Hotel Splendid
Travel Blogs from Montecatini Terme
Days 11 and 12: Pisa, Florence and Rome
I combined yesterday and today because, well, quite frankly we were too drunk last night for me to post. I'd say "Sorry Mom," but she was the drunkest of us! :) So yesterday, Tom, Dad, Mom, Carleigh and I hopped a train out to Pisa, because Mom and CJ hadn't seen the leaning tower yet, and the rest of us loved the town and really wanted to go back. Pisa, by the way, is so adorable. The town itself is small but so very Italian with its little ...
Day 10: Florence
... We watched some kids run into a creperie and decided it was time for Mom to try her first Nutella crepe. They are so gooey and chocolatey and sweetly delicious. Once we were in Santa Croce, we only had a little time, so went straight to the Masters' tombs. I can't explain the absolute disbelief and surrealty of standing in front of the spot where Galileo, Michelangelo and Dante rest. I mean, you're literally 10 feet from the father of modern astronomy, the painter of the ...
SIDEWALK CHICKEN
... arm, shopping bags, or my most recent experience of the oversized designer purse. I've been struck and thrown off balance on ...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
... to play some kind of sick game. What it is I did to deserve this is beyond me, but I’m sure that is what is happening. It’s literally like it grew legs and walked off. Audra and I tore our room apart searching for it in vain – it was not there. Instead of spending the day relaxing in the sun, we spent a good chunk wandering around town asking the various places we have been to if they have seen it. Of course they hadn’t, it had been in my room ...
Exploring our new home!
WE MADE IT!!
After a 6 hour bus ride..we made it!
We are already in love with this city! Upon arrival two nights ago we arrived in Florence at around 11:30, from there we decided we were starving and needed to get food ASAP. So naturally the first place we went to was McDonalds. So yes my first meal in Florence was the 6 piece chicken mcnugget meal with a coke for 6 euros. Just as I expected it tasted just the same!
After our lovely ...
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Amenities
- Room service
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Restaurant
- Pets allowed