Our last guided tour in Italy was the Palazzo Vecchio and the Boboli Gardens. It was a great touring day but also sad knowing that we were leaving the following day. The entire trip we had wonderful weather, excellent food and great tour guides.
Uffizi Gallery
The Uffizi Gallery is home The Birth of Venus, Primavera, Santa Trinita Maestà and so many other great painting. It’s another must-see art museum if you visit Florence!
Santa Maria Novella Church + Palazzo Pitti
Two more must-see things in Florence are the Santa Maria Novella Church and Palazzo Pitti. We were suppose to see the Palazzo Vecchio with Santa Maria Nouvella, but something came up so we swapped Palazzo Pitti and Palazzo Vecchio. They are both close and it was nice to have a little fresh air and walk…
Accademia Gallery + Wine Tasting at Il Borro
Probably the most well-known piece of art in Florence is The David by Michelangelo, housed at the Accademia Gallery. Rightfully so, the marble sculpture stands at 17 feet tall! We spent a long time discussing his posture, he facial expressions, the marble block and the other objects in the sculpture. (If marble could talk, right?)
Bargello National Museum + Opera del Duomo Museum
Our third Italy tour was of the Bargello National Museum and Opera del Duomo Museum. I could have spent 3x as much time in each museum learning more about each piece of art. The more we toured museums and learned about the Renaissance, the Medici Family and the role of the Church, the more things…
Day Trip to Siena + San Gimignano + Pisa
We met our tour group at 7:30am at the train station and took off for our 3-city tour. We rode in one of those large double-decker coach buses. We sat in the 2nd and 3rd rows of the top so we had some neat views of Tuscany. We’re not excited at all, neither are the…
Palazzo Medici-Riccardi + San Lorenzo Church + San Marco Monastery
Who is ready for a ton of Florence content? I took about a million photos and saw about a million pieces of art. Here are few highlights from our tour of the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, the San Lorenzo Church and San Marco Monastery.
2022 Charleston Weekend Visit
What should have been a check mark next to South Carolina half marathon, turned into a Charleston weekend visit. I was bummed to have another state race cancelled. But our tickets were purchased, our airbnb booked and a dog sitter reserved so we still went and made the most of it!
2021 Friends Trip to Portland ME
Back in August we took a friends trip to Portland, ME for a few days. Here’s what we did, but mostly all about the food we had. A few days wasn’t enough and we all agreed we’d love to go back.
1 Night in Salem, MA in 2021
A few weeks ago we spent 1 night is Salem, MA. I grabbed this photo from a short 2-mile run I did in the morning. Here’s a brief recap and our recommendations if you only have one day in Witch City.