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Florence

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    • Day 21

      Il Duomo

      May 30, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

      Welcome to Florence ⛲️🖤
      So we caught the train in the morning and got to our hostel, dropped our bags in their room because it wasn’t check in time yet and then went to get some lunch. We got focaccia’s and baby carrots from the Pam and ate them at a piazza.
      We checked into our hostel which we may or may not have accidentally booked for the 29th and 30th nights instead of our actual dates; the 30th and 31st. Oops. But it ended up being okay because the lady was really nice. We did book it while we were very jet-lagged so will try to not do that again.
      Then we walked really fast to the Duomo because that made us a bit late and we walked up the 400 and something stairs pretty fast and I mustered up the courage to ask the security guard to take a photo of us, who then told us he would take few so we could change poses 💅
      We then saw him later the next day when we went to get dinner. I hope he gets paid good.
      Sara took a few of me too but some came out a bit blurry. Maybe it was the stairs. The view was very pretty though. And the art inside the dome was very cool. The longer you stared at it the more weird some of the demons looked.
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    • Day 34

      The Baptistery of St. John in Florence

      June 11, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C

      The Baptistery of St. John... You know St. John the Baptist. Italians actually call him San Giovanni, not sure I ever knew they were the same person.

      The octagonal Baptistery constructed between 1059 and 1128 l, which actually predates the nearby Cathedral of Florence.Read more

    • Day 23

      Last of Florence

      June 1, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

      We stayed with very sweet hostel friends. One was from Argentina and one from Toulouse in France where I am going in July! We stayed up late talking and then had to go to sleep because Sara and I had an early train to Venice.
      Next is a view of our hostel roof where we had a coffee, then a FaceTime with Scout where I am clearly getting some good gossip from home (kidding ) and then a gelato and then we had butter chicken for dinner which was so so good. Don’t judge this cuisine choice I know we are in Italy xx
      I have also captured a replica of David at his fountain and Sara and I have definitely learnt that he got his glute muscles purely from the amount of stairs in Italy. There was also a water fountain that had sparkling water but it was quite acidic.
      There is more photos from the Uffizi too. I like the disco move.
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    • Day 36

      Scenes of Florence

      June 13, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

      Home of the Renaissance, Florence did not disappoint. So far it has to be Emily and David's favorite major city we've visited. A Piazza around every corner, and a matching Church along with it.

      If you ever get to go, the Piazzale Michelangelo is a must see. It did show up on our research, but we only went because we stumbled upon it by accident while doing a river walk. It's across the Arno River and offers a stunning skyline view of Florence for free. You can drive or get there by foot from the main Cathedral in maybe 40 minutes (only because its up hill).

      It's a gorgeous city.
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    • Day 13

      The Dome

      September 6, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 91 °F

      We drove to our hotel just blocks from the Duomo. This isn't the Metrodome. lol. 500+ steps to top. Short tour, then it was sweat-filled march that took about 15 min to reach the top.

      Some how our VW didn't match the sophisticated Dior shop.Read more

    • Day 5

      Retour à la Renaissance

      August 14, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 36 °C

      Aujourd’hui c’est notre première journée à la découverte de Florence 😎 Au programme on a 3 visites à faire et une petite promenade dans les jardins de Boboli 🌳 On commence la journée en visitant la basilique de San Lorenzo ⛪️ qui est super grande et surtout super belle 🤩 On voit la cour, la crypte et la salle aux trésors et c’est très cool ! Puis on continue notre matinée visite par le musée de leonard de Vinci. C’est un petit musée mais qui est vraiment génial parce que c’est une exposition immersive sur les créations de Leonard de Vinci ! On pouvait faire joujou avec toutes ses inventions c’était super 😁 Ensuite on est parti manger une spécialité délicieuse d’ici : une schiaccata. C’était délicieux 😋 Et hop les visites continuent avec le palazzio Medici Riccardi qui appartenant à la famille Medici pendant la Renaissance. Florence c’est un peu comme un retour à l’époque de la Renaissance et ça c’est chouette. Florence est une ville riche en histoire et en monuments très bien conservés et ça c’est génial 🤩 On fini la journée par une promenade🚶‍♂️dans les jardins de Boboli 🌳 qui se trouve de l’autre côté de du fleuve l’Arno qu’on traverse par un pont avec une vue sur le Ponte Vecchio. Un petit autocollant d’Albi était là pour nous rappeler notre ville 🫶🏻 même à plus de 950km. Les jardins de Boboli c’est 48 000m2 de verdures, fontaines⛲️ , statues, vue sur florence et sur la campagne italienne. On va au resto pas loin de la piazzale Michelangelo qui donne une super vue sur Florence ! 😍 Le spot parfait pour regarder le coucher de soleil 🌅 on en prend plein les yeux 🤩 Le resto était super bon 🥰 C’était pizzas et risotto, un vrai régal 😋 Puis on rentre à l’appart à pied pour voir Florence de nuit 🌃 et c’est très cool ! On passe sur le ponte Vecchio et devant la Palazzio Vecchio qui sont prévu au programme demain. On rentre, on joue aux cartes et c’est dodo.Read more

    • Day 237

      Firenze

      November 28, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

      Heute besuche ich Florenz, die Hauptstadt der Toskana und Wiege der Renaissance.
      In kaum einer anderen Stadt lässt sich der Reichtum früher Zeiten so gut ablesen wie hier. Am besten zu erkennen ist das am Piazza del Duomo, der mit Baptisterium, Campanile und Kathedrale, von gleich drei beeindruckenden Bauten und ihren aufwendigen Fassaden aus mehrfarbigem Marmor geprägt wird. Zudem sind die Palazzi teils erdrückend riesig und durch ihr markantes Quadermauerwerk erhalten sie einen burgähnlichen Charakter. Außerdem findet man neben bedeutenden Museen auch im öffentlichen Raum zahlreiche bewundernswerte Kunstwerke.
      Mir einiger Überraschungen stelle ich fest, dass es auch hier einen Weihnachtsmarkt mit abwechslungsreichen Ständen und sogar Glühweinausschank gibt. Nach Einbruch der Dunkelheit entedecke ich noch eine weitere Facette der Stadt, denn die Straßen werden nun durch verschiedenste Weihnachtsbeleuchtungen illuminiert.
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    • Day 22

      Uffizi

      May 31, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

      Here is some pics from the Uffizi gallery (a week late sorry). We listened to a Rick Steves podcast during our walk around. By the end, our little Uffizi’s hurt.
      We saw Venus and Sara documented a cute photo of everyone taking photos of her- this scene is actually seen quite often, and sara has taken to taking even photos of me taking photos (she has quite the compilation now). I will try to find some to post. It’s a good thing I have find penguins to post these as I’m sure there are photos of everything I have taken photos of already on the internet. We did mostly just look around though.
      At the end I have also included another statue selfie for everyone xx
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    • Day 14

      Wednesday in Florence

      October 5, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

      Today we went to Florence. Got a train - splurged on a Frecciarossa - and sped down to Florence in 37 minutes! It seemed to be 90% in tunnels, and not a train ride watching the countryside (I don’t remember such long tunnels when we went north from Rome to Venice on the same route. Anyway, a perfect way to get to the destination. At first we wandered our way to the duomo which is as gorgeous as ever - it is always amazing to behold - and then walked on to the Piazza della Signoria, located where our favourite gelatoria is, along to the Ponte Vecchio before making our way back to the Uffizi.

      Amr had booked entry to the Uffizzi galleries for 11.45…it was a bit tricky booking online, but it was recommended to streamline entry…but it sounded as if it was a guided tour (which we wouldn’t normally do)..but on arrival at the meeting point it turned out that they “guide” met us and gave us tickets so that we could go straight in and not line up…so very good. We spent several hours there, well organised so that you follow on and don’t miss rooms…lovely old masters, and scatterings of the very famous.

      Once finished with our dose of culture, we had a gelato and went and relaxed at another favourite bar on Piazza de la Republica, had a sandwich and tea/wine and relaxed and enjoyed. It was fairly hot by then - another wonderful cloudless day! Wandered round some more, via Santa Croce, Santa Maria Novella and went back to the station to see about trains back to Bologna.

      This time, with no time constraints, we bought cheap tickets (about a third cost of the Frecciarossa) which took us back in about an hour and a half…regional trains, packed full at that time of day and rather fun…we had to change trains at Prato, and ended back at Bologna at just before 7pm. But it was via lovely Tuscan countryside and not nearly so many tunnels!

      Had a little meal at one of the many restaurants here (yum meatballs and salad). A good day.
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    • Day 5

      Florenz

      August 4, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C

      Puh, was ein Tag! Da ich nicht immer nur die tollen Dinge posten will, hier mal ein paar Eindrücke aus Florenz. Bin nach 2 Stunden geflüchtet! Ein Alptraum! Ich war da schon so oft, aber so habe ich es noch nie erlebt und werde ich auch nicht mehr! 🤷‍♀️😱 Das hat für mich absolut nichts mehr mit Italien und Dolce Vita zu tun…
      Aber es gab auch gutes: Ich habe für 1,86 getankt statt für 1,92 wie es sonst hier gerade üblich ist und wir haben auf der Piazza della Signoria sehr gut und „günstig“ Pasta gegessen: Aglio Olio und Pomodoro für 11 und 12 Euro, Bruscetta 8 Euro, dazu dann noch ein Wasser, eine Cola und einen Vino della Casa für gesamt 55 Euro mit Coperto. Das war dann alles in allem nicht mehr günstig, aber zumindest lecker 😃.
      Ansonsten war es zum Davonlaufen. Die Schlange am Dom für den Turm ging ein Mal fast komplett um das Gebäude rum (und der ist riesig!), die Leute standen zum Teil zu viert nebeneinander 🤦‍♀️😱! Auf der Ponte Vecchio war kaum ein durchkommen und die Angst, dass das alte Ding einfach unter den Massen einkracht hat mich irgendwie begleitet 😃. Nach 2,5 Stunden sind wir geflüchtet! Haben dann einen zweiten Versuch unternommen am Piazza Michelangelo den Blick auf die Stadt zu genießen, aber dort herrschte komplettes Chaos und geschätzt hätten wir locker ne Stunde auf einen Parkplatz warten müssen oder Kilometer weit laufen müssen. Habe dann verzichtet, ich war da schon mal und behalte es einfach so in Erinnerung, wie es damals war: entspannt!
      Gefühlt liefen die Passagiere von 4-6 Kreuzfahrtschiffen durch die Stadt in sehr großen Gruppen und man konnte die Stadt gar nicht besichtigen, weil man ständig auf die Leute achten musste und zusehen musste, nicht umgerannt oder umgefahren zu werden von Lieferanten, Taxen und Radlern, die mindestens genau so genervt waren wie ich.
      Ich probiere es im Frühjahr eventuell noch mal, im Sommer definitiv NIE, NIE, NIE wieder!
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    You might also know this place by the following names:

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