Siena; Stairs, Sights and Stupid Pigeons

The rolling green of the Tuscan hills called our names, early on Tuesday morning. After spending so long exploring Florence, we decided it was time to take a trip out of town and up into the rolling green of the Tuscan Hills. Little did I realize that the rolling was not limited to the hills…

Firenze; Gelati, Giardini and Galleries

After very wet and delayed journey to Florence from Warsaw via Bergamo and Milan, Craig and I settled in for four nights in the beautiful city again. We ate in on our first night back, enjoying veal in a rich tomato sauce with fresh bread and salad from our local supermarket. After dinner however we…

Firenze for Foodies; Balsamic, Bolito and Biscotti

The light peeked through the window and splayed itself over our bed around 6.30am on Monday morning. This was more like it! Many of the travel blogs I had read about Italian weather in May had promised sunshine, now here it was, a welcome relief after Sunday’s thunderstorms. It was also perfect weather for our…

Fantastic Firenze: Fettuccine, Florentina and Fried Pasta

Rain drops spalshed onto the train window and chased each other to the ground as we pulled into Santa Maria Nouvella Station in Firenze (Florence). Little did we know as we waved goodbye to the sunny, hot day in the fashionista capital, Milano, that we would be greeted with a thunder storm and pelting rain when…

Walking

Sore feet, striding shoes and skipping children are all part and parcel of the beautiful central city in Firenze. Related articles My Most Favorite of Firenze (sfluxe.com) Firenze! (gilltravel.wordpress.com) Firenze Pictures (alanjcook.wordpress.com)