Backpacking (Western) Europe

Travel time: April 2004  |  by Christina E.

Italy: Firenze

Day 2:

Guido gave me free breakfast this morning, but he even called in an accommodation to a hostel his friend worked for down the street. He walked me there, checked me in, then gave me the address location to the second hotel he was working at that morning in case I wanted to stop by to use the internet for free. Again. Che simpatico

After checking in, unpacking, and accepting Guido's internet invitation, we said our goodbyes and I headed to Spizzico for lunch.

I loooooove Spizzico

I loooooove Spizzico

After lunch, I walked around Florence and did some of the more 'touristy' things this time around. When I lived in Siena previously, Jill and I would come to Florence quite often, mostly for dinners, shopping, partying and hanging out with our bfs. I never really did anything during the daytime until today.

Il Duomo

Il Duomo

Lorenzo Ghiberti's bronze Eastern door of the Bapistry

Lorenzo Ghiberti's bronze Eastern door of the Bapistry

We love gypsies

We love gypsies

"Live art" in front of the Galleria degli Uffizi

"Live art" in front of the Galleria degli Uffizi

Il Campanile

Il Campanile

View from inside the tower

View from inside the tower

Breathtaking

Breathtaking

Brunelleschi's Duomo (the bricks lay on top of each other without any mortar or cement to seal them)

Brunelleschi's Duomo (the bricks lay on top of each other without any mortar or cement to seal them)

View of Florence

View of Florence

3:1 Italians prefer this mode of transport

3:1 Italians prefer this mode of transport

That night, this Russian girl staying in my room let me use her cellphone to call Jilly since my crappy Italy mobile wasn't working. I met up with Jill and Tomaso where we relived our drinking days at Shot Cafe. Though I told Jill and Tomaso not to mention my visit here to Marco (my former Italian flame), he 'coincidentally' shows up an hour later at our destination. The plus of him showing up, and being around 2 Italian guys that didn't speak a lick of English brought back my Italian real quick.

Jill and I- Amici reunited!

Jill and I- Amici reunited!

Day 3:

I stayed with Jill at Tomaso's place tonight. We chatted, had dinner, drank liters of vino and the next morning, Jill and I hung out and caught up while Tommy went to complete his military hours at the office.

Awww...I miss you two crazy kids.

They're this fun pretty much... all the time

They're this fun pretty much... all the time

Flippin' bird at the gelateria

Flippin' bird at the gelateria

I love the thin crust of Italia pizza with toppings ranging from artichokes, basil, sausages, porticini mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes...mmmmm

I love the thin crust of Italia pizza with toppings ranging from artichokes, basil, sausages, porticini mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes...mmmmm

© Christina E., 2007
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The trip
 
Description:
A quick summary of our adventures abroad in 2004...
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Start of journey: Apr 05, 2004
Duration: 4 weeks
End of journey: Apr 30, 2004
Travelled countries: Italy
France
Spain
Switzerland
The Author
 
Christina E. is an active author on break-fresh-ground. since 17 years.
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