Villa Gamberaia
Travel Blogs from Florence
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 ...
Day 9: Florence
... we walked more than 400 stairs to the top of the tower for a spectacular view of the city. It hurt, but it was worth it. It gave us a better idea of the size if the city, which is pretty small and walkable. After that, we stopped for some pizza and walked down to the Uffizi, the famous museum that houses Renaissance masterpieces by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, you know... Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Rafael. The line ...
Pisa..The City of Leaning Towers and Naked Statues
... bags full of dirty clothes. While we were waiting on our clothes we decided to kill some time and eat dinner. Alyse and I went a couple blocks down and got three different types of pasta to bring back. We all ate a little bit of each pasta and decided that all of them were great. Once our clothes were dry we made our short walk back to the hotel and crashed for the night. The next morning we took an hour long train to Pisa. At the train ...
Leaning Towards Pisa
... around the river area and took photos along the bridge, we eventually made our way back to our hotel and book accommodation for our next stop which was to be La Speiza, but all the accommodation was booked out (first time on our trip) so we ended up booking a hotel in Milan for a few days then off to Switzerland.
That night as we were walking around we came across an ochestra that was playing in a square, it was the Dutch Youth Orchestra ...
Venice
... different things out of murano glass. They have to make it in less than two minutes, or else the glass will cool and they won’t be able to mold it anymore. The man who did the demo was so thorough and made it look so easy. He began by putting the stick on the oven and once he took it out, he blew into it, making the glass into a hollow vase-shaped figure. Then he molded it into a horse. They said that the only way you can obtain a job as a glass-blower is if it runs in ...
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Amenities
- Swimming pool
- Free parking
- Kitchenette