Before I went away to Finland I joined my cousin from South Africa, his wife and her family for a few days down in Florence and a quick trip to Pisa. Having not seen them in three years it was nice to have a catch up (even if we did disturb all the other passengers around our seats on the train), and see them again! Having been to Florence before, I quickly became the tour guide (a very bad one I must add), but lots of laughs were shared between all of us. Being the typical tourists that we were, when we made it to Pisa our cameras quickly were pulled out for a variety of pushing, kicking, holding up and jumping photos with the lovely leaning tower behind us. I thought it would be more crooked, but apparently they fixed it up a few years ago so its not quite straight but won't be falling any time soon. Boo hoo!
My final piggy-back trip was to meet up with some Australian friends in Venice. I went earlier in the year for Carnevale, but there were so many people around I didn't get a chance to properly see the city. I was so lucky to be able to head back and check out the amazing alleys, bargain with the gondola rider (Alessandro we love you!), watch the glass blowing on Murano, experience the over-affection of the Venetians and end my trip with a beautiful sunset watched from the Rialto Bridge. All in all, it was fantastic to catch up with some old friends and experience such a beautiful city with them!
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