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Stepping in to La Spezia, Liguria

July 31, 2010
Our first stop in Liguria was La Spezia. La Spezia is like the lesser visited cousin of the Cinque Terre villages. The plan was to stay a night in La Spezia and spend 2 days in the villages. Main reason was accommodation in the villages were fully booked. Accommodations in Cinque Terre were...

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Last stop in Toscana - Pisa

July 25, 2010
This is how the travel book looked like on the way to Pisa. Can't remember which day, think it was when we travelling from Rome to Florence but one of my water bottle was dripping on the book in my bag. The tattered book gave false impression that I travelled the world eh?...

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A surprise package

July 22, 2010
Thought I'll take a break from the streak of travel posts. :) It happened on a Monday afternoon when I was in the middle of wondering if I make a mess out of a report that I was suppose to run. I got a call from the front desk telling me that I...

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Lucca

July 21, 2010
Lucca is another city in Tuscany and is famous for its Renaissance-era city walls. It feels like going into a secret city :P This is the San Martino Church. One of the main monuments in Lucca. The other famous building in Lucca is this San Michele church. It is said to resemble a...

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Siena of Tuscany

July 20, 2010
Siena is a famous for daytrippers who made Florence as their base. We took a bus to Siena and one of the first things that greet us is this.... ... which is really good as sister was asking me where could we see floor paintings :D The most well-known thing in Siena is...

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More on Firenze

July 19, 2010
More picture on the duomo :P Duomo or not, I would say this is a good place to visit to see Florence on the whole - Piazza Michelangelo. It's hard to miss it when you see another replica of David. All across Europe, quite a few of the monuments allows you to go...

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My favourite Duomo

July 14, 2010
Another picture during daytime, in good weather. To me, this duomo is the heart the Florence. Somehow each time when I see this duomo, it brings a feel of magical and contented. I can't really put it to words but... looking at it, I would thought, "I want to come here again with...

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"the other Florence"

July 13, 2010
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Firenze

July 12, 2010
This beautiful duomo greeted us at the end of the street. Every time we walked passed this square - Piazza del Duomo, we would stop to take a few shots, rain or shine, morning or evening, far or near. It was getting dark as the weather was not good, so we did not...

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Roma to Firenze

July 09, 2010
Some travel guide said that to visit Italy, it may be best to fly in to Venice and travel down to Rome, so that there isn't such a big shock. Then again, in my opinion it may be better to experience Rome first. Sad to say, Rome isn't my favourite destination. Maybe it...

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Smallest Country in the World

July 08, 2010
Vatican City - can be easily reached via bus or short walk from metro station. We heard stories of long queues and hours of wait to get into the attractions of Vatican City, but somehow it doesn't really make us wake up early to beat the crowd. I thought the itinery of only...

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Roma

July 07, 2010
The first visit the next day was the Trevi Fountain. This the fountain that said if you throw in a coin, you will return to Rome. Likewise Colosseo, there was a huge crowd sitting around the fountain, under the sun with no shed. We treat ourselves to some gelati, took pictures of the...

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