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Florence Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Florence, Italy
Massive nudie man with a little peeny!
... of Venus. The Louve in Paris still holds the finest and I mean finest collection of art in the world. EASY! I liked the Louve. Florence is a nice looking place, it's nestled in a valley and looks better from the surrounding hills than in it's heart. The ...
A Night with the Beatles...and a Tuscan feast
... as they had been holidaying near the area. Our accommodation for the night was a house tent on a campsite on hills of Florence near Piazza Michelangiolo – we'd wanted somewhere close to the city that had parking! The house tent was like a mini ...
Florence: Nice Enough, but Rather Wet.
... But probably not much of him. You're not really all that big, actually. Oh well. There are lots of other things in Florence, like a statue of a man overlooking the town in his birthday suit, as if he is saying "hello world." There are also about ...
How the hell are we going to get that home!
How the hell are we going to get that home! Up at 7:30am today and ready for our trip to the Tuscan country side. I've managed to give Fiona my cold so now we both feel less than perfect. It turned out that only one other couple booked the trip for ...
Jour 35 : Soleil couchant sur la Toscane
... chose). Je quitte Olga vers dix heures ; j'ai décidé de me rendre à pied à la gare, et vu que mon train vers Firenze (Florence) ne part qu'à 11 heures 44, j'ai amplement le temps. Sauf que je prends un peu trop mon temps, et que sur le plan de la ...
Our Last Day in Florence
Our Last Day in Florence Started out this morning with the Boboli Gardens behind the Palazzo Pitti. The palace sits up on a hill, and you could never imagine (a) that there are any gardens above it looking up from the street, or (b) that the gardens ...
October already!!!!
... had to set up tent in the dark. We ate stale bread sandwiches for dinner and crashed out. We awoke to Panoramic views over Florence (Piazzale Michelangelo, is the square where you get the best views of the city below). First stop, food. We made our way ...
Florence, Tuscany and the Chianti Region
... awhile and just enjoyed his work. A few hours later---in the pouring rain we took the train to Venice. I hope to return to Florence again. It's a great place and there's never enough time to see all the sites and visit all the ...
Day 2 - Firenze
Today included a whirlwind tour of Florence. On the bus ride to Florence, David gave us a quick history of Italy's political and economic systems. After our short trip on the bus, we met our fantastic guide, Alex. She met us ...
Farewell Florence
I finally found the wow here in Florence after some stubborn searching. I am standing on top of the dome of the Duomo; It took some 400 stairs and 8 Euros but definitely worth it. There is a sort of peace that you feel from this height. As I look across ...