European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #12, Florence, IT
Saturday, June 23, 2012 – The first 11 days of our European honeymoon were quite busy, as I’m sure you’ve read, with Florence being our sixth city in 11 days. Initially we had planned on seeing Naples after Florence, but while we were in Venice we decided to extend our stays in Florence and Rome, [...]
European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #11, Venice, IT to Florence, IT
Friday, June 22, 2012 – Breakfast was the first thing on our mind when we woke up, but with the National public transportation strike happening today, we quickly got showered & dressed before heading downstairs. We had packed up our suitcases the night before, so Julia & I were able to get downstairs and through [...]
Dave & Nick’s European Adventure, 2002 – pt. 11
Flooded with sadness, the European expedition is nearing its end, with Nick & I now in London, England. We arrived today (Friday) and are set to fly home to Canada on Monday. Going hard for the last two weeks has really caught up to us, so we’re probably not going to be doing a whole [...]
Dave & Nick’s European Adventure, 2002 – pt. 10
Once we got settled in Florence, we walked around town and took in some of the sights and got acclimated to our surroundings. We made plans with to head to the Joshua Tree Pub to meet up with Ricardo (a guy that worked in the hostel, from California) and Alex & Josie (other travelers staying [...]
Dave & Nick’s European Adventure, 2002 – pt. 9
Today we woke up & packed up our stuff, then made our way on foot to the Vatican Museums. This place was like a fortress! We walked around forever, trying to figure out where the entrance was, since it was guarded by 15’ brick walls. We eventually found the entrance, and like the rest of [...]
Italy, 2002 – Florence to Rome
The weather yesterday was incredibly nice – a little overcast, but that’s all. The weather reports called for rain, but it never surfaced, so I spent the day walking around Florence again and checked out the Boboli Gardens. The views from the Gardens were incredible, and the overcast skies really helped the views. I think [...]
Italy, 2002 – Florence
Ciao, I’m at a bar in Florence right now, and they have computers here for people to check their email & the ‘net. How crazy is this?! This bar is AMAZING! From what I’ve gathered, they serve nothing but martinis, and they are soooooo strong. 5,50 euro for one drink, and they go up 1 [...]
Italy, 2002 – Venice to Florence
Bonjourno again, After taking in almost all of Venice, we decided to take the train to Bologna. Venice was REALLY nice, but aside from Piazza San Marco and the Church, the Rialto Bridge, and a few other attractions, it was more just a place to ‘experience’ than to tour. When we got to Bologna, it [...]
