There simply is no way to tour Europe and not be awestruck by its scenic beauty, epic history and dazzling artistic and culinary diversity.
Our normal breakfast placed is closed on Mondays, so we had a voucher for a nearby place: Italian BreakPast. It’s primarily a pasta place, but they serve coffee and pastries in the morning. Our cappuccini and pastries were delicious! Archiginnasio of Bologna After breakfast we...
Trip Overview Teresa and I were married in September 2022, but delayed our honeymoon until the following summer because the school year had already begun. This would be Teresa’s second trip to Italy, and there was a lot she wanted to see, so we packed a lot in a relatively short...
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...
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...
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...
Trains and Water Buses We took the 9:20am train from Florence to Venice. Good thing we pre-booked, as the train was packed! It’s only a 2 hour and 15 minute train ride, with brief stops in Bologna, Ferrara, and Padova. Once we arrived in Venice, we took a vaporetto (water bus) from...