Florence, Italy

When leaving for this trip I was given extensive recommendations and advice from friends who studied abroad, so I thought I should group it all ... More

When leaving for this trip I was given extensive recommendations and advice from friends who studied abroad, so I thought I should group it all together and reflect on my experience in comparable detail. Traveling to Florence was easy - you can't fly direct so we connected through Rome - we flew Air Italia and carried on a small duffle bag, as well as a satchel bag, with no checked luggage, since their reputaiton is to lose things. One note - don't change your money in the Rome airport - they charged us around 9% in commissions and fees, which is a significant rate. We stayed at Hotel Pierre -... Show Less