Our Costa Mediterranea cruise was supposed to dock in the port of Trieste today, but due to “inclement weather”, the captain had cancelled the port and given us an extra day to explore Venice. We were a bit bummed out about this because Trieste looked like a fabulous port and we had already planned for…Continue reading Italy – Murano & Burano
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Italy – Bologna
An easy train ride from Florence to Bologna brought us to our destination at around noon. Our lodging was at the Bologna Center Town (64 Euros incl breakfast, shared bathroom), a B&B with great reviews located on Via Guglielmo Marconi, a 1 km bus ride or 10 min walk from train station. We caught the…Continue reading Italy – Bologna
Italy – Florence
We arrived in Florence (Santa Maria Novella train station) on an afternoon train from Pisa. Our lodging for two nights was the centrally located Wow Florence Hostel (good value at 52 Euros a night, with a private room/bathroom and kitchen facilities). Dreading the thought of lugging our gear through the city for the 20 minute…Continue reading Italy – Florence
Italy – Pisa
After Cinque Terre, we hopped on a train to Florence that passed right by Pisa. Of course we had to hop off to check out the Leaning Tower! Not wanting to lug our heavy backpacks with us, we used the left luggage office at Pisa Centrale train station (4 Euros per bag for up to…Continue reading Italy – Pisa
Italy – Cinque Terre
Our next destination, Cinque Terre, is known as the “Five Lands”. This area is a UNESCO world heritage site and that honor is given to the towns of Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, Riomaggiore. We pulled into the town of Vernazza around 3 pm on a train from Genoa. Our pre-booked accommodation was at…Continue reading Italy – Cinque Terre