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Florence, Italy 2019

May 30, 2019

Today we checked out of Eze and got a taxi to pick up our rental car in Nice so that we could drive to Florence. Once we got settled in we walked to this cool spot with a bottle of wine and some appetizers to watch the sunset. It was such a great welcoming. Afterward, we walked to their favorite spot for some pasta and boy was it GREAT!!!

May 31, 2019

Today we did all the things tourists do. We visited the beautiful church and the bell tower and the palace. We walked up and down 2,524 steps in one day. The Bell tower has 413 steps, The Dome has 469 steps and Palazzo Vecchio has 389 steps. We got a chance to see Michelangelo’s David again which was really cool and this time we were able to take a picture of the statue. Afterward, we all went out for dinner to this amazing steakhouse called Regina Bistecca.

June 1, 2019

Today John and I walked around and did some shopping. There’s nothing like retail therapy to soothe yourself. John wanted to purchase some new sports jackets to wear on the cruise we would be on in a few days. For dinner, we decided to lay low and Avin and Lindsey purchased some cold cuts and cheese and we had some nice sandwiches and wine. We got a chance to enjoy the last few hours with them and their amazing kids Lefa & Luca.

If you would like to see where and what we ate while visiting Florence.

The crypt in the Santa Maria del Fiore

The Dome

Waldorf Astoria Rome Cavalieri – Rome, Italy

August 23, 2018

Waldorf Astoria Rome Cavalieri

Kids Playroom

The Westin Excelsior Hotel – Rome, Italy

February 7th – 20th, 2011

The Westin Excelsior Hotel

Ritz Carlton – Rome, Italy

August 18th – 21st, 2012

Grand Hotel Ritz Roma

Luna Baglioni – Venice, Italy

February 3rd – 5th, 2011

Venice is one of my favorite cities to visit and Luna Baglioni is my favorite hotel. The shower is insanely good!!! It’s like a monsoon.

Four Seasons Hotel – Florence, Italy

February 2011

Four Seasons Hotel

We checked into the hotel which was really nice. It had Murano glass Chandeliers throughout.

Catania-Sicily, Italy

August 21, 2018

Today we decided to stay on the ship and relax. We were getting off the ship in two days so we just packed pretty much the whole day.

Venice, Italy 2018

August 12, 2018

Today John and I took a private water taxi to Piazza San Marco and walked around and of course did a little bit of shopping. I love French and Italian brands the most ♥️ We stopped at this nice Trattoria and had some lunch and then walked around some more and decided to have a glass of wine at Hotel Monaco which is on the water with a great view.

August 13, 2018

Today John and I took a water taxi to San Marco Square again and just walked around and got a bite to eat and took the water taxi back to the ship.

August 14, 2018

Today we took the water taxi and walked around for a few hours and got lunch in a nice restaurant and then went back to the ship.

If you would like to see what we ate while we were in Venice, Italy.

Capri, Italy

August 7, 2018

Today we took the tender boat to the port and then boarded a ferry boat to Capri. We walked around a bit and had some lunch at this place called Isidoro Restaurant where we ordered the Caprese salad and it was the best Mozzarella we ever had. After lunch, we did some shopping and took the ferry boat back to the ship. Capri is a place that we would like to go back and spend some more time there.

If you would like to see what we ate while we were in Capri, Italy.

Rome, Italy 2018

August 6, 2018

Today we took the shuttle bus to Rome from the port which is about 90 minutes away. We met up with our relatives for lunch with an amazing view of the Pantheon. After lunch we walked around a bit we visited the Trevi Fountain and a few other fountains. Afterward, we took the shuttle bus back to the ship.

August 23, 2018 – Second time

Today we disembarked from the ship and checked into The Waldorf Astoria Hotel. After we settled in we decided to take a walk around Rome and took a taxi to John’s Aunt Giovanina’s house to have lunch with her and her daughter Gloria and granddaughters Laura and Alessandra. We then we to the hotel to relax before we were going back to her house for dinner. We left their house shortly after dinner we had a big day the next day we were flying home which will take about 14 hours.

If you would like to see what we ate while in Rome, Italy.

Gloria, Giovanina, Laura, John, Maria & Alessandra

The Waldorf Astoria Rome Cavalieri Hotel

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