Melbourne to Florence
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Goodbye Melbourne - despite chaotic last minute shopping and packing, we are finally on our way (even if Scott wasn't happy with what he "over" packed).
You would have thought our long flight (14hrs)Weiterlesen
Goodbye Melbourne - despite chaotic last minute shopping and packing, we are finally on our way (even if Scott wasn't happy with what he "over" packed).
You would have thought our long flight (14hrs)Weiterlesen
We finally made it! We ventured from the airport by taxi to our beautiful old Italian apartment, there were too many stairs to climb but thankfully our room has cooling (you know we wouldn't haveWeiterlesen
A 4am start to get over our jet lag and see the beautiful Tuscan country side from the sky. Meg was a little nervous about heading up in a hot air balloon (license plate number "I Huge"), but herWeiterlesen
We walked down to the Florence National Central Library, where we met our tour guides for our Vespa tour. After a short drive, we were at the garage in the Tuscan countryside. The garage was full ofWeiterlesen
We started our day our authentic Italian food with McDonalds. From here we met our tour guide Luca at the train station. We started our walking tour (we had no idea this was included in our package)Weiterlesen
For our final day in Florence, Scott decided to squeeze in an early run. The two H's (Hills and Heat) were a brutal combination, not that a few late night drinks helped either. Full from the paninisWeiterlesen
We started our day with breakfast at Sabores da Invicta, where Scott unintentially ordered a contempory Francensinha sandwich (better known as a heart attack of a plate). This consisted of two layersWeiterlesen
We embarked on what our guide yesterday said was a 5km walk (more like 7.2km) to the beach with Meg, Zoe, Sean, Laura, and Jez. The walk along the Douro River was quite nice and included a smallWeiterlesen
We're a few days behind on our FindPenguins, so this one may test the memory. We were up a little late and running out the door to make our next guided activity. We jumped into a van and drove throughWeiterlesen
Scott started our last day in Porto with a 10km run along the Duoro River. The steps at the start and after the run were the hardest parts by far, but it was well worth it for the scenery. We left ourWeiterlesen