Settling In
May 05, 2013 02:00

After a long plane ride, I finally made it Florence. Our condominio is awesome, and we had much of the afternoon to explore.

A Stop in Amsterdam Amsterdam Airport Schiphol May 05, 2013 06:00

I just landed in Amsterdam after a long seven-hour flight, but it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. I was planning on doing work on the plane ride, but naturally, food and entertainment distracted me. It turns out that airlines really pamper passengers on long flights. It started out with peanuts and pretzels – which was already a lot more than what I was used to – but the food...

Condominio Condominio May 05, 2013 14:00

After checking in with CAPA at the airport, we took a taxi ride over to our condominio. Apparently, road lines are just suggestions in Florence. And as we soon learned, even the roads themselves weren't necessarily the only median of transport. But on way or another, we made it over to our condominio. We did get a little rain on the way over, but it we managed to stay pretty dry nonetheless. As you can see...

Exploring Florence Piazza del Duomo May 05, 2013 15:30

After getting settled in our condominio, we decided to go out and explore the city. Our first priority was food. We ended up stumbling across a Panini place, and I had a great sandwich with ham, Brie cheese and mushroom paste. The restaurant was really cool. The owner spoke primarily Italian, but she seemed to understand English. One of the customers there spoke English and helped us out. Everybody who...