We had an amazing trip!! We are definitely missing it.
We were surprised by how much we liked Rapallo, we had a lot of plans for Florence but basically came “unprepared” for Rapallo and just took it day by day. We did hiking along the coast, swam in the cold Mediterranean (I bought a wetsuit in town), sat by the pool, and took lots of leisurely walks through the town looking at local shops and eateries.
We had perfect weather for the trip – sunny every single day except the last. The last day it rained, so we went to the Aquarium in Genoa.
Our favorite outing while in the Florence area was probably the wine tasting day trip – the lunch we had overlooking the hills was truly amazing, as was the wine. We brought back a bottle of wine and some aged balsamic. Seeing Tuscany was a big highlight, again unexpected because we didn’t know how cool it would just to drive through the rolling hills and see olive trees and small medieval towns.
I really enjoyed climbing the Duomo in Florence, for Charlie it was a bit scary with the tight tunnels and the height!
I also really enjoyed shopping in Florence, I picked up a nice cashmere zip sweater similar to what I saw a lot of Italians wearing. We made sure to bring back lots of goodies for our daughter and family/friends.
We hope to go again when our daughter is older and to bring her next time, there are so many places we can imagine enjoying there. Thank you so much for your help putting this trip together! We will look back fondly on these memories for a lifetime!