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Florence, Day 3 - Shop 'till we drop!! (AKA: Sunglasses? What Sunglasses? I don't have any sunglasses!)
(Jun 11 '06)
Well, we slept until 10:30 - which is really late for us! But, it felt great.
We left our hotel and headed to sightsee -- but got distracted by the shopping!
First, we went to the leather ...
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Cinque Terre
(May 31 '06)
"...we can fully appreciate why this region has been listed as a World Heritage Site."
People, stunning scenery, people, great walking, people, simple and exquisite food, oh and more people.....!
We ...
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30 June We had breakfast, packed, went out to do a couple of errands and were able to store our luggage at the hotel while we grabbed some lunch. By 2 p.m., we had our car ...
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Epiphany Celebration
(Jan 06 '07)
I arrived in Florence around 12:30 in the afternoon on January 6th. I took a bus from Sesto Fiorentino to San Miniato church which has a great overlook onto the city of Florence. From there I walked ...
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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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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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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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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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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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Cinque Terre Weekend Trip
(Jul 07 '06)
Note: More pictures for this entry will be added later!
This last weekend, we decided to take the train to Cinque Terre, the italian riviera resort towns on the Ligurian Sea. The area is comprised ...
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