Florence, Italy
April 25, 2004 - April 28, 2004
Florence (Firenze) is a tourist nightmare! My first mission, every time I go, is to get out as soon as possible. The best way to start is by staying outside of the city. Staying with my father had the much added benefit of being able to afford a nice villa in Fiesole. Many pictures are from that villa - nice family home open to regular guests. When I did bus down into town, I pretty much bolted over the river and up into the hills on the other side. I made it to some of the nicest neighborhoods up there. You'll see... |
Italian Gelato... Mmmm...
I took a walk up into the surrounding hills, and into some beautiful countryside
neighborhoods.
View of Florence and the Duomo from the hill sides
Back in town
Outside of Florence in Fiesole, we stayed in this nice guesthouse.
This is where I like to spend my time relaxing instead of having an anxiety
attack in town.
OK, so we spent a good amount of our time drinking wine... so what! It just
seemed right. Hehehe