So we took the train from Naples to Florence. The city is absolutely gorgeous. The buildings consist of yellow colored clay walls with scarlet roof tops. Amy and I walked in 2.1 miles our enormous backpacks to our hostile. Our hostile was close to the Fiume Arno, a river that runs through Florence which was beautiful! All of the reds, yellows, and whites of the houses reflect off the river. The Ponte Vecchio , a beautiful bridge containing many shops was visible from the site. That night we settled in and explored the town. The next morning we woke up and headed for the train station to get tickets to Vienna. While in line Amy told me to go wait in line for the statue of David. I weaved in and out of the streets of Florence with a large map until I finally saw the Galleria dell' Accademia . The line for the museum wrapped all the away around the building and was a 2 hour wait! So I started to wait in the line and began to worry Amy would not understand why I hadn't come back to meet her. When I got the chance I bolted to the nearest cafe where I got wifi to make a quick voice over IP call Amy an quickly got the message across! She came directly to the museum and soon we were inside. The statue of David was remarkable with such detail! It was so much larger than I had imagined!
After, we walked down the street a bit and we saw the Piazza del Duomo. The architectural structure of the Duomo was stunning. It was so vast and beautiful. That night we ate at Il Latini (see Amy's blog Culinary Adventures: Italia). It was one of the best meals I have ever eaten. We befriended the British couple next to us and chatted for 3hrs while we ate the 6 course meal. The next day we hiked up the mountain to Piazzale Michelangelo which had a breath-taking view of the city surrounded by magnificent gardens. Amy and I then wondered the streets of Florence, shopped, ate lunch and then we were on our way to Venice!
The left picture is the statue of David and the two pictures on the right are the view from Piazza Michaelangelo.
Venezia!
We arrived inVenice with twice as many bags as we began with because of our horrendous shopping habits. We wobbled down the narrow streets until we came upon our hotel. All they had available was the honey moon suite so we each had a room to ourself! Amy and I then began up explore the beautiful city of Venice. Everything in Venice is so lovely. The water, the gondolas, the shops, the masks, the glass! It is way too easy to get lost in Venice which we did! We found a very nice restaurant that as ate at. While we were eating it started down pouring heavily! Finding our way back was quite a challenge with just a map and a bit of wine in our tummies! Once we found the main route we stopped at a tropical bar that blasted reggae and served sangria!
The next morning Amy and I found our way to the Rialto, a magnificent bridge that crosses over the grand canal. We found ourselves getting lost in the shops of Venice yet again. We wondered through Piazza San Marco which had a great view of s. Maria Della salute, the canale di San Marco, and chiesa di San Giorgio maggiore. By nighttime, we ended up taking a boat to an island called Lido that had beautiful beaches and wonderful seafood.
In the morning, Amy and I were off to Murano! The island where they make all the glass. We shopped around the island, dazzled by the glass sculptures and chandeliers. We went to a demonstration where we watched one of the masters blow glass! The rest of the day we continued to shop for glass until we were all shopped out. By night we were on the night train to Vienna!
The photo on the top left is the view from the beach in Lido, a small island in Venice. The top right photo is a view from the Grand Canal and the bottom photo is of the Rialto.
The top right image is the Santa Maria Della Salute and the bottom picture is the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore.
Sam
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