Florence Other Lodgings - Reviews and Rates

We took a cab to the Hotel, dragged ourselves up 26 steps and squeezed into a tiny little elevator. We only had one suitcase since Pete's was still MIA. The elevator doors opened and there was Steve and Sue- let the vacation begin!

Day trip-- went to the Uffizi Gallery for the first time! Amazing because I realized that my Stokad art history book pretty much got all their renaissance pictures from the paintings there. Then, went to a weird natural science museum just to take a peek at the anatomy studies. There was a bunch of dead animals everywhere-- and models. we walked...

So, after a pretty quiet night in, I woke up this morning to a city that for once, was quiet. I actually had quite a lazy morning, with reading and writing. At ten, I left with the hostel group for a walking tour of the Oltrarno, the region located across the river Arno in Florence, which comprises the artisanal district of Florence (so I was to...

Day 2: Florence The next morning we we up at the crack of dawn and into Florence - "cradle of the Renaissance." We had a full day in the city (including staying there overnight again) and covered a lot of ground but were two highlights for me: Michelangelo's statue of David and the Cathedral Bell Tower. Our local tour guide was super-knowledgeab...