First Day in Florence
For our last morning in Rome, we visited the same coffee bar near our hotel for breakfast. We slowly sipped our coffees and ate our croissants as we watched the madness of Rome's workforce dash in for a shot of espresso before quickly continuing on to wherever they worked. With the last flakes of our croissants gone, it was back to our hotel to finish packing for our late morning train ride to Florence.
We made sure to get one last glimpse of the Colosseum and Forum during our 15 minute walk to the train station. Thankfully, it was still early in the day and the Roman sun wasn't yet high enough to make this an uncomfortable hike with our luggage. The train ride itself was uneventful but pleasant (in first class thanks to our EuroPass), so we'll skip to arriving in Florence.
It's only a 5 minute walk from the Florence train station to the historic center with the Baptistery and Duomo (Dome). The crowds became more noticeable the further we got from the train station until we finally stepped into the Piazza del Duomo, where the Renaissance began.
This was as far as we had to walk with our luggage, because our room was located right in the Piazza. In fact, after check-in, Ashley raced to the window for this view of the Baptistery and Duomo. Epic.
