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Published: October 11th 2012
The start of our trip from Minneapolis was shaky as we had a 1.5 hour delay while Delta replaced a control panel on the plane. It stopped working after we boarded so we sat on the plane for 1.5 hours before the start of an 8 hour flight. They made up about an hour of that so we arrived in Amsterdam only about 45 minutes late. Luckyfor us we had a 3.5 hour layover as the Amsterdam airport was crowded and busy at 6:30 AM. All of the shops were open and there were a lot of them. It also took over and hour to get through security.
After that the flight in to the small (very small) airport in Florence was uneventful. A taxi ride into town and we were met by the couple that owned the apartment we are renting for the month at the taxi stand by the Duomo. A 100 foot walk to the building and we were home for October. After greetings and a short intro to the town by way of a map and a tour of the apartment we slept from 1 to 6 PM since we had been up for 20+ hours. Then it was off to the bar for a bite to eat and some strolling around town.
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View of Florence Duomo from apt terrace
