Mediterraneo Florence

Another journey starts this year, not as long as the last one, and certainly not as adventurous, at least the first half. The means of transportation will be plane, boat, train and bus.... not a motorcycle :( I know this makes most of you much happier! ...

... world's definately a richer place because of his work. After tearing me away from David, we traveled throughout the city of Florence, on foot, discovering more beautiful art work in so many forms. Statues in every Piazza, beautiful works, too many to ...

From Rome to Florence today, a four hour bus ride. Once in Florence, we had the group photo taken at a vantage point overlooking Florence. Florence is a much cleaner city than Rome. We then had a walking tour of more churches and old buildings around the ...

... back to Florence where our travel director us to a gelato shop.Our travel director also told us that gelato was invented in Florence which made the moment even more special then it was. Tonight for dinner we went Tuscan restaurant with the rest of the ...

... morning we had an early start (pretty early when you're on holidays and relaxing anyway) at 7am for our 2 hour drive to Florence. Around 15 of the other people that we were travelling with were already all seated on the bus when we hopped on. After ...

... not to go to this one and will just find somewhere to eat ourselves - shouldn’t be a problem as our Hotel in Florence is central to everything. Just have to continue to be very careful of pick pockets and gypsies! Very tired again tonight after all ...

... . Me. I had an omellette which came with chips which I could not resist. 'I feel good'...as the song says.   To Florence next along the Arno river valley. It is very green. Lots of plant nurseries. Acres of shrubs, seedlings and small trees. Lines ...

... A morning orientaton takes you to the Basilica of St. Francis with its frescoes by Giotto. Next off to Renaissance Florence via Lake Trasimeno. On arrival a walking tour with a local guide features the Duomo, Piazza Signoria and a visit to the Basilica of ...

In Florence, we visited the Academy of Fine Arts with Micheangelo's David and also the cathedral.  We saw Giotto's Bell Tower, the Baptistry's "Gate of Paradise" and many sculptures in Signoria ...

In Florence we saw Michelangelo's David, the cathedral and Signoria Square... the Fountain of Poseidon... the Palazzo Vecchio... the Gold Bridge from the Uffizi Gallery... ...and Elizabeth Barret Browning's ...

Love Florence, art, beauty, food, ...

... Cafe Another nice stop at the café in piazza Santa Croce with Nancy and Annette. The café has a name: Finisterrae, Ristorante Mediterraneo. We talked a lot; got some ideas about where I might travel after school ends - Elba, Sardegna, or the coast ...

Tengan, mucho cuidado con la compañía ibero cruceros. Hice un crucero en el Grand Holiday por el mediterráneo en Agosto de 2010. Mi ilusión entre otras era visitar Florencia y las de mis hijos conocer también cuidades como esta. Pero todo se torció ...

This day we vistied the leaning tower of Pisa.  Afterward, we went to Florence, the capital of Tuscany and home to Renaissance ...

... once outside of Roma, you're less likely to finda da englisha speakers. Farewell to Pisa and onto our hotel in Florence, the Grand Hotel Mediterraneo. Once again, we find ourselves in a beautiful hotel, this one sits on the banks of the river Arno and is ...

This past weekend, we ventured to beautiful Roma with the rest of our UF in Florence program. On Friday morning, we got up early and walked to the train station at 7:30 am.  We arrived in Rome at about 10:30 and checked into our hotel.  ...

... out, that would have been the end for some of the ansy girls...aka the entire group! But we got out alright, no blackouts, and it actually was quite cool, despite how creepy it was!   But for now, I'm back in Florence, living the Florentine ...