Firenze!

So get this: Rania and I had an early train out of Roma Termini this morning on route to Firenze. We get to the train station and look at the departures board to find that our train isn't posted. Our departing time was 10:30AM and the only one close was a 10:58AM train. Hmmm... we hoped on it thinking that maybe they just put 10:30AM on our tickets because Italians are always late. Anyway we were off and no turning back now. Even if it was the wrong train, it was going to Florence and that's all we really cared about. Once we got going I noticed we were making a ton of stops. Hmmm.... I don't think we'll be on the 1.5hr schedule at this rate. When the ticket conductor came by to check our tickets, he told us that we have Eurostar tickets and we're on the local train that won't get in until 3PM. D'OH! Oh well, another 3.5hrs but who's counting - you can't win them all. 


Anyway Rania and I got into Florence eventually and have fallen in love with the city. We're staying at a really cute boutique hotel in the city in a private room. After spending the week in a shared 8 person room in Rome, I was happy to have a comfortable place to stay. We unpacked a bit and then started to walk the streets of Florence. We first went to the main attraction, the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore and were amazed by the size and beauty of it. The art of the dome was the most beautiful and peaceful I've seen yet. We did some more walking and got pizza at a pizzeria before heading to a wine bar on the other side of the river for a few glasses and a heart-to-heart (Rania and I like to have those haha). 


Tomorrow we'll be taking advantage of the beautiful weather and hopefully get a better feel of the city. 


Sweet deams,
xxx
Alexis