PISA – leaning toward a good time Thursday – this morning sees us rise and breakfast early as we have to catch the 8.53am train from Florence for our day’s excursion to Pisa. After our usual brekkie of coffee & pastry…
2011 Europe by Rail – Day 14 Part 2
FLORENCE – statues and piazzas Wednesday – after our monumental tour of the Basilica Santa Croce where we are trying to digest everything that we saw – thank God for digital cameras – we find ourselves, after a short walk, standing in the centre…
2011 Europe by Rail – Day 14 Part 1
FLORENCE – city of the Medici Wednesday – a wonderful night’s sleep in our apartment but what’s this? Kylie is already up – this life is full of surprises. It is a relaxing morning – Florence is still not fully awake…
2011 Europe by Rail – Day 13
VENICE to FLORENCE – goodbye Doug – hello Michael Tuesday – a restful sleep which sets us up for a great day. Our air conditioner did its job and we are, after our showers, refreshed and rearing to go, that is until we…
2011 Europe by Rail – Day 12 Part 2
VENICE – saints and sinners Monday – at the end of the previous post we had devoured most of that incredible lunch and found ourselves waddling back to Piazza San Marco. We have a booked time to enter the Basilica but on our…