Hotel Adler Cavalieri

... giant monstrosity of a suitcase that I brought) and got into Florence in the late morning.  We stayed at a very nice hotel, the Adler Cavalieri, which was just a few blocks from the train station - very key when you're lugging huge suitcases.  ...

... was very strange to be forking over that much cash.  We took a mid-afternoon break from shopping to go back to the hotel for a rest and to write some postcards.  We went back to the markets and bought yet more souvenirs.  We stopped at ...

Illegal street vendors and beggars are everywhere: selling umbrellas, rain ponchos, watches, camera tripods, remote control cars, handbags, etc. They patrol the piazzi and they crowded the doorway as we left the Museum in the rain importuning tourists ...

We arrived in Florence without major drama. That's pretty good considering our experience with air traffic controller strikes, lost luggage, three hour thunderstorms etc. Florence is ... not as wonderful as everyone said. Maybe it is the curse of high ...

Well, hello everyone! I arrive in Italy safely.  I flew from JFK to Roma, Italy.  I had a layover in Roma for about 3 hours.  Then flew to Florence (natives spell it Firenze).  I spent the day sightseeing and walking about. Here ...