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After churning out all the trip logs last night with only one hour of sleep, I magically caught the train in Venice on time and now waiting in the lounge of Rome airport for my flight to Amsterdam. To sum up my first ever Italy trip, I’ve decided to compile a David Letterman style “Top… »
Italy – Day 13 – Venice
My third and last full day in Venice, not sure if it is the crappy hotel room or the enormous amount of walking under the sun, I have not been sleeping well since I arrived here. I missed breakfast again this morning, and feel tired throughout the day.
Just wandering around the city for a… »
Italy – Day 12 – Venice
Didn’t sleep very well last night, I really miss the hotel in Florence. By the time I got up it’s too late for breakfast. I met a local Italian and a Korean tourist on the train last day, and the Italian recommended a restaurant called “Ae Oche” with some good pizzas at affordable prices. So… »
Italy – Day 11 – Venice
The train trip from Florence to Venice was short and enjoyable. I met a friendly local Italian and a Korean student tourist on the train and exchanged a few travel tips. The hotel is just 200m from the main train station, very easy to locate, but the quality is nothing like the ones I stayed… »
Italy – Day 10 – Florence
Today is the 4th day and last full day in Florence. I could have joined a day tour to see Cinque Terre, or stay in Florence relaxing. Glad that I didn’t have to make a choice – I just couldn’t get up this morning after yesterday’s bike ride! My back, arms, thighs and butts… »
Italy – Day 9 – Florence
Best day of my trip! I’m really tired of seeing churches and museums, seriously, so I joined a bike tour to the beautiful Tuscany outside Florence today. I got up late so I grabbed some bread from the breakfast room and went straight to the meeting point at Ponte Vecchio. With only 5 minutes… »
Italy – Day 8 – Florence
Second day in Florence and I was taking it easy. Since most attractions are within walking distance, I was not in a rush. It was quite late when I went to the landmark Duomo last night, so I had to go there again today. I went to Cafe JJ and took the best spot… »
Italy – Day 7 – Rome, Florence
Last day of our Rome trip and Andy has to catch the return flight in early afternoon. After we checked out, we went to a restaurant recommended by the hotel – Pizzeria Le Caveau to stuff in as much food as possible. I agreed with him, “any food would be better than the plane food“,… »
Italy – Day 6 – Rome
How would one complete a trip in Rome without visiting the Vatican?
After a quick lunch near the hotel we were off to the smallest country in the world! It only took a short metro ride to get there. We were shocked by the number of people in the queue though! We figured it would… »
Italy – Day 5 – Rome
Full day of tennis action at the Tennis Masters Rome today. We packed our lunch and spent the whole day enjoying tennis under the sun. As compared to the first day, we were like on a different planet! Lucky that I didn’t buy any thick clothes this morning “just in case”. Matches that we… »