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Posts tagged ‘Florence’

golden hooves

We’ve made it to the train to Roma. Just. It was a close run thing, and I won’t lie, I was getting mildly concerned. The ‘fast shuttle train’ from Stazione Santa Maria Novella to Stazion di Campo di Marte was running so late Read more

purposely misbehaving

We’d read about things that are frowned upon in Italy at the start of our trip. Just to make sure we were well behaved. Putting your feet up on seats is baddd. So we knew we were in trouble even before we saw the scowling clouding up the train-guard’s eyebrows. Read more

the heady smells of florence

We’re sat in a cosy bar which the locals clearly love dearly, off Piazza Santo Spirito. There are gentle sepia-semi-nude-but-tastefully-done photographs on the walls. Four lights swing low over the bar Read more