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Our last day! Yesterday we checked in to our airport hotel and did some final adventuring in Rome. We went back by the Colosseum and the Pantheon (it was raining, so we got to see it fall through the top!), visited Saint Andrew’s Basilica and San Luigi’s, and went back to the Trevi to make more wishes to come back to Rome :). Then dinner at a super yummy pizzeria and a grappa nightcap!

Now we’re hanging at the hotel and getting ready to head to the airport. It’s hard to believe it’s already been twelve days! We had the most amazing time here, and we’re so grateful to have had such and incredible trip!! 🇮🇹❤️

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Yesterday was our last day in our castle. We visited the Tenuta Lunelli Winery’s Carapace (the weird building), and then explored the property here, drank some wine, and watched the sun go down on the terrace. Getting ready now to leave for our last day in Rome!

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Yesterday we recovered from our post Gators-beat-LSU-celebrations (that Grappa tho), and drove to visit Assisi! We saw the Temple of Minerva, got to walk through what’s left of Assisi’s Roman Forum, visited Rocca Maggiore which is a super cool fort from the 1300s with an incredible view of the Umbrian valley, and then went to St. Francis Basilica, which is beautiful and amazing and lovely (no pictures inside because they ask you to put away phones and cameras). For dinner we had just pasta courses from two different restaurants, so it was a fabulous day! 🍝😋⛪️

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A rainy day in Umbria! We explored Perugia (A “Hill Town”) that is also the capitol of Umbria, and went inside a well from 300.....B!C!

Most importantly we listened to the gators whoop up on the Tigers, which is the best thing that’s happened so far in Italy. We couldn’t get good enough signal to stream, but our buddy Mick did the job.

We also had celebratory Grappa, which is essentially wine whiskey, and very good, and makes you not want to wake up in the morning.

Go Gators, and Italy is cool too.

Kenny Ken

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Yesterday we were in Florence, and it was incredible!!! We climbed up all 436 steps to the top of the dome in the Duomo (awesome for me, a little terrifying for Kenneth), saw the cathedral and the baptistry, and got gelato on our way to the Galeria dell’Accademia to see the David! We saw more awesome art at the Uffizi Gallery, and went to Pitti Palace where we got to walk around the Boboli Gardens and the palace itself. We had apertivo at a really fun bar (more Ombra y’all!) and then went to Trattoria Pandemonio for what was basically the best meal we’ve EVER had. Eggplant flan, potato ravioli with duck meat sauce, mushroom risotto, and for the main course: FLORENTINE STEAK - the most beautiful work of art in all of Florence. 🥩💃🥩

We then wound back through Florence at night on the way home to appreciate it all again. We ended up walking almost fifteen miles in total, so we’re taking a nice chill day today, but we’re having an amazing time!

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Hey y’all! We haven’t been able to post in a but because we’ve had some trouble finding WiFi, but here’s a recap of Thursday!

We woke up bright and early to play 9 holes at Antognolla Golf Course, which is AMAZING. The course is situated in a valley surrounded by all these mountains, and we had so much fun! Then we headed to two wineries in Tuscany: Palazzo Vecchio and Avignonesi. Then it was on to Montepulciano for sunset and dinner! 🍷⛳️🏌️‍♀️🏌️‍♂️😋

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Our first full day in Umbria!! We drove through the beautiful countryside to visit and do tastings at four wineries in Montefalco: Antonelli San Marco, Scacciadiavoli, Caprai, and Adanti. Then we drove to Norcia (basically the prettiest drive ever) which is famous for salami, so we picked up some meats and cheeses to snack on, had a really yummy dinner at a restaurant there, and drove home! 🍷🐖

Ciao, amore, ciao!

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Yesterday we said goodbye to Venice and took a train to Rome, picked up our rental car, and drive two hours through the wine country to our CASTLE! No pictures of us because we did nothing once we got there (which was fabulous), but today we’re headed to Montefalco to see some wineries!

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Venezia Fornirà! Today was our full day in Venice, and man did it not disappoint!

We explored the Doge’s place (He the king y’all), Basilica San Marco (Where St. Mark is buried y’all), and Murano (They make glass y’all).

We then explored the city and discovered Ombra. To give you some background, Ombra is a DAILY tradition of grabbing a glass of house wine after work. The place we went (pictured) was 1 Euro per glass, which is perfectly in our price range of “Damn, that’s a good deal!”.

Truly an amazing city, and truly an amazing day. On to the wine country of Umbria tomorrow!

Cheers, and Venice provides!

Kennethia da Venezia de Haskinze

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Day 1 in Venice!!! We got a little lost going from the train to our Airbnb because of the whole no-street-signs thing, but we did end up finding it (it’s super cute, and right on one of the main canals!). We dropped off our stuff, grabbed lunch (fried calamari in a cone - AMAZING), got cicchetti/appetizers, and then headed across the canal to enjoy a bottle of wine in front of San Giorgio church overlooking all of Venice 😍. Then we explored St. Mark’s Square a bit and grabbed dinner at a fabulous restaurant that we just stumbled upon. So excited to explore more tomorrow!! Ciao!

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Day two in Roma, aka Rome. Today was the Sistine Chapel, Colosseum, Roman Forum, St Peters Basilica, and just about every other landmark you learned about in Latin class (Looking at you Mom!). Most of all, we’ve had more wine and cheese than I can count, which means we haven’t had nearly enough.

Now on a train to Venice, aka “Why did they build a city in the middle of a river- Americans would never do this- Oh wait, New Orleans”

-Kennethe Haskinze

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We had an amazing first day in Rome! We went right from the airport to our hotel, dropped off our stuff, and headed into the city for our walking tour! We hit a bunch of cool spots like the Spanish Steps, Bernini’s Angels at Sant’Andrea delle Fratte, the column of Marcus Aurelius, the Immaculate Conception Column, the Pantheon, and we wrapped up at the Trevi Fountain. Our guide had recommended to us the best place to get Roman pizza (which is AMAZING), and the restaurant was in this picture perfect square across from St. Ignatius Church. Then we got some fabulous gelato, walked to the Piazza Navona and hung out with the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi. We finished the night with a walk to Gianicolo, a park with a spectaular view of all of Rome. Can’t believe we’re having this much fun already, and we’ve only just started! Buonanotte! ☺️🇮🇹

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Can’t believe it’s already been two years! @kennethaskins I love you more every day, and I am so grateful for you. You fill our life with joy, laughter, and amazing adventures. Here’s to a fabulous forever ❤️ (at Coronado Community United Methodist Church)

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Got to learn about making chocolate (and pour our own!) at @raakachocolate ! 😋🍫 (at Raaka Chocolate)

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🍎⚾️💙 #letsgomets (at New York Met's Citifield)

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Home. Love. Family. 💗💜 @anastasiabway (at Anastasia The Musical)

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SO. EXCITED. ❄️ #letitgo @disney @frozenbroadway (at Frozen the Broadway Musical)