DAY 14 The locals in Florence don’t call it that. The proper name is Firenze. No one will give you
Category: Italy
FLORENCE – READY, SET, GO!
DAY 13 The core hotspots of Florence are all grouped within a very tiny area, about two square miles, making it
BELLAGIO & FLORENCE
DAY 12 As we ate our breakfast in the hotel dining room overlooking Lake Como, one simple question kept running
LAKE COMO – FIVE TOWNS IN ONE DAY
DAY 11 It’s very disorienting at first to go from Milan, the fifth largest city in Europe, to a tiny
LAKE COMO – ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE
DAY 10 Lake Como – Bellagio We were planning on taking a very sketchy route from Milan to Bellagio on
MILAN – BIRD’S EYE VIEWS
DAY 9 Our last day in Milan was going to be a structured affair consisting of two long tours: one
MILAN – INSIDE, OUTSIDE AND ALL AROUND TOWN
DAY 8 We got up late for the first time on the trip because we had been relentlessly on the
MILAN – THERE’S A RIOT GOING ON
DAY 7We checked out of the truly outstanding Barberini Hotel after paying the additional 72€ City Tax . Local governments
ROME – DAY OF THE DEAD
DAY 6 — Rome Rome is a dirty city, a lot like New York, but it doesn’t smell and doesn’t
ROME – THE HOLY SEE & DO
DAY 5 We hopped an early morning taxi from Piazza Barberini near our hotel to the Vatican and took the