Category: ItalyBy traveltripz on Aug 16, 2007 in Italy, Florence | 0 Comments
After taking in the sights on the Ponte Vecchio we arrived at the Pitti Palace and the majestic Boboli Gardens.
These beautiful formal gardens are situated behind the Pitti Palace which was the property of the Medici family. This stunningly beautiful palace is the 2nd largest museum in Florence.
The gardens cover and area approx 45,000 metres and include statues from […]
By traveltripz on Aug 16, 2007 in Italy, Florence | 0 Comments
Early to rise this morning, and down to partake of a very tasty buffet breakfast. Everything is cooked to perfection, proscuitto, eggs - scrambled, poached and fried, an assortment of cheeses, breads, jams, little Italian sausages and fresh tomatoes gently grilled to perfection.
The breakfast room is abuzz with tourists from many countries all quickly downing […]
By traveltripz on Aug 16, 2007 in Italy, Florence | 0 Comments
We arrive back at the hotel and park the car. It looks so tiny in the parking space when we look down at it from our hotel room window.
There is il negozio di alimentari (grocery store) just down the road from our hotel so we set off to buy some food for dinner and lunch […]
By traveltripz on Aug 16, 2007 in Tuscany, Italy | 0 Comments
So here we are at San Gimignano, the City of Towers. During the medieval times, rich families who lived in the Italian walled towns would erect high towers to compete with rich families in other towns. Apart from being a status symbol, the tower would serve as lodgings and fortresses.
In cities such as Florence most […]
By traveltripz on Aug 15, 2007 in Tuscany | 0 Comments
We head of to San Gimignano. None of this was pre-planned, we are just driving to whereever takes our fancy at the time.
We are used to driving in Australia where the distances between major cities is vast. So we find it odd that everything is so close to reach.
The following morning we have a tour […]
By traveltripz on Aug 13, 2007 in Siena, Italy | 0 Comments
After strolling around the streets, well hardly a stroll really as the place is very hilly, so it was more like - after mountain climbing up and down the narrow, uneven cobbled streets, we crossed the piazza to enter the beautiful Duomo.
This stunning building is Gothic in design except for the Romanesque style Campanile. […]
By traveltripz on Aug 13, 2007 in Venice, Italy | 0 Comments
I came upon this video on youtube.com and I thought that the piece was really done well, so I have included it here for your enjoyment.
The clip is about Venice during Carnevale and the music fits very well with the clip.
By traveltripz on Jul 28, 2007 in Siena, Italy | 0 Comments
Italy is easy to navigate around and it was no time before we reached the city of Siena.
Firstly we drove into the city as far as was allowed and then realised that we would have to park outside the city limits, so we drove back out to find a park. Of course the only spot […]
By traveltripz on Jul 27, 2007 in Tuscany, Italy | 0 Comments
We do get lost a couple of times but finally we see the sign in the distance. And now another fiasco. We drive into what we think is the right place and before we know it here comes a car at high speed and he cuts us off and jumps out of his car and […]
By traveltripz on Jul 27, 2007 in Tuscany, Italy | 0 Comments
Next morning we are up bright and early to catch the bus out to the airport to pick up the car. We aren’t sure what to expect as we haven’t actually seen a Smartcar in Australia. After picking up the keys and getting directions as to how to get back into Florence, we head off […]
