Our day started with a 9:15 a.m. Last Supper ticket and walking tour with Wander in Italy. We arrived early and grabbed coffee and croissants from a nearby spot, Caffè Le Grazie, which had a suspiciously low rating—something like 3.4. I’m calling nonsense. The coffee…

Farewell Venezia… I think it’s safe to say we’re caught up on sleep now. We both slept like babies last night and got ourselves ready without rushing. We even had time for breakfast and cappuccinos and still made it to the train station before our platform was…

Our first item on the schedule today was postponed by our tour company, which gave us a little time to sleep in and grab some breakfast. We said we would just “peek” at the free hotel breakfast, but once we took a look, we somehow found ourselves fully seated with…

Another travel day! But first… Tuscan Takeaways Matt noticed a “Saints” logo pretty early on, posted all over town. Upon further research, it turns out it’s actually the historic symbol of Florence and has nothing to do with saints. The Florentine lily represents the…

We left Florence today to explore other parts of Tuscany on a motor coach with a bunch of fellow tourists. When building the itinerary, I really wanted to spend more time in Siena—the city I lived in during summer school back in 2010. But there’s so much of Italy we…

Today was very… Florence. We started at the Galleria dell’Accademia—home of that statue, David. And listen, I knew it would be impressive, but seeing it in person is a whole different experience. The detail, the size, the confidence… sir was just standing there like…