Hello February!

It has been awhile since I've written and for good reason. I have just returned from a 15 day holiday in Italy with my husband, Max. It was my leave from Iraq and well worth every moment. Max and I decided to take advantage of my location on this planet and the free airplane ticket offered by the US military to spend my leave in Italy, more specifically: Florence, Rome, and Venice.

Max arrived by plane first in Frankfurt, Germany. He spent his time roaming the immediate area around his hotel waiting patiently for me to meet him there. I arrived in the early morning on January 31st. Our hotel in Frankfurt was small but nice. I really liked the modern design. Max enjoyed the glass walls surrounding the shower that was in the main room. (haha) We only spent one night there before hopping on the train to Florence.

Florence was our favorite place we visited in Italy. We hit all the major sights and sites. :) I bought some nice stationery and Max and I got a wine bottle cork top with Florence's symbol, the iris. After Florence, we took the train to Rome. Rome is a crazy, busy city with ruins at every turn. Very cool. You should go. It was in Rome that we had the best pizza--mmmm! Our last stop was Venice, where we of course took a gondola ride. Venice was romantic but a bit sad as we knew it was our last stop. I think we both wanted to return to Florence but I had to go back to Iraq. Oh, so sad.

Please check out my photos on Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/arcendis/sets/72157603931531466/