<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yourdon/3087414641/sizes/m/in/photostream/"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-7567" title="3087414641_018d3f01fb" src="http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/3087414641_018d3f01fb-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a>My Italian Adventure has arrived!

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As I write, I am at Houston Intercontinental ready to board my plane to Florence.

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I am armed with my homepathic No-Jet Lag remedy, snacks, and reading material.  I thought I could publish right this post right here at the airport, but Houston Intercontinental does not have free Wi-Fi.  (Not cool, H-Town.)

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<strong><span style="font-size: medium; color: #800080;">9 hours later...</span></strong>

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I'm on a layover in Amsterdam where I have 2 free 30 minute sessions!  Hurrah!

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I did not sleep a wink on the plane.  Uh-oh.  I popped the No-Jet Lag like it was candy.  Perhaps I'll crash on the 1.5 hour flight to Firenze.  (That's Italian for "Florence", peeps!)

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HOW COME NO ONE TOLD ME THAT THE KLM SEATS ARE HALF THE SIZE OF A SOUTHWEST AIRLINES SEAT!!!!

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Hell's Bells!  NO ONE slept!  Except maybe the lucky bastards in First Class.

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If I remember correctly, it's approximately 4 a.m. Houston time right now.  I hurt.  I cannot wait for cappuccino.  And perhaps a brief nap at the hotel while I wait for Bill and Rhonda to drive down from the big beautiful lake that I cannot remember the name of because I'm delirious.

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Oh.  And guess what I remembered on the plane?  I packed my camera.  I packed the charger.  I failed to pack the cord that connects my camera to my computer.  Isn't that special?  Perhaps I wasn't meant to blog along this trip after all.  Perhaps I'm supposed to live in the dolce vita moments.  meant to take all of my Italy memories home and then share them with you in a couple weeks.  Either that or I'll be at Bill and Rhonda's mercy to email me a photo or two a day to post.

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I'll Carpe Diem Italian Sy

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