Day 2 was all in the West End of Central London, and the dogs were barking! 23,000 steps, but worth it. I’m breaking day 2 up into a few posts. One will be all about music, one about afternoon tea, and this one about everything else from day 2. The day started with a stroll through Richmond, included a performance of the longest running play in the world...
The view of the Thames from our room We decided to stay in Richmond since it would be less crowded than central London, but also because we’re big fans of Ted Lasso (the TV show). Richmond is part of London, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. We stayed at NOX Richmond, which was right on the Thames. We spent the evening exploring Richmond, including...
Cornetti con crema al pistacchio (pistacchio cornetto) and a cappuccino at Caffè Degl’Innocenti We were up early to visit the Opera del Duomo Museum (Museo dell’Opera del Duomo di Firenze), the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore (aka Duomo di Firenze, aka The Duomo), and the Crypt of Santa Reparata (Santa Reparata Cathedral ruins that lie beneath the...
Since we woke up later than usual, we were able to take advantage of the included breakfast at our hotel, rather than grab something out and about. Breakfast was serviceable, but nothing great. Our pre-booked “skip the line” tickets to the Accademia Gallery (to see the Statue of David) was at 8:45am, so we headed straight there after breakfast. La...
Breakfast and a Morning Walk Pastries and cappuccino at Caffè degli Innocenti We woke up early and walked across the street to Caffè degli Innocenti for pastries and cappuccino, since our included hotel breakfast wasn’t open yet. We had pre-booked an Uffizi Gallery tour, but it didn’t start until 10:40am, so we had plenty of time to explore. The streets...
Why We Hate Connecting Through Paris! After a nightmarish connection/layover in Paris, we made it to Florence to begin our delayed honeymoon (we got married last September, but delayed our honeymoon until Teresa had sufficient time off – the life of a high school English teacher!) The TL;DR of our connection: the air conditioning at CDG (Charles de Gaulle)...