Italy
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Skip the Line: All Florence in 1 Day
I don’t even know how to write this blog post since today was so amazing it’s hard to put into words. I started early, real early, getting up at 7 a.m. to start my all-day tour of Florence in 1 day. I could say that I wish I did this tour the moment I got…
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Cash Money Money & Italian Sammies Done Right
Sorry – blogging out of order, but the Ferragamo post just couldn’t wait. I started the day later than expected since I overslept and woke up at 11:30am – oops. I was hoping to get up a bit earlier and get a move on walking in circles, but alas, the jet lag won! First order of…
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To Ferragamo or Not to Ferragamo…
…how can you not when you’re in Florence?! I just got back from the Ferragamo headquarters, which is part museum and part store, and is the only Ferragamo store that sells limited edition handmade shoes from the man himself. The museum itself was just OK. Interesting, but perhaps too long if you follow along with the audio…
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The First Italian Supper
My first real Italian meal ever in my life was at Osteria del Cinghiale Bianco and it was amazing. A huge thank you to my lovely friend Sady for virtually hooking me up with the owner, Marco, who was so cute, so sweet, and so generous. He gave me the “Only Sady’s friends” treatment and I…
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Mission 1: Get Lost
I got to my hotel in just 20 minutes from the airport. The cab fare was 21 euros. I gave her a 40 needing change and she handed me back the other 20 saying 20 was fine – I’m officially not in NYC anymore. I left my hotel, the Hotel Lungarno, around 3PM with no…
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But I’m only gone a week…
My friends want me to create a blog of my Italian adventure. Being this isn’t quite a year-long Eat, Pray, Love adventure, I’m not sure how interesting this blog will be. There will be pictures of food because I am Asian (“Rodriguez” is totally Asian), of naked sculptures of well-defined men, and most likely of a few…
Katherine Rodriguez 