Category: TuscanyBy 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 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 […]
