I Bike Tuscany Florence

... will continue to whinge. * For all those wondering - no I did not indulge my whim!! but the shame of it is for just 20 euros more than my parking fine I could have had myself a beautiful red leather jacket, a much more memorable souvenir from ...

... time and it's great that I can say I saw the city, but it wasn't one of my favorites. Plus I heard wonderful things about Florence and couldn't wait to see it. The scenery on the way was again gorgeous. Coach travel really lets you see the country side ...

So many updates! I haven't been very good about blogging lately because I’ve been so busy. This past week in Florence has been awesome. We’ve been able to fit a ton in, which has been great. Last week, a big group of us dressed up and went ...

... to see and it's easy to walk without getting lost - no matter how many narrow alleys you go through and risk running into a bike or scooter - there's always some major church or site to mark where you are. Actually our room is around the corner from The ...

... Once we awoke it was about 8pm and it was definitely dinnertime. I really wanted to eat a margarita pizza before leaving Italy so I googled the best pizza in Florence. It just so happened the place that came up was the same place Joe, our tour guide had ...

... be frustrated, it’s that slow, but it's also nice if you can get into a kind of lazy frame of mind.  I much proffered Florence in the evening when it was much less busy.  After a short stroll we went for dinner, again to a place off the ...

... really fun the last couple of days.  We live right across the street from Campo di Marte, which is the home of the Florence Soccer team's stadium, a huge track (my favorite!) and a baseball field.  We're so excited to go to a soccer game ...

... massive feet I might add) of David, ate the best gelato in the world and wandered the streets of Florence. The most outstanding experience however was a bike tour through the heart of wine country near Florence. We biked up windy hills about 1600 feet ...

... that train was canceled. Eventually we were told platform 8 would have a train to Firenza. We rushed over only to sit in a bike carriage in the heat for another 30 Min's before it eventually left...1.5 hours train trip and I would have to guess it was ...

... , moving forward, speed control and parking. I have to say, I got the hang of it pretty quickly and would happily have burned around Florence at 8kms/hr! I even started to believe I might yet be able to learn to ride a bike. Despite the fun we'd had, I ...