Florence Travel Blogs - Page 2

Staying in this hostel was a fascinating experience. The view from the dorm was amazing, and I believe that someone once had the same view as mine 800 years ago.  Their were only 3 guests in the hostel; my brother Nok, Mark (a Canadian back packer), and I.  Great relaxation…

Going to Florence

Florence is a completely different story. Those delighted - forgive me, but it failed to become anything more than nice to me. It had neither Roman scale nor Venetian charm and seemed to be just one of numerous old beautiful Italian towns. I would never say I didn't like it but when I think bac…

I just wrote an entire entry and the computer didn't save it so i'll just give it to you straight.  drove to pisa, took cheesey photos, drove to florence.  had dinner with endless wine supply in the tuscan hills.  went to cheesey discotech and had a drink. caught taxi back to hotel.&…

my trip thru europe by rail.

We drove back to Florence for our last 2 days in Italy.  Stayed at nice and very safe hostel not far from old city center.  We needed at least 4 days in Florence...there's just too many museums to see.  We went to the Acadamia and saw the Davide!  I was not prepared for seeing t…

Our day started at the Firenze Musei, home to Michelangelo's David. Next a tour of the Duomo, which is huge. From there, we walked the narrow streets, lead by our tour guide to Signoria Square. Unfortunately, we did not go to the Uffizi. Maybe on my next trip.Continuing our journey, our tour direct…

It was our last full day in Florence, and our time in Italy was nearing an end.   It was also a national holiday in Italy, because this was Epiphany, or the twelfth day of Christmas.  This is a Christian holiday that is a big deal in Italy. We decided to start by walking towards the…

What can I say??? I'm a sucker for Italy. We went dancing at a club one night, & had a blast. The next day, we went on a walking tour. Our tour guide had a green monkey on the end of a stick so we could find him. It was hilarious, because he would say "follow the green monkey"...& with his accent, …

They call it "Stendhal's syndrome" because in 1817, a young Frenchman named Marie-Henri Beyle — better known to us as the French novelist Stendhal — visited Florence and soon found himself overwhelmed by the city's intensely rich legacy of art and history. When he visited Santa Croce (the ca…

I spent 3 weeks in Italy, staying in wonderful families and travelling to great cities, eating great food and having lots of fun with really cool people!

The dome of the cathedral was amazing, but I was not prepared for the marble exterior. It practically stopped me in my tracks. There were so many gorgeous details that I was mesmezied for several minutes. This has become my all time favorite landmark. My hostel was different from most. Had to…

We left the wonderful city of Rome before sunrise. Not that we didn't want to stay there any longer, but I remember our initial plan was to be back in Milan for the New Year, and we only had a day in our schedule before New Year's eve. It was our friends Ariel and a young couple Kim and Mayett…

Tomorrow is the first day of class and my house decided to take it easy for the first night since I got here.  We have been to every form of a party in this city and it has only been a few days.  There is a local Irish pub, less than a blok away from our place, that is run by a group of J…

Landed on Pisa Airport straight to Florence by train about an hour journey. It seemed easy to locate the hostel from Hostel direction prebooked earlier but I lost! Reached there after nearly an hour strolling like homeless guy but another thing came up. Check-in was only from 11 am till 9pm and I a…