June 29, 2010
Ciao from Italy! In 2004, I went to the Trevi Fountain and wished to come back in Italy, and in 6-years it came true. Now if only my other 2 wishes would come true. I'll keep my fingers crossed!
The ship docked in Civitavecchia, Italy, which is the nearest port to Rome. Unfortunately, it's still about a 10-15 minute train ride into the city. Thankfully for me, a few friends of mine and I decided to ditch Rome and head over to Florence. I've been before, but I absolutely adore Florence, so I was more than happy to head there again.It might come as a shock to some 
of you, but I've never stayed in a hostel before. It might make some sense since I haven't done extensive traveling internationally. But, my friends and I stayed in a hostel while we were in Florence, and it was really cute. I always envisioned hostels being tons of bunk beds in a large room, but we had a private room for the three of us and we had a communal bathroom for all the people on our floor. I thought it was quite cute and very reasonably priced (25 Euros). It was a nice first-time experience and fairly close to the train station.
of you, but I've never stayed in a hostel before. It might make some sense since I haven't done extensive traveling internationally. But, my friends and I stayed in a hostel while we were in Florence, and it was really cute. I always envisioned hostels being tons of bunk beds in a large room, but we had a private room for the three of us and we had a communal bathroom for all the people on our floor. I thought it was quite cute and very reasonably priced (25 Euros). It was a nice first-time experience and fairly close to the train station.After we dropped off our heavy backpacks at our hostel, which is called Ciao Hostel (so cute), we went out to explore Florence. We went into the main Piazza and saw the beautiful Duomos. It's so amazing how you'll just be walking down a street and all of a sudden, one of the most beautiful buildings will be staring back at you. That has happened so many times on this trip...and Florence was no exception.
After roaming the plazas, and doing a little shopping, we traveled to the Piazza Michelangelo. I can't believe I missed this the first time I was in Florence. It was truly a Renaissance moment. There were musicians, people picnicing on the steps with bottles of wine, bread, cheese and fruit while they watched the sunset. It was just such a beautiful experience. It was hard to leave it, but we needed to grab some dinner before we headed to the hostel so we can get up early for another long day of traveling.
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