itself!

my friend SB put together the itinerary for the trip, as she had been to all of these places, and had a wonderful time. i started off in San Gimignano and then drove to Portovenere and ended the trip in Venice.

San Gimignano was wonderful. i stayed at a family owned B&B and out my hotel window i had a view of the town, or rather the walls that surrounded the town and some of the pillars & steeples. it was a short walk to town, and one i did daily while there. i also took some day trips and went to Pisa, Lucca and Firenze. the to Portovenere, along the coast.

i loved being by the water and having the chance to see the Cinque Terra. i wasn’t there for very long, but exploring the town was a lot of fun and i had some of the best pesto i’ve ever had in my life there. they even had pesto vending machines, how awesome is that?!

the last stop was Venice. although everything on the trip was beautiful, i think i liked Venice the best. i loved the canals, the air of mystery of the city itself. the pink glass lamps, the gondolas, the atmosphere, it was all as i imagined it to be.