Florence Travel Blogs

Rain + Campsite = they don't get along very well! Sleeping in a tent isn't so bad. Well, that is if you're already asleep because before that you'll first hear all sorts of noises from the city like cars honking, motorcycles roaring, church bells ding dong ding-ing (wth?), sirens screaming, dogs b…

My dad came to visit me in Florence, which was really cool. He came by train from Milan and he was there for our group's last night in Florence. He was really tired since he had flown from Minneapolis, traveled around Milan fora few hours, then took the train to Florence. I think he was awake for o…

“O-o-oh MAN!” that’s got to be the first uninterrupted refreshing nights sleep I’ve had in a week!  “Phew!”  I needed it though, I can’t deny my slightly negative, well not negative but non-committal response to Florence so far is slightly shaded by small forms of exhaustion…

Finally I arrived to Florence and thought about my next journey. Keep on going to Milano??? My original plan was to stay 1 more day in Florence, but since I have already decided to move... I "saved" 1 day. Wasn't sure yet what to do. So I called my new friend in Rome. It was Friday!!! when you are …

wow today was soooo much better. got up early this morning and had a ok breakfast at the hostel, all hostels is the same, cereal and toast and oj, which is fine with me, better then nothing. also i have noticed that in most the countires i go in, they serve cold cuts with breakfast, its just a li…

On my last day in Italy I visited Florence. This was the number one on my 'to see list', thought most of my travel mates liked Siena more (I certainly disagree). Florence is truly a beautiful city. Huge but full of life, and so totally different than Rome. Ones in the centre there are almost …

Hey guys,  I am finally sitting here in Florence in a hostel and actually have a few minutes to update my blogs and post photos. After Rome I have gone down to Pompeii and then Sorrento/Amalfi. Pompeii I can"t rly describe in words and since my camera was out of juice when I went there you w…

-Still under construction- I need to put in order my head to remember details and interesting things to write about..I hope to do it soon.. Meanwhile some pictures to share..

 Florence   Heavily trodden streets of Florence. Every little corner. Bizzy, buzzy, fizzy. Like gas in an open bottle of Champaign. Group of tourists following their leaders, who are holding colorful umbrellas (to be easily spotted). And I’m standing in the middle of the San Giovan…

Warning: the first part of this blog was writen when I was sick and tired. I caught the 3hr train to Florence instead of the 1hr train, because it was cheaper and so I could just relax. When I finally arrived in Florence (worst train station yet-barely any signs), I thought "this is not how I pictu…

OK, I know that's the name of a movie, which I failed to see because it was a romance flick, but don't fail to see Tuscany if you are ever in Italy!  I spent Saturday on a tour through Tuscany and it was incredible!  First stop was Siena, where I spent a few hours strolling the str…

My Roman Holiday was simply amazing. I wish we had more time there. It is such an amazing city. I smoked my first cigarette, had my first Big Mac, visited the Vatican, sat on the Spanish Steps, threw a coin into the Trevi Fountain, and even walked down the great hall in the last scene of "Roman Hol…

I had a bit of luck today got an early train to florance. Got in to florance at 11 o clock in the morning so everthing was lokking good the hostel was in walking distance from the train station. so i navegated towards it, when set out my route i did not plan for a thousend tourist shops that are in…

Florence day 1   Got my ticket, knew the number of my chair and just had to find a place for all my luggage. On the way to Bologna it went well, there was enough space and a friendly guy who helped me to get my luggage in the train. Unfortunately the train ride to Florence was a bit more com…

The 3rd day of the Tuscany trip was all in Florence.  Once again thank god for GPS systems.  My garman took us right to the main station and the parking garage.  This is where our hop on hop off bus tour picked us up.  Unlike Pisa,  these buses for pretty ful…