Vada coast
This weekend four of the kids in my program (Jenny, Zach, Mary, Aaron) and I decided to get away from the city for a bit and find a beach. Zach did his research and found some place on the coast of Tuscany, Vada Beach. This was a holiday weekend in Italy so it was quite the task to find a location with open hotels. We took what we could get and went for it.
I really had no idea what to expect from this place. It wasn't on the map, but there was some information online about it.
After a two hour train ride we arrived at the smallest train station we had ever seen. We walked out and all there really was were fields and a parking lot. A cab driver was there and happy to take us to our hotel. We arrived at a very quaint little town. It was very small, but beautiful town. There were no American tourist here, which was quite the change from everywhere else. This area was full of families with small children and many pregnant women. Our hotel was very safe and moments away from a beach. The beach was not quite the white sand beach I imagined. They were still nice beaches though with shallow, calm, clear water. None of the beach was crowded and the sun was perfect during the morning thru the later afternoon. We walked through the plaza, which was the center and city of this town, for dinners and ate some delectable pizza lunches at our hotel. Italian food is just so fresh and delicious. Each night we watched the sunset on the beach. I couldn't have asked for anything better than that. The first night on the beach we came across and older man who was astonished to see American students there. He raved about his love for America and become our friend. Aldo Roseilini was his name, very Italian. He was one of the few people there to speak English and appreciate American tourists.
Vada was a nice enjoyable weekend away from the city and on the beach. Now back to class and life in Florence for now.
Miss you all!
Jamie
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