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Muggy Day in Florence
... Florentine style steak if you will. It is simply MASSIVE, t-bone. A bit on the pricey side but a must eat. Unless the place you pick allows you to do a 500 g portion, you'd best go with another person and share. Ours was a min. 1kg and we shared between 3 people. Pretty good steak, but if you don't eat anything less than rare, you might have an issue. It's really thick so it does take awhile to grill. Also, make sure you check the weight ...
Two women, two weeks, three countries
... in Florence. I cannot explain the comfort.
Florence
... we shopped at the leather store and I got an Italian leather wallet with my initials stamped in gold. After the leather shop we had a walking tour of the city, so a lady showed us around the Medici palaces, explained a lot of the statues and artwork, and a lot of history about the city. After the tour we ended up at the church. We paid 8 euro to climb up to the top of the dome, 460 some steps each way, so that was a good ...
A Lot of Art in Picture Perfect Florence
... in 1944. Above the shops is the Corridoio Vasariano, a covered passageway that was built in 1565 by Vasari, its purpose was to allow the Medici family to have private access to the Palazzo Vecchio, Uffizi and the Palazzo Pitti.
Day two in Florence we hopped on the bus into the city centre and embarked on a self guided walking tour. We began at the station and headed for the Basilica ...
Ahhh Firenze!
Florence is right up there at the top of our "favorite places" list. Such a beautiful city, with a surprise around every corner. Our favorite way of getting around the city was to walk. You see more that way!
We were always pleased with the many meals we had at local cafes and restaurants hidden down the narrow streets.
The Westin is in a super location along the river. The hotel is quite luxurious with ...

