Tag: italy

  • Rome

    From Florence I took a high speed train to Rome in late June. I stayed at a small Airbnb loft near Palatine Hill, the Colosseum, Circus Maximus, and many other historic locations. Since I was a kid I’d been fascinated by Rome, a small city that somehow became a vast empire through technological superiority and…

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  • Florence

    After my stay in Venice I jumped on a high speed train — the trains in Venice leave directly from the main islands via a bridge — over to Florence. Or as the Italians call the city, Firenze. I stayed at Hotel Axial, a relatively no-frills hotel that occupies a single floor of a building…

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  • Venice

    In June after visiting Barcelona I took a flight to Venice and stayed for a few nights. I only visited the main island chain, though there are a handful of others that I would have liked to check out if I’d had more time. From the airport — located on the mainland — I took…

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