Day 9: Site-seeing in Venice

Today was our main day for sightseeing in Venice. In the morning, we went to a café for breakfast where I had bruschetta. During breakfast, we were quick to realize that it was no longer shorts and t-shirt weather, so we were quick to change into warmer clothes before...

Day 8: Travelling to Venice

Today we were scheduled to leave Florence. Nothing noteworthy happened in the morning, however due to a strike the busses were cancelled so we had to walk around 45 minutes with out bags to get to the train station. The train from Florence to Venice took around 2...

Day 7: Leaning Tower of Pisa

Today we were scheduled to visit Pisa. We left in the morning on the train from Florence to Pisa that took around 1 hour. It was again interesting to see the different landscapes we were travelling past. Leaning Tower of Pisa Arriving in Pisa we walked around 30...

Day 6: Duomo, and David

Climbing the Duomo Today was our main full day to complete many of the main activities in Florence. First on the agenda was to visit the Florence Duomo. We started by walking around 30 minutes to the main area where the Duomo is as well as surrounding attractions....

Day 5: Entering the Colosseum and Leaving Rome

Today was our last day in Rome before leaving on the train to go to Florence. The main goal of the morning was to get tickets that would allow us inside the Colosseum before our train was scheduled. Going inside the Colosseum After waking up kind of early, we walked...

Day 4: Italian Cooking Class

The key activity planned for the day was the Italian cooking class. In the morning, before the class I woke up a little bit early around 5 am probably still slightly jetlagged. This allowed me to get some photos of the Trevi fountain at a quieter time. After taking...