Back!

Back in SoCal, and this time the jet lag hit us hard, both ways. It it Emily the hardest, she has turned nights into days and did the same in Italy. So of course we are super tired too. Understatement.

I will show all the pics once I have uploaded them but here are some reflections over the past week

• People smoke a lot in Italy. Yikes. We are so spoiled here. I do not like smoke.

• FOOD, OMG, I loved the food culture. Long dinners, with starters, main course, afters..SPARKLING water, glasses with no straw, NO soda. No burgers. Pane, Pizza and Pasta. Miss it already. (Not a "dough" fan, but this was a nice change".

• Italy is not child friendly. People are, but not the infrastructure. No changing tables, high chairs, lots of steps and stairs. Small restaurants..We are spoilt here.

• SO NICE to walk a lot. We ate a lot of food, A LOT, but seem to have walked it off. Yay!

• Too many tourists in Tuscany. Swedes, Brits, Germans..EVERYWHERE.

• Mosquitos, had forgotten about them. Ouch!

• Beautiful wedding. The Italian women looked like they were on the catwalk! We had a great time at the wedding. All weddings should last for 3 days.

• Style, from now on, all shows and bags should get bought in Italia. Elegance and style! 

Unfortunately we had a small welcome army waiting for us at home. Ants! Everywhere!! NOT fun. Had to empty the food cupboard first thing after arriving at home. No more heat waves please. Though now we are well prepared.