Florence – Christina's Food And Travel

2017 – Italy – Homeward Bound

October 5, 2017 November 27, 2018 / 2017 Travel, Florence, Travel

Sad to leave Florence today. We were up and packed, then took a nice long walk around the neighborhood after our coffee knowing we’d be sitting …

October 3, 2017 December 20, 2018 / 2017 Travel, Dinner, Florence, Italy2017, Travel

M.G. Designs was our first stop today. I wanted to pick out a few of Maria’s beautiful pottery pieces to add to my collection. We figured …

A lazy start to our morning – so unusual for us – it was great. An older man was mopping the entrance floors and the stairs …

Woke up this morning literally with a very cold shower. Apparently last night there was a gas leak in the apartment building and the gas was …

Losing a day getting from Portland to Florence is the hardest part of the trip to me. I’m all amped up, ready to see and do …

September 2, 2017 November 27, 2018 / 2017 Travel, Florence, Italy2017, Travel

What can a person say about air travel that’s interesting and without disaster to report. (Note to self: do not watch the movie “Sully” on this …

Let’s try this again. As you may or may not know, we planned a trip to Italy last year in September and due to my …

September 30, 2015 December 23, 2018 / 2015 Travel, Florence, Italy

Fellow travelers, Well, today is our last day in Florence. Hard to believe we’ve been gone almost a month. Our day started out a little late …

September 28, 2015 December 23, 2018 / 2015 Travel, Florence, Italy

Just an FYI, before we left Opera02 I discovered the way to get to the bottle of grappa in our room. You just lift off the …