Cristina House Florence
Florence, Tuscany, 50129, Italy
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Muggy Day in Florence
... way in Florence with the number of tourists. One of the cool things though was stopping by the renowned gelateria Vivoli and we popped in to get gelato. Awesome as I didn't have to walk back again later. Had the strawberry and it was simply amazing. So Good!!!
Headed to the Boboli Gardens after, it was kinda neat with the sculptures but the paths aren't very well marked. That and a not so great map made it a little hard to find things. ...
Frank & Dominic around Florence
... fresco depicting a biblical story, most of them gruesome depictions of the crucifixion.
But one particular monk’s cell group stands out, although less for its art than for its occupant.
Savonarola, a mesmerizing, maniacal, moralizing Dominican railed publicly against what he considered the lavish and lascivious lives of the Medici, which in his day included the reigning Pope. He wanted a theocratic republic, and for four years, the Florentine ...
Florence, we meet again
... messenger bag that I totally fell in love with. We took our finds back to the hotel and headed back out just to wander the city. We have learned that the best way to get to know a city is just to wander with no destination in mind. That night, a few of us planned to go to Hard Rock Café to get our fix of American food after all the pizza and pasta of Italy. We thought it would be just hilarious, who would ever go to Hard Rock ...
Day 20 - The Road to Florence
... nowhere near the hotel. We decide to enter another number on the hotel's street (Via Di VillaMagna if you're keeping track at home) It sends us into Florence. We see a lot of blue circles and red slashes, and Anne's convinced we're racking up $100 tickets at every turn. All I know is I looked up the hotel on street view, and it looks nothing like where we are now. I'm hoping those red slashes are not what Anne thinks they are. I looked up ...
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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