Today we did our first guided tour. We got to the bus at 8:45 for a 9:00am start and headed to the medieval town of San Giminiano. The Tuscan countryside was absolutely beautiful, and this town was like taking a walk through history. San Giminignano is a walled, medieval town with unique towers that…
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Florence, Italy
Today we spent the day in Florence. We managed to get tickets to the Uffizi galleries at 10:30 am, so we walked there nice and early. The Uffizi is not like some of the other art galleries in Europe. It blends ancient Roman art with mediaeval and Renaissance works. And some are quite beautiful. We…
Pisa, Cinque Terre, Italy
After spending all afternoon in Florence yesterday, today we decided to head out on a day trip using our Eurail passes. We had a really good breakfast at the hotel, then headed to the train station to go to Pisa. After an hour on the train, then a 20 minute walk, we arrived at the…
Florence, Italy
We had our last breakfast in Positano, then the airport shuttle express came to take us to Napoli Centrale station. After activating our train tickets at the ticket office, we got on the train to head to Florence. The FrecciaRossa was clean and super quick – we arrived in Florence in under three hours and when…