ITL Florence 1
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ROF= Ring of fire journey
ITL= Italy Journey
Sunday November 15, 2015
Florence, Italy 1 eve
The Italian trains are great. Really a phenomenon... sleek,... fast,... 300km/ 180mph...fantastic.
We get into the Florence train station at 5pm... it's dark... find the taxi stand and am lucky to get cab driver Simon... Simone...
In a mile & half drive he brings us up to speed... Florence is a safe city to travel in. We can walk around here at night with no problem; this is a safe city.
[Back in the US a couple of months... there is a murder of a tourist lady - strange circumstances- very rare. ... was tied to nightclubs and drugs.]
We ride the main drag to our hotel in 5 mins. Check into the hotel.... a few minutes to square away our bags.... and out into Florence for the night.
Our hotel was near the Liberta circle arch...
The Piazza della Liberta arch. ....built in 1738 to celebrate the arrival of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty in Florence. I love this European history.
We walked in the evening down several blocks to a local market.
You never drink twice from the same stream.
