The other day in my journal I found a piece of stationary paper from the place where we stayed in Paris, during our Europe trip: The Hotel Eiffel Blomet. We were there exactly two months ago! It was very central, only about a half hour walk to the Eiffel Tower. Which is why my hubby… Continue reading FBF: Hotel Eiffel Blomet
Tag: vacation
Phone service
For our big Europe trip, we looked in a couple of phone service options. We can do roam like home with our current plan, but went with this service called Orange. It's a French company. For $60 CDN, you get 10 gigs of data. It was so useful to have the maps and directions. We… Continue reading Phone service
Florence to Nice
Goodbye for now, Italy! We make our way back to France, specifically, Nice. The French trains are much nicer! And we travelled at a good time of day. Great weather, again, so we could see a lot of the countryside. We had a short stopover in Milano. The train station there is gorgeous! LOOK at… Continue reading Florence to Nice
Uffizi Gallery
Today we explored the Uffizi Gallery! I was probably the most excited about this museum visit, because I knew the least about it. It wasn't too crowded, which was nice. Again, we used Rick Steve's audio tour. Printemps! The Birth of Venice, by Botticelli. I LOVED seeing this one in person. Medici Venus. How do… Continue reading Uffizi Gallery
Florence
Hello Firenze! We got into town, checked into our Air B&B, and headed back into the centre of Florence. We got a bite to eat, and then did another Rick Steve's audio tour. This one focused on how Florence was the birthplace of the Renaissance - very cool! The Duomo! I took many pictures of… Continue reading Florence
