Borgo al Cornio B&B Prato

Via Convenevole da Prato 30 Prato, Tuscany, Italy

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From Water to Walls

A travel blog entry by cmpatti

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Chris Patti (guest blogger)

A travel day from Venice to Lucca. Because the boys were "facebooking" (an excellent new verb) all evening, Jocelyn didn't have time to blog. Some pictures showing our last views of Venice and first impressions of ...

Still in Prato

A travel blog entry by cleanslate

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... upon to hoover a dozen of them!) then more concurrent sessions until noon, then a workshop until 1430 and finally, lunch at the end of the day. I confess, I ducked out for part of the noon plenary to get a piece of pizza at the little take out place down the road. The conference ends at 1430, in keeping with the Italian tempo of life, whereby everything shuts down for siesta in the hottest part of the ...

Under the Tuscan Sun

A travel blog entry by mariskavdw

We left the Eternal City for Florence per train. I enjoy train travel as much as driving to a place. I like staring out the window and seeing how the landscape changes from one region the next.

My throat was starting to scratch so at Florence station I stopped at the Pharmacy to get some disgusting tasting lozenges. We also found out how our tickets to Pisa worked as it was an open ticket.

Once we arrived at the hotel ...

Florence

A travel blog entry by aaron-dana

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... looking building with tight security. The sign on the door said free entrance, so without hesitation we entered to find a room full of marble sculptures crafted by Michelangelo. The sculptures of men and women had so much detail. With veins, wrinkles, and muscle definition, the marble really came to life. Sorry, photos were not allowed. Photos of Michelangelo’s painting of the Sistine chapel was also forbidden, however, I was able to sneak ...

Bologna chiuso

A travel blog entry by pasher

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... packed and we head off. Perfect location and enjoyed our stays with the nuns of San Guiseppe.

As we head for the ferry we decide to check out the Doges Palace, well all the girls do, as I wait outside with all the bags. They gush about the things inside but I can't comment. I had a nice seat in the shade outside and a great view of Venice hotting up for the day. My breeze was interrupted a few times by Ruskie tour group who congregated around me for the pre Doges spiel but ...