Woke at round 7:30 Am and went out for breakfast of cappuccino and rolls. We checked out of the hotel by 10 AM and stopped at a COOP in Siena which was the first real supermarket I had seen in Italy. The market had a very good selection of everything and seemed reasonably priced. We continued our road trip and made our way north to Florence stopping occasionally to take photos. We stopped just outside of Florence for gas and got 32.7 Liters for 49,000 Lire (1,490 Lire/Liter). We arrived in Florence without even realizing it, but it soon became apparent because of the smog and number of cars and scooters. We studied the map and oriented ourselves and began the ordeal of looking for a place to spend the night. We finally found a place along the south side of the Arno River just east of Ponte Vecchio named Hotel San Remo (120,000 Lire). We unpacked our things and I managed to find a place to park the car (no small feat). We then walked to the Ponte Vecchio and found an American Express office where I was able to exchange $600 for 804,000 Lire (1,340 Lire/$) We crossed the Ponte Vecchio bridge to the Florence Duomo, and Uffizi Gallery . Florence is a shopper’s paradise and things were busy. We returned to the hotel and had wine, cheese and bread for dinner and watched a little Italian T.V. which consisted of a lot of dubbed American shows and silly game shows.
Monday, November 30, 1992
Italy - Denmark Trip - Day 32
Monday November 30, 1992 – Siena, Italy
Woke at round 7:30 Am and went out for breakfast of cappuccino and rolls. We checked out of the hotel by 10 AM and stopped at a COOP in Siena which was the first real supermarket I had seen in Italy. The market had a very good selection of everything and seemed reasonably priced. We continued our road trip and made our way north to Florence stopping occasionally to take photos. We stopped just outside of Florence for gas and got 32.7 Liters for 49,000 Lire (1,490 Lire/Liter). We arrived in Florence without even realizing it, but it soon became apparent because of the smog and number of cars and scooters. We studied the map and oriented ourselves and began the ordeal of looking for a place to spend the night. We finally found a place along the south side of the Arno River just east of Ponte Vecchio named Hotel San Remo (120,000 Lire). We unpacked our things and I managed to find a place to park the car (no small feat). We then walked to the Ponte Vecchio and found an American Express office where I was able to exchange $600 for 804,000 Lire (1,340 Lire/$) We crossed the Ponte Vecchio bridge to the Florence Duomo, and Uffizi Gallery . Florence is a shopper’s paradise and things were busy. We returned to the hotel and had wine, cheese and bread for dinner and watched a little Italian T.V. which consisted of a lot of dubbed American shows and silly game shows.
Woke at round 7:30 Am and went out for breakfast of cappuccino and rolls. We checked out of the hotel by 10 AM and stopped at a COOP in Siena which was the first real supermarket I had seen in Italy. The market had a very good selection of everything and seemed reasonably priced. We continued our road trip and made our way north to Florence stopping occasionally to take photos. We stopped just outside of Florence for gas and got 32.7 Liters for 49,000 Lire (1,490 Lire/Liter). We arrived in Florence without even realizing it, but it soon became apparent because of the smog and number of cars and scooters. We studied the map and oriented ourselves and began the ordeal of looking for a place to spend the night. We finally found a place along the south side of the Arno River just east of Ponte Vecchio named Hotel San Remo (120,000 Lire). We unpacked our things and I managed to find a place to park the car (no small feat). We then walked to the Ponte Vecchio and found an American Express office where I was able to exchange $600 for 804,000 Lire (1,340 Lire/$) We crossed the Ponte Vecchio bridge to the Florence Duomo, and Uffizi Gallery . Florence is a shopper’s paradise and things were busy. We returned to the hotel and had wine, cheese and bread for dinner and watched a little Italian T.V. which consisted of a lot of dubbed American shows and silly game shows.
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