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jack1. I'm all sorted for Florence this weekend! Any last minute suggestions for Florence (or Pisa)? (People have definitely mentioned the dome, and the uffizi. Apparently the top ten are: Uffizi; Dome; Piazza della Signoria and Palazzo Vecchio; Boboli Garden and Pitti Palace; Ponte Vecchio; Gallery academia; Baptistry; Campinile :))
2. I'm going to Luton Airport on National Express first thing Thurs, but no-one fancies giving me a lift instead, do they? I'll take you out to dinner on Sunday :)
3. I'm really really looking forward to seeing some pretty Italy. (And, although it mostly goes without saying, really looking forward to seeing Livredor. Need I convey any greetings from England?)
4. It's unfortunate that very nearly every trip abroad has been from a new airport, to a new airport, by myself, but I've definitely got the hang of it. I still feel a little tired from hotels and public transport directions and things to pack, but never worried :) And I feel very fortunate that L and I seem to help each other a lot wrt logistics.
5. I think I need an autumn/back-to-uni party, probably two weeks on Sat (10th Oct). I know that might clash with numberland's sushi; is there any other reason that would be a bad time?
2. I'm going to Luton Airport on National Express first thing Thurs, but no-one fancies giving me a lift instead, do they? I'll take you out to dinner on Sunday :)
3. I'm really really looking forward to seeing some pretty Italy. (And, although it mostly goes without saying, really looking forward to seeing Livredor. Need I convey any greetings from England?)
4. It's unfortunate that very nearly every trip abroad has been from a new airport, to a new airport, by myself, but I've definitely got the hang of it. I still feel a little tired from hotels and public transport directions and things to pack, but never worried :) And I feel very fortunate that L and I seem to help each other a lot wrt logistics.
5. I think I need an autumn/back-to-uni party, probably two weeks on Sat (10th Oct). I know that might clash with numberland's sushi; is there any other reason that would be a bad time?
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Date: 2008-09-23 02:59 pm (UTC)Dome is great, like the best thing ever, go early to avoid queues. Palace Vecchio (that's the old palace with the odd tower, right? ) is also great, we managed to go on the roof tour (they take you up and show you the big beams that hold up the ceilings) which I really liked.
We didn't do the bell tower, because we couldn't see how the view would be any different to the dome. Baptestry is cool, but not as awsome as the dome.
My favourite memory of Florence is the convent/museum of San Marco which has a cool library and lots of tiny monks cells.
Oh, and don't miss the Medici mausoleum in the church of San Lorenzo (just... *wow*) The Science Museum is wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, (I think it's historical science and has lots of beautiful old instruments etc) and has Galileo's finger in it. Santa Croce Church has the rest of him.