This will be our last post from Florence, we've had a really nice time up here seeing some of the famous sights (that Shaun knows from Assassins Creed!) Today we have been really tired from the walking over the past few days so we've just been doing a little bit of exploring but mainly cafe hopping! We stopped for lunch at this little cafe in one of the back streets of Florence and I tried a new pasta dish-gnocchi. Its like little balls of pasta in a tomatoey s...

Hello again from Florence!! Today has been so hot in Florence! Hope the weather hasn't been too bad for everyone at home! We started the day with some breakfast in this little cafe we discovered last night! I had a cappucino (much better than costa's! sorry!) and a chocolate crossaint! After a caffiene boost we decided to walk to one of the highest points right over the other side of Florence as we heard the views of the city from there were fantastic! and they...

Well today has been a very busy day and we have walked miles!! We started the day by having a lie in and catch up on some sleep! The hostel we're staying in is really nice and the room is huge, so the contents of my rucksack are all over the floor! We started the day by having a look around the Mercado Centrale, just imagine Leeds City Market or the Grainger Market (for those in Newcastle!) but in Italy!! Off course shaun was hunting out the free samples so we t...

Today we spent the morning in Pisa after we checked out of the B&B, and revisited the tower, and more importantly the famous Bottega de Gelatto! (Ice cream shop!) We also explored the winding and narrow streets and came across a little cafe and had one of the best espressos in the world! and it was only €0.80! After my caffiene fix for the day we wondered on, with our massive rucksacks on our backs! After about 1 hour we needed another rest in the Pisan he...