Hotel Etrusca

After a cold, rainy couple of days back in Florence staying with Friendly Francesco, our Hotel Etrusca owner, we took the train north to Bern, Switzerland. On the way, we were surprised to see how much snow was on the fields and hills north of Florence! ...

... on each of the hotels.  We stumble upon a worn-out looking building of offices named, no, it couldn’t be—Hotel Etrusca.  Our only assurance was the small white sign overtop the door.  We tried to open it—locked.  We ...

... of my junk with me when we were at the station. Once we got into Florence we had about two hours to kill before the hotel reception opened at 8:30... Italians are much less aware of time :) . Everything in the city was still pretty much closed and the ...

... in the afternoon, so after we got settled we went out for dinner.  We went to this great bar across the street from our hotel called Barrifico Mostolce and made it in time for happy hour. They brew all their own beers and have five different beers to ...

... façade.  The striped walls are surprising but a characteristic of Romanesque architecture.  It seems as though all we do is eat as we came home, rested, then went out to dinner at the restaurant recommended by GianLuca, Trattoria ...