Take the new Italo train
From Florence to Mian, we took the new high speed train called ‘Italo’. This is run by the first Italian pivate railway company which is funded by the chairman of Ferrari and…
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JR Rail Pass
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. This time the destination of my travel was Japan. I did not have the time to settle myself down in Tokyo in the house of my close…
Wonderful cheap restaurant
On the seond day in Florence, we went to a restaurant which was recommended by a man in a kiosk, which is near the south end of Ponte Vecchio. You keep walking…
Opera in a church
We went to a church to listen to the opera ‘La Boheme’ in Florence.It was performed by four main characters and a pianist.Four of them had really rich voices and we enjoyed…
Fiorentina in Florence
The food I always eat in Florence is Bistecca alla Fiorentina. It is a charcoal grilled beef with bone. It is a simple meal, but you can fully enjoy the taste of…
The hotel I can recommend
In Florence, we stayed in a hotel diagonally in front of Basilica di Santa Maria Novella whose name is also Hotel Santa Maria Novella.We were family, so took adjoining rooms connected by…
Pop in to Florence for shopping
On the way back from our family holiday in south Italy, we flew from Bari to Pisa and spent one night in Florence mainly to satisfy my family’s desire for shopping.What we…
Polignano A Mare, revisited
The last destination in our family trip in Puglia, southen Italy was Polignano A Mare.I came here two years ago.This town was originally built by Greek and the houses are all white.This…
We planned to eat lightly
There is a retaurant that we stayed on until 4pm though their closing time was 3pm.The name of the restaurant is La Zi Ottavio (uncle Ottavio).We arrived in Monopoli after 2pm and worried…
