Interrail adventure #5 | FLORENCE

This post has been long in the making and I am really sorry. I've been ridiculously busy and stressed hence couldn't find time and sadly passion to write a blog post. To be honest I just couldn't find the will power to do anything.. #fallblues
Anyways I'm so excited to be writing another interrail post and even more so because it is about the city with the most incredible views I have ever experienced. Trust me.

We stayed two nights in beautiful Florence. On the first afternoon we decided to stay in the city centre and explore the big cathedral 'Il Duomo' as well as the markets. The architecture was breathtaking and the markets had everything imaginable made out of leather. Oh and there was a massive food market with the most amazing dishes!

Il Duomo

Il Duomo's ticket office door

The freedom gate

Santa Maria Novella

Santa Croce

The next day was reserved for all the beautiful views Florence has to offer. We got up extra early because our first stop was the Piazza Michelangelo which is on top of a hill just outside Florence. We were still soaked by the time we made it to the top because at that point Europe was right in the middle of a heatwave. However it was SO worth it! You have to see this yourself one day.

Before the horror that is thousands of stairs

Aaaand after

Il Duomo in his whole glory

The famous house bridge 'Ponte Vecchio'

Chinese wall?

After that we made our way to see the Ponte Vecchio close up and it is SO CUTE. I mean, you can live on this bridge.

Ponte Vechhio

Venice?!

Definitely Venice... confusing

Aaaand then my sister really wanted to see the Pitti Palace that used to house the grand-dukes of Tuscany and later of the King of Italy. We bought a ticket to see the famous Boboli Gardens, which stretched over an immense area and took us hours to explore. Again the views were an absolute highlight.

Dream garden right there

When you don't have a hat but a large map... #budgetproblems

We have no idea what these statues are supposed to represent.

Literally no idea.

Chilling with my friend.

this is a GARDEN...

After that we had dinner which was a disappointment as we were given a massive cover charge. Make sure you ALWAYS ask BEFORE you eat about additional charges. On the bright sight we had an incredible sunset and found the cheapest ice cream in Florence. Believe me when I say this: I have never ever had an ice cream this delicious before. It tasted 200% like chocolate mousse + had the creamiest consistency ever. Go there when in Florence! (Gelateria la carraia)

Cotton candy skies

These are the beauties I was talking about.

That concludes our time in Florence. It was an overwhelming two days with stunning views and tons of new experiences. Have any of you been to Florence before?

Also stay tuned for the next part of my Interrail adventures in the probably most famous city in Italy. Any guesses? ;)

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Places I want to visit - A to Z list (first part)

A for Australia
Sea, beach, sun, surfing, cool people. Australia knows how to live. I mean just google it and look at the beautiful  pictures that come up. Also I'm kinda in love with their accent!

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B for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brooke from World of Wanderlust wrote a whole post on why to visit Bosnia and Herzegovina and it totally got me! Beautiful architecture as well as landscape - my perfect city!

C for China
Nope, I can't believe it either, I've never been to China. One of the fastest growing economies and centre of many fashion as well as beauty trends - every blogger should go there at least once in their life!

D for Denmark
Danes have style, their design is world famous. Everything appears to be creative and different there and I need to see it myself!

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E for Egypt
I've actually already been in Egypt, but I was like 5 years old. I want to go again and ride a camel and see the pyramids and just be a tourist... GOALS

F for France
France is always worth a visit, whether you go to Paris or the south coast! Also I didn't do my French GCSE (a while ago) for nothing...

G for Germany
My homeland. After all no matter how long I live in the UK, I will always have a small space in my heart reserved for this country. Also it really is beautiful there, from mountains to top-modern cities, Germany has it all!

H for Hungary
I've never been anywhere like Hungary and I think it would be really cool to learn more about the culture and people there!

I for Ireland
I could listen to the Irish accent for ages. I sometimes even watch the Irish versions of TV programs just for the accent (yep it's embarrassing). I can't believe I haven't been there yet, definitely a place I need to visit!

J for Japan
They have a bullet train! And robots! And like amazing food! Need any more reasons to go there?

K for Kenya 
Just look at this picture and tell me you don't want to go there!

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L for Liechtenstein
Just because it is super tiny! Haha nah, it might be small, but it's got a big heart. Ok, I'm going to stop now, it's not funny. Liechtenstein has the most beautiful green landscapes that are super photo worthy and is just a generally really cute country.


I hope you enjoyed my list of places I want to visit, stay tuned for part two! Also write the name of a country you really want to see in the comments!

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Travel diary: BALI

A while ago I went on holiday to Bali for three weeks. I don't know why, but I just never came around to sharing the photographs I took of this stunning country.
Going to Bali is something special, not just because of the 15 hours flight duration. Bali is an island of Indonesia and is a popular travel destination for people either looking to go surfing or (as we did) explore the temples and unique landscape. I fell in love with its beautiful rice fields, rain forests and colourful cities. The only downside were the incense sticks that were literally everywhere and made me feel slightly sick.
Other than that, I would definitely say Bali is a one-in-a-lifetime experience that you shouldn't miss out on! Are you prepared to be bombarded by pictures?

The view from the first travel lodge - we had outside showers and toilets so you literally showered underneath the sky!

They hand-stitched the patterns and images and even made the fabric! It was an eye opening experience.

This was one of the times where I just enjoyed being right there at exactly that moment!

This was the monkey park, there were wild monkeys everywhere. Some tourist got out their water bottle and was immediately jumped on by a monkey trying to steal it!

Temple grotto - even the statues had to wear skirts to cover their legs ;)

Rice fields were everywhere and they were just so fascinating to look at!

TEMPLE!!!!!!

Even more rice fields - they built these plateaus so they could plant the rice on the mountain.

We found these two next to the rice plateaus. How cute are they??

I climbed all the way to the waterfall. Standing almost underneath it was an incredible experience!

One of Bali's biggest temples. We weren't allowed to enter it because only certain (holy) people had permission to.

I'll leave you with this breathtaking view I had when we visited the Gili islands next to Bali. Imagine sitting there with a cocktail in your hand and people you love by your side.

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