Today was the day that my body hated me. I put it through so much hell and so many hours of carrying 60 pound luggage on and off and on train cars, wheeling it through streets, throwing it around the airport and lugging it up seven flights of stairs to get to the hotel room we chose to stay at.
Honestly, I didn't even get to enjoy being in Florence until day two. But day one consisted of a fantastic meal that can not be forgotten. After getting poured on walking to find food, we stopped in a little Mexican bar and restaurant for some food and Sangria. I ordered the vegetarian platter with spicy rice. It came with tomato and cucumber salad, mushrooms, zucchini and beautiful sides of guacamole and salsa with chips. The perfect meal to satisfy an empty stomach. Next on the list was a walk around Florence to familiarize myself with the city and to stomach here and there to take pictures, but the best part was revisiting the gelaterias in the city and watching all the people walk with their cones piled high with multicolored gelato.
The next day was everything that I expected and more. Well, maybe everything that I wished it would be, especially after a day of 10 hours of traveling. A bus left from the train station in Florence to take us on a one day tour of Tuscany. We drove to Siena first, which was about an hour or more outside of Florence. There wasn't really much to see there, but there were a lot of beautiful buildings and piazzas to hang out in. The Church in the city was absolutely gorgeous!
Our next ride took us through more Tuscan streets and we ended up in Pisa. I was there last year, but another visit couldn't hurt. I got to take more pictures and maneuver through the crowded streets. A great way to end a 12 hour tour of Tuscany. Vegetarian-friendly and breathtaking.
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Ah! Florence and Tuscany. Did I tell you I absolutely LOVED my trip to Italy? Also went to Santa Margherita Ligure. Lovely. Enjoy!
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