ИталияVenetoVeneziaRialtoCampo San Luca45°26’14” N 12°20’5” E
18 октября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
We disembarked the Viking Jupiter this morning. Viking provided a bus (at a surcharge) from Chioggia port to Venice's old cruise port. From there, it was a 3 minute walk to the "People Mover" trainЧитать далее
ИталияVenetoVeneziaRialtoCampo San Luca45°26’14” N 12°20’5” E
19 октября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
We took a vaporetto to the island of Murano to visit the glass shops and have lunch. Spent the day riding the vaporettos to different sites as there was a strike planned for the next day and none ofЧитать далее
ИталияVenetoVeneziaRialtoCampo San Luca45°26’14” N 12°20’5” E
20 октября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
First stop today was the Rialto Bridge for a photo opp. We then visited the Aqua Alta (High Water) Bookstore that features books in gondolas and bathtubs. It has 2 resident cats and a staircase builtЧитать далее
ИталияToscanaFlorenceFontana del Nettuno43°46’12” N 11°15’20” E
21 октября 2023 г., Италия
We said goodbye to Venice this morning. Took a vaporetto to the Santa Maria train station and took an Italo train to Florence. The trip to Florence was just over 2 hrs. We booked the "Prima" coachЧитать далее
ИталияToscanaFlorenceFontana del Nettuno43°46’12” N 11°15’20” E
22 октября 2023 г., Италия
Our first day in Florence, we tour a 4hr guided tour of the Accademia Gallery (where David's statue resides) and the Uffizi Gallery. It was a lot to take in! One could spend a week in the UffiziЧитать далее
ИталияToscanaFlorenceFontana del Nettuno43°46’12” N 11°15’20” E
23 октября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Today, we took a wine and olive oil tour of Tuscany. We visited two different family-run vineyards that produced wine and olive oil. The food and olive oil were excellent and Charlotte reports thatЧитать далее
ИталияToscanaFlorenceFontana del Nettuno43°46’12” N 11°15’20” E
24 октября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
On our last day in Florence, we visited the Santa Maria Basilica. It was beautiful on the outside but not as impressive on the inside. We didn't climb the dome or the bell tower because after 18 daysЧитать далее
ИталияToscanaFlorenceFontana del Nettuno43°46’12” N 11°15’20” E
25 октября 2023 г., Италия
We took a taxi to the airport for our 10:25 am flight home. First we flew from Florence to Frankfurt. We had 1hr 15min layover there. Very different experience from Toronto Pearson airport. We got offЧитать далее
