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Frolicking in Florence
Friday afternoon we started our Italy journey with a few train transfers to get to Dijon France. Our first train from LUX was apparently running 40 mins late which would make us miss our transfer train, but luckily we were there early enough to catch another train going that way. In France we boarded our overnight train to Florence. It was our …
Not enough words for "Beautiful"
I just pulled this from my journal - I hate writing out stories twice, I can never quite be as eloquent as the first time.
12 FEB 2011
Florence should feel like a dream. But I find it real, weighty and real, not ephemeral like smoke I can't quite catch but strong and concrete. I cannot stand at the Duomo, simply close my eyes and …
Leaning towards Tuscany
We were awoken by the other girls alarm at early o'clock. Luckily, we managed to grab another hour or so of sleep before rising at 8:30am. After finishing packing, and checking everywhere for forgotten items, we left the hostel and raced to the station.
We were sure our train was at 9:45 precisely. We arrived around half past, but the only …
Day 10: Florence
... Michelangelo, which is on the top of a hill and overlooks the entirety of Florence across the river. My God, was it beautiful. Not only could we see the whole city, but also tumbling Tuscan hills with Cyprus trees and an old city wall unrolling into the distance. Not a bad couple of hours to spend in the afternoon. The hike up to Piazzale Michelangelo was strenuous, so we took our time coming back down the hill and across the river on our way to Santa Croce, a cathedral that houses ...
Day 9: Florence
... out... but they were being sold illegally on the street, so he didn't get one. Pretty funny! We walked around the city a bit more, had a couple bottles of wine and a light lunch on our piazza by our apartment, and Brad and I went over and went inside the Duomo cathedral, which was absolutely beautiful. The dome itself was painted amazingly at dizzying heights, and the cathedral was as gorgeous as any we'd seen. We met back up ...