The past couple of days have been full of so much exploring, learning, fun, and as always beauty.Friday morning we visited the Medici Villa. Its a gorgeous royal summer home and garden. It has an absolutely amazing view of the city. The inside is full of original frescoes, sculptures, and ancient furniture. We weren't aloud to photograph the inside.
It was so fantastic touring the villa. Everything was so elaborate and fine. It had billiard tables, the first pinball games, ancient pianos, and beautiful decorations inspired from Egypt at the time it was built.
Being there really brought you back to the time of it all. Seeing the gardens, wanting to be in a massive elaborate gown with a parasol; then going to a ball at night with renaissance men courting you. Oh totally magical.
The next day Natalie and I went to the Forte Dei Lago Beach in Viareggio. We conquered the train station and bus to get there. We laid on this little sliver of the free beach and napped in the sun all day! The rest of the beach was 20 euro an hour to sit on =O! It was a fantastic sliver though. The gorgeous ocean was in front of us and then the view of the mountains behind us. It was an absolutely dreamlike view.
The ocean was also giving off the perfect breeze and the water was the perfect temperature. Beyond all of that being great we were surrounded
by gorgeous men in speedos.
We ended our night with a glass of wine and dancing with some great Italian dancers to live Italian music. My date was a 70 year old man who was five inches shorter than me. He could pick me up, spin me around, and twirl himself without ever getting tired. Natalie of course wins again with the gorgeous five inches taller, suave Italian twenty-something. I didn't know a man could move like that ;). It was all so great.
It was a fantastic weekend to end the summer and start off the school year. On Monday classes begin. I can't wait start sewing and drawing regularly again.
