A lot has happened since our last internet hotel. We are now in Padua Italy, our last stop before Austria. Tomorrow we will take the train from here to Venice where we will spend the day. The last few days have been a blur of cities and towns in Tuscany. We drove through the countryside to get to Volterri, the site of the Twighlight series where we learned about alabaster. We visited the American Cemetary in Montecasini (sp?) which is south of Florence, we went to Florence and today we visited Padua. This was of course after spending time in Assissi and Peruga. Our hectic pace will slow down once we hit Austria. Our first night there will be spent in a tent at a medival castle. After that we spend a few days at a guest house and then our last night will be in Munich Germany. Everyone is sad at the thought of our journey winding down although I think we will all be glad to say goodbye to Italian pasta for a while. I don't know if I will have an internet connection at the guest house. If I do I will send more pictures otherwise see you in a week. I hope you have enjoyed our blog.