Milan-Florence-Siena-Florence - Day 2 Part 1

After a good night of uninterrupted sleep, I was relieved that I was not suffering from any serious jet lag! As were a little early for the hotel breakfast, we decided to take a walk outside on the street and have a feel of Italy's Spring morning. It was splendid - fresh air and Italian-style buildings emerged perfectly from the night! It was slightly cold at about 13 deg C but I was courageous enough to don on my short-sleeved collar shirt only. #love the cold


Street ouside Hotel Mennini.



















Just past 7am, we decided to head back to the hotel as it was having a slight drizzle outside and it was time for breakfast too! Considering the hotel was not EXACTLY like our Dubai hotel, we were not holding high hopes for the breakfast.. But my oh my, I was wrong! Though the variety was not much, it had the essentials like bread, ham, cheese, jams, cereals, milk, orange juice and water. We were totally satisfied with the breakfast. #ham #cheese #cereals


Breakfast @ Hotel Mennini.














Once we returned to our hotel room, somehow we saw it in a different light and we said to each other that considering it cost us only E70.00 (promp price on booking.com) for the room, it was absolutely value for money~



Bedroom.














Clean toilet.



















We were scheduled to take the Eurostar train to Florence at 9.15am at the Central Train Station. Frankly speaking, the architectural design was conventional ancient Rome style with sculptures and paintings. We were onboard onboard the train to Florence shortly after arriving and 2 hours was needed to travel from Milan to Florence.


Outside Central Train Station, Milan.
















Eurostar train.



















Soon enough, we reached Florence on the dot and what greeted us as we came out of the station was Santa Maria Novella Church and it looked amazing! We took a couple of shots and then we took out our map and started to locate our BnB hostel which was situated near the station. It was about 8-10 mins of walk to our hostel - Locanda Dei Poeti. There are a couple of reasons why we like this hostel - location, nice deco, (very) hospitable owner, clean toilet packed with toiletries, firm beds, complimentary mineral water and biscuits. The boss is a spirited fellow with huge enthusiasm when it comes to recommending the best places to eat and tour at Florence! This hostel is highly recommended! #Locanda dei Poeti


Games & Internet Room.




















Kitchen - You can boil water or have their biscuits & jam!


















Bedroom, with scent.