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Florence
Back on the train to Florence to absorb some culture, shopping and more fun of course. Staying at the B&B Relais Grand Tour.
Florence...home of the Renaissance!
Buena Sera from Firenze! So, after spending two lovely nights in Venice, Monday morning we took a vaporetto (water bus) to the nearby train station and boarded a Eurostar (aka 'superfast') train for the 3.5 hour ride to Florence (Firenze when in Italy). The scenery was beautiful. It's springtime here too and everything is lush and green...in fact …
Day 10: Florence
... We watched some kids run into a creperie and decided it was time for Mom to try her first Nutella crepe. They are so gooey and chocolatey and sweetly delicious. Once we were in Santa Croce, we only had a little time, so went straight to the Masters' tombs. I can't explain the absolute disbelief and surrealty of standing in front of the spot where Galileo, Michelangelo and Dante rest. I mean, you're literally 10 feet from the father of modern astronomy, the painter of the ...
Art, Views & Gucci
... inside the dome - one just after the top of the arches and below the rose window; and the other one that runs around above the rose windows. Didn't enjoy that part at all. Haven't seen inside the cathedral yet as closed by the time was back down so will fit in another day. Ended the day at the Gucci museum - interesting look at various aspects if their products and ...