Falling In Love With Florence

The city on our Italy itinerary that I had the lowest expectations of was Florence. I’m not sure why? I had always heard good things from fellow travelers, and my parents love Florence. I think it was that I didn’t have a clear picture in my mind of what Florence looked like. We also didn’t have too much planned for our two days there. But I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised at how much I ended up falling in love with Florence. The train ride from Rome through Tuscany is enough to make you excited. Speeding passed the vineyards perched on the side of the hilly terrain made me so anxious to arrive in Florence. We were staying at the ...