Crawling is for kids

We've been in Florence and then to the countryside near Sienna for the past 13 days, sans Internet access. We're back in Rome with two days to kill before returning home. Lots of pictures to post. But that will have to come later; today, the boy walks! Official stats for the books: 10:36 pm, Central European Summer Time, June 13 2007, Roma.

Italy - Florence

After leaving Porto Santo Stefano, we headed to Florence for 7 days. We stayed in an apartment in the heart of the city, about two blocks from the river, on the fourth floor of a four-story building without an elevator. Lots of steps to climb each day. It was a nice place, very well done inside with a kitchen, bedroom, and two lofts, but not nearly as large and luxurious as our previous pad.

Here's a shot of Max in the fireplace, his favorite hangout spot.