Day 5
How I Spent Five Days in Florence [Day 4]
Day 4 On our Thursday in Florence, we took a long 12-hour day trip to the Tuscan countryside with Avanti. We loaded onto a 70-person bus and set off early in the morning for a few different stops. The program was in both Spanish and English ("a free Spanish lesson" as our guide said). While …
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How I Spent Five Days in Florence [Day 3]
Day 3 My dad went to the Mazerati factory in Modena so the three of us had half a day to wander by ourselves. We had a later start, which was so nice to sleep in and enjoy the banquet that the Plaza Hotel serves for breakfast — baguettes, croissants, caprese salad, yogurt, creamy eggs, sausage, …
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How I Spent Five Days in Florence [Day 2]
Day 2 Cinque Terre Our Tuesday began with a day trip to Cinque Terre. Read about it here. Dinner Upon our return to Florence at 5:30 p.m., we stopped by All'Antico Vinaio which was a panini shop we'd passed by walking numerous times up towards Palazzo Vecchio — and always seeing a huge line outside. Not only …
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How I Spent Five Days in Florence [Day 1]
Day 1 Arrival We took the train from Roma to Florence after much mix-up at the station (our train number was wrong even though the arrival times were right). We arrived in the early afternoon, less exhausted than arriving in Rome by plane. It was beautiful to pass the sunflower fields and grassy countryside and …
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