Hotel Minerva Florence

... far more important than all the shopping and we found ourselves seated at an outdoor restaurant with wine and all the amazing Florence specialties. Chris and I spent about 3 hours just eating, drinking, talking and taking in the local fare. What a great ...

... could communicate with the troupe and left some flattering comments about the two performances we had experienced in Florence. On the stroll back to the hotel we enjoyed the Tuscan capital at midnight as we discussed the performance and how ...

... . My journal of that date indicates that I arrived in Rome at 9:30 AM, which means that I took the 8:00 AM Eurostar out of Florence. I recall that the trip was very fast, and when I arrived at Stazione Termini that I took a taxi to the Roman Forum. It ...

With Italy's major sites behind us, we planned two days to drive back to Rome from Florence. Now, mind you, the direct route from Florence to Rome is less than 3 hours of driving time. But we wanted plenty of time to sightsee along the way.  Using ...

... a neighborhood full of old world charm and beautiful views. We arrived at our hotel on a side street off the main road, The Hotel Minerva Palace (my review with pictures is posted). My entire stay there was enjoyable. By the second/third day it was very ...

Montecatini - Hotel Minerva Palace C  2/28 Your vacation begins with an overnight flight to either Florence or Pisa. 2/29 Meet your Go Ahead representative after clearing customs and then transfer via private motorcoach to ...

... we have high hopes for learning lots and lots about the history and local culture. Tomorrow we have a full day planned in Florence. Arrivederci!!! Jen, Linda, and Rebecca PS - The keyboards here are a little different than what we're used to, so ...

... would be drinking tonight (jokingly of course).  This time we kept it to a nice half litre, as we were a little tired from wandering around in the sun all day.  Another relatively early night so we can catch a morning train to Florence ...

... wasn't almost twice my age.... who knows?  This is after all one of the wealthiest areas of Italy!!!  We finished off the night as a group on the terrace of our hotel - wine, pizza and good conversation, Off to Florence/Firenze tomorrow, ...

... !  After our morning vaparetto ride from Ponte di Rialto back to the train station, we hopped a high-speed train back to Florence, where we switched to a second, regional train for the remaining trip to Assisi.  [Before arriving in Assisi, we ...

Vandaag een rustdag voor Ilse en Florence die bij het hotel en de Mall blijven. Ook Koen en ik slapen uit, eten bij Denny's, kijken bij de winkelketen Best Buy nog naar de I-pods en gaan dan met auto richting het Badlands NP.  Helaas komen we zover ...

... had a great time on both our tour as well as traveling to Venice on our own. My favorite destinations were Venice and Florence, though every city and town we visited had something different and worthwhile to offer. We really enjoyed our time in Venice and ...

... and her mother and I did more of the former than the latter, finding many nice souvenirs--though Assisi proved pricier than Florence--and some excellent gelato, my first for the trip: I had peach and melon, complete with whole slices of the fruits frozen ...

This past weekend, Erin and I travelled with our study abroad group to ROME! The four hour bus ride from Florence to Rome seemed like it lasted forever because we were so anxious to see the eternal city!  Our hotel was located right outside one of ...