Davanzati

... it is raining. We have been so lucky with weather so far.  We immediately jump in a taxi and arrive at Hotel Davanzati within minutes.  We lug our suitcases up the flight of stairs and check in.  The hotel reception is very welcoming ...

... Palace this morning, a medieval house that, according to the website (http://www.museumsinflorence.com/musei/palazzo_davanzati.html) "represents an interesting example of 13th century home showing the transition stage from the medieval tower house to the ...

... into Florence to the train station to organise tomorrows field trip, on the way back into town we the come across the Palazzo Davanzati a medieval building by accident, (as I forgot the guide book... we do have a tourism map though, just like a guide ...

... buy tickets for the Uffizi, allowing the rest of us to catch up on our sleep and blogging.  Went to Palazzo Davanzati, a recently restored "palace" that gave a good example of how a wealthy Florentine family would have lived.  This family ...

...  consequences. Here is the door: I went to the Museo della Casa Fiorentina Antica, which is where the Davanzati family once lived. It is this great big house with beautiful ceilings and an assortment of wonderful architecture. I have ...

... and it's not open til 10. haha. kinda funny the prof didn't know that. to kill time he took us over to the Davanzati Museum. it's this 14th century castle essentially right in the middle of a city block. it's the only lasting example of what 14th century ...

Before we left Siena yesterday, I went to the post office and was served by a woman who was the living image of Gina Lollabrigida, legendary hot star of Italian movies in the 60's.  SHe had bleached hair piled high upon her head, quite a large chest ...

Today we have a walking tour of Florence booked for 8.30am. The main reason for me booking this tour was so we could bypass the general public queue to see Michelangelo's David.  Clever me! We woke to see a very wet and rainy day in beautiful ...

Well today we have an organised tour to take us to see Tuscany. We get up early as we have to meet at the Novella train station at 8.20am and as breakfast in the hotel doesn't’ start until 7.30am, that only allows a quick coffee and bite to eat and ...

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 ...