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[Fall Italy Vacation] Day 06: Shopping at The Firenze Mall

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We had a quick breakfast at the hotel before heading to our shopping venue. Before travelling to Italy, I did some research for outlet-styled malls, and I found a place named The Firenze Mall which is located at Florence.  Prior to our arrival to Florence, we purchased the bus tickets to The Firenze Mall online, and the journey took us about 45 minutes to reach the destination. Once we arrived, we headed to Baby’s favorite brand - Gucci, and it had an unbelievably long line (no surprise), so we joined the line too. The Gucci outlet is huge! Baby picked up a Gucci Men's Laptop Messenger bag  which was going on sale for a very discounted price of €660 (about SGD924) and a wallet at €295 (about SGD413).   For me, I picked up a Gucci Interlocking G logo-plaque Leather Chain Crossbody Bag at €890 (about SGD1246). I also went over to the Versace outlet store to pick up the La Versace Medusa Lambskin Leather Wallet   at   €295 (about SGD406). Both of us felt that ...

[Fall Italy Vacation] Day 05 : Exploring the City of Florence - Hello ‘David’ by Michelangelo + Ponte Vecchio

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Good morning! Our room stay was inclusive of a daily breakfast, so we headed down to the hotel café to enjoy the mini buffet spread! There was a decent selection of continental and American breakfast spread. After our breakfast, we continued to explore Florence as it was truly a city of magic! While making our way to the museum, I took some photos  against the gigantic statue which was located near to the  Piazza del Duomo. We had bought our tickets online in Singapore prior to our visit. This is highly recommended so that you can schedule your preferred visitation slot on all the signature attractions in the city. This is especially important as you may not be able to secure tickets there as it is very popular. Our first visit was to the G alleria Dell Accademia  which houses Michelangelo's famous and gorgeous statue of David. The Galleria Dell Accademia also houses a small collection of paintings which I found less interesting than the ones at the Galleria Degli Uffizi...

[Fall Italy Vacation] Day 04 : Goodbye Milan ; Hello Florence + Galleria degli Uffizi + Piazza della Signoria

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We left our Milan apartment after staying there for 3 nights. We woke up early to get our breakfast fix from Carrefour which is literally located below our apartment. We packed our luggage and headed down to Milano Centrale to take the train to Florence (in Italian, Firenze) . It was a about a 2-hour journey from Milan. We bought a sandwich to share during our train ride! Upon reaching Florence, we checked in to our hotel - Glance Hotel which is a 4-star hotel located pretty near to the train station. Most of the tourist attractions were within walking distance from the hotel. In short,  it is located within the heart of Florence. I love the bathroom amenities from Rituals,  and there was a swimming pool located at the top level of the hotel! The day market is located directly opposite our hotel,  and the market sold mainly leather goods, scarves and miscellaneous souvenirs. Florence is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe and a true paradise for art and architectu...