Plane views

A few shots from the plane window while in flight :)
The first shot is an aerial view of the Alps. Seeing how gorgeous they are made us consider changing the tail end of our Italy trip to include aRead more
Getting to Florence (:

Somewhere in the sky, we decided to forego spending time in Venice and instead head straight to Florence after landing.
To get there, we took a bus (5 euro pp) to get from the airport to VeneziaRead more
Arnold coffee

"The American coffee shop experience"
Bahaha! Of course the first place we end up stopping when getting to Florence is an "Americanized" coffee house. I loved the quote on the wall, and the shirt IRead more
Mercato Centrale

"Mangiare per vivere e non vivere per mangiare"
😍😍😍
I loved this market and have no doubt I'll be back at least one more time before leaving Florence. The food options include ''Italy'sRead more
La Milkeria

Brunch
Faz

Piazza della Signoria

Piazzale degli Uffizi

Agricola Toscana

Must Try: The beef (taking Justin's word for it)
Price: $$
Food Quality: 3.5 Stars
Service Quality: 3 Stars
Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore

Magnifico. bellissima. perfezionare.
Words and pictures will not do this justice. We did not get a chance to climb to the top of the duomo in our time here, but it comes highly recommended. NextRead more
Duomo caffe

Must Try: The Tirimasu
Price: $
Food Quality: 4 Stars
Service Quality: 3 Stars
Battistero di San Giovanni (Firenze)

Gelato place

Art bar

Piazza music and wine

Artigianale

Giardino di Boboli

Il Santo Gra** Ristorante

Pizza counter in front, classy Italian restaurant in back. #win
Piazzale Michelangelo

Up on a hill South of the Arno river, you can catch some of the best panoramic views of Florence for free!
This plaza was constructed in 1869 (when Florence was the capital of Italy!), and isRead more
Il Gelato di Filo

It's hot. Perfect excuse for gelato... again.
Must Try: A mix of the strawberry and lemon gelato
Price: $
Food Quality: 4 Stars
Service Quality: 3 Stars
News Cafe

Via del Giglio, 59, Florence, Italy
Next step planning at a local coffee house for free WiFi and a latte.
Must Try: Any cappuccino for coffee art
Price: $
Food Quality: 4 Stars
Service Quality: 3Read more
Tranitalia

So the toilets in this train were open to atmosphere... i.e. the tracks.
Hotel Domus Romana

Home for the next 6 days.
Beautiful hotel tucked away down one of the alley ways off Via Venti Settembre. Hubby isn't happy with the aircon, but what's new? 😂
Something that's been typical inRead more
Piazza Navona

A Fodor's choice for Piazzas to visit while in Rome... and rightfully so.
Ristaurante Tucci

While exploring the first piazza on our list in Rome, we got suckered into one of the deliciously overpriced dining venues. But! At least thus one had an incredible view.
Must Try: The chicken dish.Read more