Day One:
We took a train from Rome to Florence (somehow we got double booked one of our seats with a family). Once we made it to our destination, we checked in to our AirBnb and then walked around to find food. On our first stroll, we realized Florence is tiny and can be walked across in 25 minutes!
At one point, we saw a strange kid in a hotdog costume. I’m pretty sure he flipped Ivanna off when she laughed. We ended our day with visiting the Uffizi Gallery.
Before we made it back to our AirBnb, we crossed the Ponte Vecchio and saw a sight that had us fall absolutely in love with Florence.
Day Two:
We were in the second leg of our Europe backpacking trip, so you could imagine we were getting more and more tired by the day. This morning, we stayed in and ate cold leftover pizza in bed. Once we had energy in our bellies, we went on a walking tour of Florence. The hotdog kid makes a reappearance. On this tour, we learned that the Medicis were very extra in avoiding peasants with their 1km corridor. Also, we had to make a note of grumpy old couple who joined us.
After the tour, we prepared to head out to Tuscany. At train station, we made a quick stop inside a convenient store where Ivanna tried to find contact solution – unfortunately, everything was in Italian.
So, now we made it to the wine tour. We visited two different wineries. During the first one, Ivanna kept getting annoyed by the host tapping the bottle. Meanwhile, I was discovering that I actually enjoy red wine – Chianti, to be more specific.
After this, we stopped by San Gimignano, which was a fortress that was TOTALLY IN ASSASSIN’S CREED! I absolutely GEEKED.
After our Tuscany trip, we headed back to Florence for a night out. On the Ponte Vecchio, I spotted some beautiful art and purchased a piece for my mother. Unfortunately, the artist was a tad creepy towards Ivanna. We ended up settling at The Library, which was not only a library but a bar and cafe as well! I ended up ordering a Kamikazi…cocktail? which was ridiculously alcoholic. I had to drink it fast though because we learned that the place closed at midnight instead of 2am.
As we continued our stroll, we spotted two girls from our wine tour, Arden and Meryl, and saved their asses from a group of gross drunk bachelors. After our rescue mission, I saw a sign for mint gelato, and accidentally purchased 10 euros worth of it in a huuuge cone. Meanwhile, Ivanna went to get fries from…an Amsterdam cannabis store There she encounter a gaggle of drunk girls who only spoke in only squeals and clapping. We made it home got some well earned sleep.
Day Three:
After a tiring day, we slept in for a few hours before prepping to go shopping. We managed to find some places that made authentic pieces with leather. If you ever go to Florence, definitely check out Leonardo and the 32. After this, guess what, we saw hotdog kid AGAIN by the Uffizi Gallery. We enjoyed a nice lunch on the south side of Florence and you bet your ass Ivanna scarfed down an entire plate of prosciutto.
After we finished our meals, we hiked to the gardens overlooking Florence.
We ran into “no tav” protestors on the way back. We ended our Florence trip by hanging out in our room with ordered pizza.
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