We arrived to Florence yesterday by train and took a taxi to our hotel. Our first room was super nasty, luckily with a little nice complaining we were moved to the newer wing (a room we could actually feel clean in). At first we weren't stoked about this city (although now it's growing on us a little more), Venice was amazing and we wish we would have had another night there. Our hotel in Venice was top notch and couldn't be beat, plus it had a shuttle boat that took you over to Zatterle or San Marco. That, along with a roof top pool made our 2 nights fantastic. We Loved Venice, no cars, water everywhere, great food, fun little streets, friendly people, etc.
So, for our first full day in Florence we took a taxi from our hotel (not prime location) to the Academia area but we didn't have a pre-booked reservation so we weren't able to get in.
Then we walked around the Duomo area and the streets were packed! You had to put your head all the way back just to see the top of that church, the pictures won't do it justice for how grand it was. After that we shopped a little and had a very authentic lunch (pizza without cheese but topped with arugula and tomatoes!).
Last night we had another great meal, what looked like a hole in the wall opened up to a nice restaurant that had a lot of signed pictures from famous people like Dustin Hoffman and Pavarotti who had all eaten there. Eric had the BEST lasagna of his life and my asparagus risotto was delicious as well. It's nice going to restaurants where the owners are the ones serving you, feels very welcoming.
Tomorrow we're going on a Chianti wine tour so I'm really looking forward to that, it will be nice to get outside this city and see some new scenery.
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I kinda know what you mean about going to Florence right after Venice...it's a bit disappointing b/c Venice is so unique and beautiful. There's no place like it. I think what made it for us in Florence was the amazing food, better than any other city, and the wine tasting we did in the city. I'm sure you will love love your Chianti wine tour--so awesome you get to do that!! It will be beautiful. I actually love how we all went to some of the same places, but our experiences are totally different! These cities are so filled with interesting things.
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