B & B L'Alloro Florence
Via dell' alloro 2 Florence, Tuscany, Italy
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Muggy Day in Florence
... steak before they cook it. They will present it to you and ask if it's okay. The weight includes the bone. Why check it? You could get a big surprise on your bill like we did. We ordered 1kg, but when the bill came, it was for 1.6 kg...When you order, they'll say they'll try to make it close to 1 kg (but they don't say whether that's on top of the bone) so be clear. We think we ended up with 1 kg of meat and 600g of bone...otherwise a really good dinner.
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Two women, two weeks, three countries
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There’s too much to tell to do it all just so this needs to be split into two posts. More to come.
Bon Voyage Mama. I love you so much and, as predicted, we had a once in a lifetime vacation. (maybe we can try our luck at twice in a lifetime??)
“I’ve got 50 cents...” ...
Under the Tuscan Sun
This what was I was looking forward to most in my return to Italy. On the train from Rome to Florence, we made a 4 hour stopover in the tiny Tuscan town of Castiglion Fiorentina. This is where I had spend Fall 1999 of my Junior year of college. It was everything I remembered and more. Luckily, I ran into a few study-abroad students who were able to get me into Santa Chiara Center - the old school where we had stayed and I got a chance to take ...
Fun, fun, fun
... anywhere to eat. After driving around for about 30 minutes trying to find a place we finally pulled over and broke into a bag of peanuts and biscotti's. They tasted delicious. I'm sure any other day we would have been fine not eating anything until later but we have now trained our bodies to eat, eat, drink wine and eat some more. Partially satisfied we headed to our next destination in Modena,the Acetaia Galli, a private residence in Modena that ...
Ahhh Firenze!
... rooms (by European standards). Service was outstanding.
Our favorite day of this trip was the excursion to Cinque Terre! We would recommend everyone try aand take this excursion while visiting Florence. The scenery is sooo beautiful that we have made our photos into canvas prints that now hang on the walls in our home!
Also, other good side trips:Siena and San Gimignano! Both beautiful and unique!
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