Sunday, November 3, 2013

Florence/Rome/Paris May2013 - 1

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It has only been a year since the Europe trip but things are already a bit blurry. Imagine if I hadn’t kept a blog, what little trace would there be left 20 30 years down the road?

Day 1: Arrived at Rome airport, picked up car and began driving straight towards Tuscany. A bit of a drama there as we brought our own GPS but it didn’t quite work as I totally forgot about the memory card. The satellite was still frantically searching for us in Singapore -_- S started to drive as she didn't think it'd be that hard to follow the signs. …. It WAS hard. As the one not driving, I was doubly stressed. As we drove blindly on the Italian highway, we stopped by a few petrol stations in search of a helpful map but none of them had! *pulls hair* Fortunately with some stroke of luck, we found one with WI-FI. YESSSS. Hail the internet. So I started charting our journey on Google map (why didn’t I do that beforehand??? Tsktsk) Made another stop, chart again, and voila!

Hotel Villa Il Palagio. Lovely place. I remember the restaurant there was really good too. Our first meal did not disappoint :) Highly recommended if you’re heading to THE MALL in Tuscany.

Spent a couple of days at the luxury outlet centre, which honestly was underwhelming. I guess it's unlike those usual outlet shopping where you could just spree. D&G's worth a visit, and so is the restaurant above. Excellent grilled pork neck.

We also drove to Florence city centre and walked about the Piazza del Duomo, went to the original Officine Panerai boutique at Firenze San Giovanni, and had THE BEST butter roast chicken breast in a pan!! At Cipolla Rossa Osteria. Sorry about the empty pan though :p Food in Tuscany is amazing.

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