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 1059Read more
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 1059Read more
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.
IfRead more
After our walking tour in Florence (“Firenze” to us now), we felt we needed to do some more training for our hike, so we set out to discover a few historical landmarks. We found the Ponte VecchioRead more
Our favorite sites were the Ponte Vecchio and the Cathedral, especially seeing the Duomo and learning about the Medici family. Although we didn’t do an official Cathedral tour, it was massive andRead more
Frühstück? Naja halb. Es ist immer no italienisch aber immerhin gibt es Früchte und eine Kaffeemaschine. Leider ist der Lungo auch hier nicht gut. Nach dem Frühstück packen wir unsere Sachen wirRead more
Arrived in Florence, found our apartment (more flights of stairs!) And decided to just mooch all over to see what was what...
We found some incredible buildings and immersed ourselves with all theRead more
The Uffizi Gallery was amazing.
Before I bury the lead, the Uffizi houses the original Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli. Never thought I'd get to see that in person.
The gallery was laid out asRead more
You might also know this place by the following names:
Piazza del Duomo
Wow that lady at the hostel sounds so nice
I remember the duomo well, you ran up the stairs, doubt you did this time though,..,.
We walked fast !