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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Last Day

So today is my last day in Florence, which appeared very suddenly. This past week, the day after Aunt Dee and Eileen left, we left for a four day trip to Mantua and Verona. When we returned from Verona at 3:30pm, Seth's brother, Tory, and his partner, Melissa, arrived at our doorstep at 4:00pm. They spent a long weekend with us and they departed yesterday at noon. Last night was the I Tatti farewell dinner, and I leave for the US tomorrow at 7:50am. I am spending my precious day packing, doing last-minute sightseeing (we had a 12:00 reservation at the Brancacci Chapel this afternoon), fighting off the heatwave, petting Lorenzo, and I am just about to head out to see Claudia one last time. I wish I had another day (or week!) to enjoy the city and relax, but I suppose I can relax when I arrive in Raleigh (after my cousin's wedding in Colorado) next week.

For now, I must figure out how to pare down my luggage as much as possible (down to 30kg, including carry-on baggage) and come up with a game plan in case I miss any of my connecting flights tomorrow (I am on three separate itineraries!!!). Wish me luck!

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