This is a Thursday’s Travels – Anything about previous, current and future (upcoming) travel exploits entry under my Travel themed blog posts! For more info about the themed blog posts, do read the entry here.
There is a reason why I gained so much weight from the honeymoon. Skai aka c(hubby) and I indulged during our honeymoon. We did not fuss over our calories (nor our expenses hahaha!). We’re not that sort of couple that worries over every single thing like expenses, calories etc.
What is the point of a honeymoon if you are going to stress over everything single thing? And after all, it’s AFTER the wedding! Time to indulge! Stress so much for what? We didn’t wanted to regret not doing things during our honeymoon so we ate all we wanted! :p
ANYWAY! This is kinda like a food diary! Things we tried in Florence, Italy! There will be some meals that deserves an entry on their own but I’ll get to that later.
These are just some of the things we tried in Florence! We liked some of them so much that we went back multiple times! Florence was also the longest leg during our trip!
Hotel breakfasts
I used to skip hotel breakfasts overseas till I went to Hotel Leonardo Da Vinci. I liked their breakfast selection plus the cosy corner with lovely sunlight was beautiful.
My breakfast varies but mainly consisted of a mixture of the following:
- Yoghurt
- Bread. It could be a buttered toast, a sugary croissant, plain croissant etc
- Cereal with milk
- Ham and cheese
- Assortment of jams
- Chocolate or hazelnut spread
- Cheese spread
- Juice
- Hot chocolate
- Fruits
- Hard boiled eggs
Beef
The hubby is a huge fan of beef and needless to say, we steak it out.
This deserves an entry on it’s own. Do look out for my future blog post about the Florentine Steak!
We also tried beef carpaccio. Super yummy!
Pizza
We loved the pizza in Amsterdam, so needless to say, we HAD to try the pizza in Italy! Needless to say, it didn’t disappoint!
Pasta
CARBO OVERLOAD! How can one NOT eat pasta in Italy? The italians are well known for their pasta skills so needless to say, we tried LOADS of pasta of all sorts! Cream, Tomato based, Aglio Olio, Linguine, Spaghetti, Ravioli etc. We tried EVERYTHING!
Best.pasta.ever.
Risotto
Again, we tried loads of risotto. Unfortunately not all were good unlike the pasta we had. After a few disappointing tries, we stuck to pasta.
Parma Ham
We tried a few in some restaurants. Super delicious! Juicy and sweet melon with parma ham can’t go wrong. Argh. Craving for it now!
Gelato
I mentioned that we were addicted to the Nocciola / Hazelnut gelato back in Venice. In Florence, I was hooked to the Pineapple / Ananas gelato. Super refreshing!
However, we got “scammed”. Will blog in detail over the “scams” that we encountered :/
Sandwiches
Sandwiches were pretty common in any place of the world la. We did buy a few sandwiches but later stuck to more pastas.
I guess if you’ll like to cut down on your eating expenses, you could dapao sandwiches instead? This way, you’ll save the ‘cover charge’ imposed in cafes and restaurants.
Cheese and Meat Platters
As mentioned in my previous entry, we tried cheese platters and meat platters. Super delicious! Highly recommended to try at least once during your trip!
Wine
Wine is cheaper than water or soda just like I mentioned in Venice. Skip those and drink wine instead!
I’m glad that Skai and I are such huge foodies! It’s also great that we have the same tastes! He’s definitely my food soulmate :p
I’ll soon be blogging about Florence’s other attractions in my other Thursday’s Travels entries! If you have any questions, please feel free to comment in this entry. I will be blogging about the things to do in Florence soon! We visited Factory outlets, the statue of David, the Leaning Tower of Pisa etc! Do check it out soon!
Other blog posts about #nadskaihoneymoon
- How to reduce Jet lag!
- Amsterdam #1 – Flight and accommodation
- Museums in Amsterdam
- Things to do in Amsterdam
- Traveling by train from Amsterdam to Venice!
- Venice (by day) captured my heart!
- Things to do in Venice
- Traveling from Venice to Florence by Italo, Train
- Hotel Leonardo Da Vinci in Florence, Italy
- What we ate in Florence, Italy!
- Must eat in Florence: The legendary Florentine Steak!
- Continuation of our Florence journey
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