We took the train from Venezia Santa Lucia (Venice train station) to Firenza S.Maria Novella (Florence station station), Florence. Train journey was about 2 hours.

We stayed in Hotel Globus, which was pretty near to the station. I forgot to take pictures of the hotel but it was decent. Again, we needed to drag the luggage up one level to the reception, after which, there was lift to take you to your floor. =)

The room came with all the necessities - TV, fridge, towels, hair dryer etc. Breakfast was included, though the variety was rather limited. Try the hot chocolate, I liked it.

Overall, food in Switzerland & Italy was not impressive, or rather not my cup of tea. I think we are too pampered by the various kinds of cooking methods, seasoning and spices in Asia cuisine, that I find the food in my trip so far, a tad boring. *Shrugged*

But a man got to eat anyway, so here is the list of what we ate.

1) La Dantesca 

Address: Via Panzani 57/r 50123

Our Orders:

Coperto - EUR 4 (Cover charge)

Boscaiola Pizza - EUR 7.80

Spaghetti Alla Carbonara - Eur 8 

My husband googled this restaurant, supposed to be good but apparently just passable.  The pizza was thin crust, with simple ingredient like mushroom, pork and sausage. Carbonara was horrible, in my own opinion. It was simply a clot of spaghetti that I find it hard to swallow, even though my stomach was growling.

Dinner near our hotel. I was desperate for meat, after so many days of just cheese, bread, pasta and pizza. Lol

Restaurant located in the center of Florence city. Prices were high so we just settled with the pasta with bolognese and a vegetarian pizza. Nice place for people watching but probably not the best place to settle a meal.

Our Orders:

Top: Risotto zucchine e gamberetti (risotto with shrimps & zucchine) - EUR9

Bottom: Penne Al Salmone (penne with salmon) - EUR10

We missed rice and the best alternative was risotto, and then it was risotto for every meal if possible. Haha...

The penne was okay but the risotto was much loved here. Really liked the sweetness of the rice (probably due to the prawn) and the zucchine. If you notice, I developed my love of zucchine in my trip.

Our Orders

Roast Beef - EUR 10

Risotto Fungi Porcini - EUR 9.50

Strawberries with Mascarpone Cream - EUR4

We chanced upon this restaurant while we were looking for a restaurant recommended by my day tour guide, which happened to be closed. Fortunately, the food at Bondi turned out quite okay!