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Thursday finds us on our big day out. We drove to Florence and took the Park and Ride option, taking the tram in to the centre. We missed ithe centre on our first attempt because...
Stage 4 - Pisa and Florence
The topic of shopping occupies us more often. On a beautiful morning, still without rain, the small gas cooker surprises us with its peculiar cooking behavior. Unfortunately,...
The journey continues. In the first few days, we realize that finding a place to sleep in this beautiful country is not that easy. We have already heard about it, but we rely on...
Florence in summer doesn't seem like the best idea in hindsight. We saw a lot of the city, which is full of tourists in the warm months and whose residents seem to prefer fewer...
We are still searching for THE Tuscany and once again, luck helps us. When looking at the map, we discover Val d'Orcia near Siena. Curiosity drives us to the region, which has...
The search for the postcard Tuscany leads us by chance to the Valle del Diavolo. For now, we are somewhat surprised by thick pipelines and various cooling towers booming in the...
If you feel overwhelmed by a situation, you need to take some distance. Translated to a crowded old town with thousands of tourists, this means that you have to "walk free". The...
As a reward...
The farewell party was really great. Sonja, Maja, Finn and Steffen made me very happy. Thank you very much. Also to everyone who called me to wish me a good time. I hardly slept...
After a late breakfast with toast without crust (we had to buy and test it 😂🍞), we started exploring the city. Kevin and his family praised Florence so much, the expectations...
Once back on the mainland, I settled directly in Piombino. According to the map, you could have great fun biking in the immediate vicinity, and I also had a good train...
On the beaten paths, on the beaten path, this is the motto of a trip to Florence. Rolling suitcases, the sound of the street. Crowds of people from all over the world, a mecca...
After a good night's sleep, I set off on my walk through Florence. First, a cappuccino and croissant at the cafe around the corner. Today, I tried to go where it seemed...
After an amazingly long mountain drive, coming from San Marino, we arrived in the nighttime Florence. We had rented a guest room in the apartment of a Spaniard for two nights and...
Wednesday, 03 July 2024 – Day 2 The old-fashioned capsule machine is spraying coffee, so we have a coffee in Florence as planned. We go out onto the terrace, the sun is shining,...
Arno Bridge in Prato
Entrance to the best campsite so far
Friday, 05 July 2024 – Day 4 At 7 the sun greets me, so I go out onto the terrace for my first session of colour and sweating. The dew glistens on the grass, birds chirp, just...
Hello friends, it's the second day in Florence! The sun is shining and I'm on my way to Fiesole.🙈 I have to show off my little bit of Italian.☺️ So, a sunny morning wakes me...
My bike journey was slowly coming to an end. Due to my stay in Rimini, I only had a few days left for cycling and wanted to use them for a small tour through Tuscany....
On Saturday, we set off from San Guilioano Terme towards Florence. After endlessly wandering around the very narrow streets in search of a parking space (the parking garages...
Thursday, 20 July 2017 Alarm at 7:00 a.m. Today we are going to Florence ! I take the two "little" girls with me and, as is tradition, we park at Piazzale Michelangelo. At Ponte...
How and where to start and stop??? Florence is so incredible, museums, palaces, art and gelato on every corner, where to look first to not miss anything? There's only one thing...
We reach Florence in the early afternoon, but with our large bus we can't find a suitable parking spot. Either no spaces available or not enough space. After 2 hours, we end up...
To start my travel impressions, there is something incredible: All trains were on time. The three-women's sleeping compartment (including a tiny washroom) was sparkling clean,...
My morning coffee
My legs know where they've been today! First to Mercato - quite interesting but if you know the market of Barcelona, it spoils all the others. But: Insider tip - the toilets on...
Flights with stopovers in Munich went well. Arrived in Florence - the airport is very manageable, it has exactly 1 runway - took the train for 1.50 euros to the city center and...