Claire on tour in Florence - we did a great guided tour of the Uffizi gallery seeing the key items like Venus rising from the sea by Botticelli.
Above - the sign of Florence, the lion and the shield here at the Medici Palace, old Town hall
One afternoon we went horseback riding outside San Gimignano - the little girls loved it, the big girls went along for a walk instead. Claire's horse decided to step up the pace at one stage and the guide was worried that it would head back to the barn with or without the rider.
Making Daisy chains in a garden in San Gimignano.
The towers of San Gimignano...
The leaning tower of Pisa with Lila, Ray & Claire
The small seaside village of Vernazza - one of the "Cinque Terre" or 5 lands on the coast just south of Portofino. We spent Julia's birthday night here and enjoyed a fun dinner all together at Il Capitano.
Another view of Vernazza - our hotel is the one on the far right in orange. This photo is taken form the old castle tower at the harbor entrance.
The beachfront of Vernazza with Lila, Ray and Claire.
Claudio graciously hosted all of us for a wonderful dinner at Casa Recchi on top of the hill of Portofino.
Coastine view from the church in Portofino.
And again with Jules.
Claire (above) & Lila (below) overlooking the Portofino harbor.
In front of the Hotel Eden - the three girls were insperable the entire week.
The top of Monte Mottarone overlooking Lago Maggiore, we did not bring up the skis, but plenty of others did!
A boat trip out of Stresa to the island was beautiful.
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