photo by Mike & Linda Fidge
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A Renaissance blur
(May 18 '06)
We had to get up extremely early this morning in order to board the bus for our drive to Florence. The bus stopped a few times along the way so we could all take bathroom and coffee breaks. We soon ...
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We got up really early in the morning, since there was so much to see!
We tried to make online reservations for the art galleries to avoid waiting in lines all day before we got to Florence, but ...
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Day 4: From Rome to Florence
(Sep 24 '07)
"Right there (Sistine Chapel), the time seemed to have stood still."
Time for the world famous Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel.
It was Monday morning around 8am when we left for Vatican museum. The ...
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Day 10: Rome to Florence (Birth place of the Renaissance)
(Jun 17 '06)
"Duomo, Piazza della Signoria and Santa Croce"
Our morning drive leads us to Florence, the Renaissance city in the beautiful mountain folds of Tuscany. Learn about the Duomo, Giotto's Bell-Tower, Piazza ...
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Spring Break
(Apr 02 '07)
The first day we boarded the Gran Mistral at the Barcelona port. The entire day we were on the water traveling to Italy. There were storms and the boat was rocking a lot. I got a little seasick, but ...
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Florence: In Love With David
(May 19 '06)
"He is buff and gorgeous, we got pictures and the Museum Nazi lady got mad at us!"
Florence/Firenze was our next stop via Eurail or Trenitalia to be exact. Before I tell you about our crazy day, we have ...
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Florence is a beautiful city that is rich with history. Michelangelo and Machiavelli are buried in Santa Croce Church. Leonardo da Vinci ...
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Since we spent the majority of the previous day shopping, we got up really early to see the rest of Florence that we had missed!
We walked to the Palazzo Pitti, stopping of course for cappuchino ...
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Florence, A Dream of the Past
(Sep 08 '02)
"This whole scene is so unreal; it’s more like setting of a movie than life. No it’s not life, it’s a drama, a dream. And we’re all un-volunteered players, wondering about our accidental fall into the time-tunnel, drifting half-dreamily in the Golden Age stolen from time."
Ok, this is a long one. Go get some coffe if you plan on reading it all now, you'll be here a while.
7th This morning I hopped on my train to Florence with no problems. During the train ...
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