Trip Report Uno

Bounjourno!

Checking in from Italy...Am at Firenze at the moment. We just arrived this morning from Venezia. :) It's winter but getting warmer as we go downwards further south. Venice was chilly but it was soo lovely! Just like a beautiful dream! Our hotel was wonderful - they prepared champagne, it was very venetian, just 2 shops away from Prada, Gucci, you name it :) San Marco (Saint Mark's Square) was very nice...trigger happy me means we took quite a lot of shots. Once we arrived in Venice from Rome on Eurostar, we took the water taxi to our hotel (Hotel Violino). It was a nice 30 minute ride on the ferry then we took a short walk before arriving at our hotel. We walked around exploring Venice, visiting the Palace at San Marco Square, up the Rialto Bridge and along all the small little aisles and sidewalks. Everyone was so nice! The whole place was so quaint and I even found a shop selling little knights of the round table stuff - talk about a fairy tale! We also bought a mask and a few gifts. Pity we only had 2 days in Venice (utterly romantic!), and we've just arrived in Florence on Eurostar. Our hotel Globus is a stone's throw away from the Santa Maria Novella Station. There's a slight drizzle on and off, and the hobbled streets might be difficult to walk on at times but all's good and am looking forward to the next 3 days here :) We've just gone to the Duomo (amazing!) and walked around the piazzas...will be picking up our rented car tomorrow. Later! Have a good night :)

Ciao!