Day12
Today'splanwastotakethewaterbusdowntheGrandCanaltoSt.Mark'sSquare,andwalkedourwaybackgradually.Wegottoawaterbusstationjustbefore9:00am.Thewaterbuscameanditwassopacked,wecouldn'tgeton.Wefiguredanotherbuswouldcomein10minutesaccordingtotheschedulesowewouldjustwaitforthenextone.TherewasadockworkerexplainingsomethingtopeopleinItalianafterthewaterbushadleft.Manypeopleleftafterlisteningtohim.So...[
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Day11
Aftera2hoursand40minutestrainride,wearrivedinVenicebeforenoon.Foundourhotel,checkedin,wethenwenttoMuranoIslandfirstbecausethereisawaterbusstopclosetoourhotelthatgoestoMurano.
1.NearourhotelinVenice.
2.Muranoisfamousforitsglassmaking.
3.MuranoIsland.
4.Notsurewhathappenedtothisboat.
Sinceglassfactorieswereclosedintheweekend,wedidn'tgettoseeanyglassmakingdemo.Wewalkedar...[
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Day10
Itwasabeautifuldaytoday,mostlysunny,withhighinthe60s.wearrivedinPisainlatemorning.FollowedthesignstoaninformationofficeandgotagoodmapofPisa.WewantedtogototheSquareofMiraclesofcourse,wheretheDuomo,theLeaningTower,theBaptisteryandtheCamposantostand.Allofthemareleaning,notjustthetower.
1.Arnoriver,thesameriverthatpassesthroughFlorence.
2.ItwasveryimpressivetoseetheLeaningTowerinpers...[
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Day9
IamsuretherearealotofthingsinFlorencethatwemissed,buttheplanforthenexttwodayswastotakedaytripstoSienaandPisa.Theweatherforecastshowedthattodaywasgoingtoberainyinthewholeregionwhiletomorrowwasgoingtobegreat.InordertohaveabetterphotoopportunitywiththeleaningtowerofPisa,wedecidedtogotoSienatoday.
SienaisbetterreachedbybusfromFlorence.ThereweretwobusesleavingforSienaeveryhour.Onewasexpres...[
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Day8
WewerefeelingreallytiredinthemorningsowedecidedtotakeitEASYtoday.WewenttoseetheDuomoofFlorence,andclimbed463stepstothetopofitsdome.Addingthestairsweclimbedatthehotel(91steps,twice),thatis645stepsup,and645stepsdowninoneday,ifyoucancallthatEASY.
1.DuomoofFlorence.
2.DuomoofFlorence.
3.DuomoofFlorence.
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5.For8euros/person,youcouldclimbthe463stepstothetopofthedomeforthem...[
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Day7
LiketheVaticanMuseum,UffiziGalleryisratedasoneofthe20must-seemuseumsintheworldbytravelchannel.com.Wesawlotsoffamouspaintingsbybignameartists.Itgetsoverwhelming.
AfterUffizi,wecrossedPonteVecchio(oldbridge)andwenttoTrattoriaQuattroLeoni(4Lions),anotherrestaurantAntoniorecommended.Theydidn'thaveEnglishmenu,butourwaiter'sEnglishwasgoodenoughtoexplainthemenutous.Davehadsomekindofmeatstew....[
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Day6
WeweregoingtoFlorencetodaybytrain.TherewereplentyoftrainsgoingtoFlorencefromRomeeverydaysowedidn'tbuyticketsaheadoftime.Wearrivedatthetrainstationafter8:30am,figuredouthowtousetheticketmachine,andbought2ticketstoFlorencefor84euros.
ThetrainwassupposedtoleaveRomeat8:50am.Itwasalmost8:40am,butwestillcouldn'tfindthetrainonthedeparturelist.SoIaskedapolicemanwhowaspatrollingthestation,wher...[
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Day5
Ihadtwotoursbookedfortoday.OnewastheScaviTour(VisitoftheExcavationsbelowSt.Peter'sBasilica)at11:00am,theotherwastheVaticanMuseumtourat2:00pm.
WearrivedatSt.Peter'sSquarearound10:00am.TherewasalmostnolinetogetinSt.Peter'sBasilica,sowewentintolookatitagain.Itwassetupdifferentlythistimethan2daysago,sowecouldseedifferentpartsofthechurch.Westayedlongerthanweplannedandendedupnothavingenough...[
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Day4
BorgheseGalleryrequiresreservationtogetinwhichwedidn'thave.Ididlookonlinebeforethetripthattherewereplentyofreservationleftforthefirst(9:00am-11:00am)andlast(7:00pm-9:00pm)timeslotoftheday.Soourplanwastogetthereby9:00am,seeifwecouldgetin.
Wetookthe#910busfromthetrainstation.Ithasastoprightbythegallery.Theproblemwastofigureoutwhenweshouldpressthebuttontorequestthestop.Itriedtoaskseveral...[
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Day3
Wehadalatestartthismorning.BythetimewereachedSt.Peter'sSquare,it'salreadyafter11:00am,andthelinefortheBasilicawasverylong.Itdidmoveprettyfastthough.Wewentthroughthesecuritycheckin30minutes.
Thechurchishugeandverybeautifulandornate.Thecenterofthechurchwasropedoffwithlotsofchairsinplace.ItturnedoutPopeBenedictXVIwascelebratingtheFirstVespersontheoccasionofthefirstweekofAdventlaterthatda...[
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