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Welcome to My Favorite City in the World, Florence.

ITALY | Sunday, 15 Apr 2007 | Views [697]

Goodbye Rome as I checked out of my hotel, took a cab to Termini and rode the train to Florence. Florence was the first stop to this train ride that actually would go to Milan. Like all my train rides in Italy, this was also a non event, except that ... Read more >

Tags: culture, david, duomo, florence, italy, ponte vecchio, rome, sightseeing, train, trattoria


When in Rome, Do What the Tourists Do

ITALY | Thursday, 12 Apr 2007 | Views [670]

I woke up late today for the first time in a long while since I started my travel. Primarily because I wasn't jetlagging anymore. Today I promised myself, I am going to take everything slow. I relished my breakfast which was plentiful in my lovely ... Read more >

Tags: american tourists, colosseo, fora romano, palatino, piazza navona, roman forum, rome, sightseeing


Barcelona from 2 Different Views

SPAIN | Saturday, 7 Apr 2007 | Views [686] | Comments [1]

My last day in Barcelona would take me from one end of the city, Park Guell high up on a hill, to the other end, the Olympic Stadium near the sea. This meant that I had to master the metro system. And on my last day, I did just that. Reaching Park Guell ... Read more >

Tags: barcelona, montjuic, park guell, perdrera, plau bastillo, sightseeing, spain


Cramming Gaudi in a Day

SPAIN | Friday, 6 Apr 2007 | Views [758]

I arrived in Barcelona early in the morning of Good Friday. Sleepy-eyed travellers were walking like zombies to a city that felt deserted. I was more like a sleep deprived zombie stepping inside a taxi. The cabbie didn't speak a word of English. The ... Read more >

Tags: barcelona, gaudi, sagrada familia, sightseeing, spain


The Art of Killing Time

NETHERLANDS | Wednesday, 4 Apr 2007 | Views [729]

The wonderful thing about not being anal about your vacation plans is that there's no pressure to come up with what to do when that day comes. And I learned this early in my trip. In fact, on my third day, I still had no game plan on what to do what ... Read more >

Tags: amsterdam, bath house, idle, netherlands, shopping, sightseeing



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