tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1372035014743808593.post2021958217625940923..comments2023-08-05T00:11:09.547+02:00Comments on Milano For Beginners: Queueing with the Carabinieri in FlorenceCanedoliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00793959858820555197noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1372035014743808593.post-10414480762204759982012-11-26T22:37:09.731+01:002012-11-26T22:37:09.731+01:00Oof. I hear you on the queues. Luckily, the first ...Oof. I hear you on the queues. Luckily, the first time I went to Florence, I'd got in touch with an American friend who lives there and she gave me the heads up about booking everything in advance, so we got into the Uffizi at least. We queued for the Accademia, though. Man, that was long. More interesting than the Uffizi, though, I thought.<br /><br />I think the thing I most liked about Florence (apart from the Scoppio del Carro - we were there at Easter) was Piazzala Michelangelo, up above the city. It's a heck of a walk to get there, but it's worth it - you have views right across the city, as well as out to the surrounding countryside. Totally lush.Katja_DLaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04416949529493393308noreply@blogger.com