Florence, Italy
2023年10月25日, イタリア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 offもっと詳しく
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 offもっと詳しく
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 daysもっと詳しく
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 thatもっと詳しく
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 Uffiziもっと詳しく
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" coachもっと詳しく
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 builtもっと詳しく
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 ofもっと詳しく
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" trainもっと詳しく
Venice stopped cruise ships from docking in the city due to the damage that was being done to the lagoon. Our ship docked in Chioggia, about 1 hr south of Venice. Referred to as "little Venice",もっと詳しく
In the morning, we took a guided tour of two outlying towns - Trogir which was on a small island and Salona which had Roman Ruins. In the afternoon, we walked into Split and explored inside theもっと詳しく