Florence Hilton

... in Tijuana). Then it's onto LA, home of Venice Beach, Disneyland, Universal Studios, Hollywood, Beverly Hills and of course Paris (Hilton). Then we inhale the smorgasbord of sin, Las Vegas (with a day trip to the Grand Canyon and NOT the Hoover Dam ...

... his masterpieces.  Michelangelo lived to be 89 years old, which was very old for his time. We also saw the Florence Duomo and baptistery.  Very beautiful and detailed church.  We also toured the Basilica di Santa Croce.  This is where ...

... 8217; to reduce the size of the nose, and this then satisfied the sponsor. Walking Tour Our walk through the streets of Florence took us past some interesting sites including the huge Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo) with its famous huge dome designed by the ...

Today was our last day in Florence. We tried to see everything that was ...

Today we took the train to Florence.  We slept in and had breakfast at the Hilton and enjoyed the view for a short time before boarding the shuttle for the city.  I was a bit nervous about catching our train as we weren't entirely sure where to ...

10 September 2007 - Monday (Lunedi) - Day 9 - Florence to Sorrento Today took us on another long bus ride, to Sorrento, with breathtaking views of Umbria and Tuscany, the Tiber River Valley, Orvieto and Orte, the Gulf of Naples, Mt. Vesuvius ...

... the whole time, I have my Mom's Scottish skin after all! At about 2pm we decided to hit the road and head toward Florence.  It was a relatively easy drive compared to yesterday as it was mostly highway.  The only bad thing was how expensive the ...

... 10 Euros each. I’ve just had a look on Google images for free and feel we made the right decision. Eventually, after a plain but unsurprisingly expensive dinner we made our way back to the sanctuary of the Hilton to plan our escape from ...

... !  We were able to see straight down the river to the Ponte Vecchio, the Duomo and all the other landmarks in the Florence skyline.  After taking some pictures, and catching our breaths, we headed back down into the city.  We enjoyed some ...

... realized we were late for our Uffizi appointment. Next to the Duomo, in the Piazza di San Giovanni is the Florence Baptistery. The Baptistery is renowned for its three sets of artistically important bronze doors with relief sculptures.The east ...

Florence lies on a straight line between Rome and our destination in Piedmonte.  Our day there was highlighted by visits to two major museums, the Uffizi and the Academie.  The Uffizi contains amazing works including The Birth of Venus by ...

Amateur move number 3,480. While out at a very fun bar, J.J.'s Cathedral, near the Duomo in Florence, we met 8 business men from Denmark who we chatted with for awhile. Somehow the talk turned to food (surprising?, not really) and the next thing we ...

... going to fall off. The train was nice and the ride from Rome was about an hour and a half. Now we are in Firenze! (Florence) The free Hilton shuttle was hard to find but I did. At 358pm, I found the driver and told him to wait 5 minutes, I had to ...

another walking tour of the city, we are getting tired now but it is still great to see all the old stuff, we went and visited the museum of fine art and saw michelangelo's david ( not very well endowed but a good shot with a rock apparently) more ...

... back to the coach via the little train and then spent a couple of hours in the coach on the way to Florence. Florence We stayed at the gleaming new Hilton Hotel just outside of the old town of Florence. We set out for a short walking tour around the Plaza ...

The next morning Lyndsey and I held a crisis meeting in the (free) internet room at the Hilton. We were both desperate to escape Florence, but with one more night at our hotel we arrived at the conclusion that going somewhere – anywhere – else ...