Jolly Carlton Florence

... Pistoria.. Tried to find a shop open to buy beer (not stubbies) as cans are huge…and tissues for runny nose etc… seemed like an easy task but it is a very old town.. Very narrow streets.. A Sunday and nothing open… but we did see a bit of the town… some bits more than once as we went round and round and round… anyway found that there was a shop open in next town Monsummano… got supplies and then tried to find the B& ...

... I had been told that the end of the hike was the best part, finishing with a beach that is more than welcome after a tough hike in the sun. We didn’t finish the hike until almost 7 and it had rained a little… not exactly encouraging us to jump in the water. So instead we got a bottle of wine and watched the thunderstorm that was brewing offshore. I even got a couple lightning photos because I’m that ...

... locals. The food was all great, the wine was great, and the experience of stumbling across a hidden gem like that was excellent. We all sprawled out in the park near a yard full of farm animals for the rest of the afternoon and it was brilliant.

As far as Florence itself, I saw what I needed to see. David was more impressive than I expected, certainly living up to the hype more than the ...

Okay, so its now the middle of October and we aren't even in Italy anymore, but being behind on the updates is enough of a sign of good times.

I'll do my best to catch you all up in a few short blurbs, but just rest assured that Italy was an adventure we are still trying to live out...

Florence was amazing. Full of tourists however and very very crowded, especially in the mornings as everyone embarked on their daily tours.

Our hostel was incredible. A big ...

... Ponte Vecchio was also the only bridge not to be destroyed by the Nazis in 1944. Today it is just full tourists and overpriced shops.

We made our way up to Piazza del Duomo where the cities most iconic land mark is, the Duomo. One of the worlds largest Cathedrals (the fourth to be exact) its red tiled dome dominates the Florence sky line. Personally the mix of Green, Pink and White just doesn't ...

... The thing that immediately strikes you as you get onto a Ryan Air flight is the yellow walls and fittings, a vibrant take off of a hazard jacket that almost hurts the eyes. This is nothing compared to the spruiking of drinks, food, car hire, train tickets, lottery tickets and general advertising that goes on constantly throughout the flight. Don’t worry if you’re scared of flying, the staff on this flight will talk your fear into submission!

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after that i went home to read a little before getting ready for our Italian Cooking class that API sponsored for us. it was delisouse to say the least. i want to get a pasta maker and make the dishes for my parents. it was so fun and i remember...hopefully how to make everything. we started by makeing dough from two types of flour and two eggs. then we molded it all together and put it thorugh a pasta maker. we stuff the ravioli with some potato ...

Our friends Hayley & Abby came to Italy, and I traveled to Florence with them for 3 days. It's such a beautiful city----definitely one of my favorite places in Italy. I visited several sights I had not seen before, including the Santa Maria Novella church and the Bargello Museum. The Bargello was filled with amazing Renaissance sculpture from Michaelangelo, Donatello, and Del Robbia among others.

... cost 2 euro. When class resumed we finished up the food topic. After school I headed back to the apt. with the guys Jerry and I bought snorkels. We got ready and headed to a Mexican restaurant for Dru so he could get something spicy. It wasn't bad but once again I didn't come to Italy to eat Mexican food. I can't remember what we did the rest of the day but we went out to the bars where our friend works. Day 37 (F) We went with Jerry to see the David and ...

... us the alternative would be to get off at the next stop and buy and take a new train to Napoli, which would stop in Florence but not at the stop we wanted, and we would have to get off and change again for 5 minutes. We chose this option as Venice greedily had all our money and was sitting on the pile with glee. We got off in no mans land, small town Italy and sorted ourselves out. The good thing to come of this is that we got to see ...