| Page Views: 843 Last Visit to Florence: June, 2002 | Florence by Agraichen - last update: Apr 5, 2003 |
Our daughter studied in Florence in 2002 so...being dutiful parents we decided that a trip over to "visit" was in order. After a relaxing cruise from Istanbul through the Greek Islands, we finally made it to Italy for our visit. Florence has some wonderful sites; The Duomo, with its enormous presence is a must see. |
|  | The "gold trade" on the Ponte Veccio certainly conjures up visions of the Medici plying their banking trade hundreds of years ago. |
| | A few days is not enough to cover Florence. Even a week would not do it justice. One full day in the Pitti Palace and Boboli gardens and we saw only a fraction... |
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| Pros: | "Wonderful history, art, food" | | Cons: | "Heat in the summer" |
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cpiers47 Tue Nov 18, 2008 20:29 UTC
I studied in Florence in 03...and loved the Boboli Gardens. On to read your travelogue. | EllenH Thu Jul 29, 2004 15:52 UTC
nice Florence page, haven't been to the gardens and intend on it this time so thanks for the info.... | sandysmith Fri Dec 26, 2003 18:02 UTC
love those italinate gardens | nicolettart Thu Aug 7, 2003 04:37 UTC
Great hotel tip..and I enjoyed the travelogue! |
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