Day 10 – March 22nd
San Gimignano, Cortona, Roma
Today was an insane day of travel, hitting up three cities and covering way too many miles. We started early with a TTD, followed by a long drive to Cortona. Cortona sits implacably on a green mountainside above terraced olive groves, stony yet inviting. It’s a steep medieval city where cut-stone staircases take the place of many streets, and views over the wide Chiana Valley stretch south to Umbria’s Lake Trasimeno.
We said good-bye to our friends, Massimiliano and Tomas Flint and then continued on to Roma.
It was dark, but Roma was still incredible! Within 4 hours we explored the Coliseum, The Vatican, Parthenon, Monoliths, Spanish Steps and the Trevi Fountain. We had dinner right in front of the Parthenon. Yes, I had clams and linguine (spaghetti alle vongule) for the third time. I just love that stuff! It was so surreal! It was hard to imagine that thousands of years ago, Roman gladiators, senators, etc. walked those streets.
Yes, I departed with my wedding dress here. I had a great photoshoot and was able to wear it one more time for a little anniversary. You can see my priorities; I left the dress so I could have more room for wine.
Our evening Roma adventure was like the Amazing Race, but in only four hours! At around 12:30AM we parted ways with Kenny Kim, Jenni Vincente and Jess Matney, all AMAZING photographers and good friends! Tomorrow Alex and I had another power-packed day heading to Venice.











