I bought this on super sale last December when I got a Christmas gift for a friend. It was only $30 (regular $375) and the moment I saw it I dreamed of wearing it on a seaside vacation; Greece or Italy, perhaps?! Lucky for me, I was already in the early stages of planning this trip. I got it in a small, but an extra small would have fit better since it runs large.
I wore it our first evening on the coast to go out to dinner. We stayed in an airbnb just outside the center of Positano and our host arranged for the owner of the restaurant we went to to pick us up and bring us home. Such service, haha! We arrived on Friday night and left super early on Monday morning to head to Rome.
Rosewood Jumpsuit: Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent (Anthropologie), Sandals: Sam Edelman c/o ThredUp
I wore it our first evening on the coast to go out to dinner. We stayed in an airbnb just outside the center of Positano and our host arranged for the owner of the restaurant we went to to pick us up and bring us home. Such service, haha! We arrived on Friday night and left super early on Monday morning to head to Rome.
Rosewood Jumpsuit: Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent (Anthropologie), Sandals: Sam Edelman c/o ThredUp
After Florence we took a train to Naples where we rented a car to drive to Positano. On the way we stopped at Pompeii to take in a bit more history. We intended to stop at a pizza place in Naples my aunt recommended on the way but it was only 11am and it was closed so we found a place on Yelp that was close to where we were. Sadly it wasn't very good and I was really looking forward to Naples pizza since it's supposed to be the best. Oh well. (I also didn't really care for Naples in general from the ~30 minutes we were there. It's like a way more sketchy, dirty and smelly New York City. But NYC is awesome. But I can't fully judge after a half hour.)
Top: eight sixty, Shorts: Banana Republic (Clinton Crossing), Sandals: Ancient Greek Sandals 'Athanasia' (Moda Operandi), Sunglasses: Ray Ban 'Erika'
My friend is the master of taking a ton of pictures before the actual picture, so here's an amusing action shot of me jumping up onto the wall.
And here are some photos from Pompeii. Truly spectacular. It's amazing how much survived and is still standing. I was mesmerized by all the frescoes on the remaining walls. Some of the colors were still so vivid!
Top: eight sixty, Shorts: Banana Republic (Clinton Crossing), Sandals: Ancient Greek Sandals 'Athanasia' (Moda Operandi), Sunglasses: Ray Ban 'Erika'
My friend is the master of taking a ton of pictures before the actual picture, so here's an amusing action shot of me jumping up onto the wall.
And here are some photos from Pompeii. Truly spectacular. It's amazing how much survived and is still standing. I was mesmerized by all the frescoes on the remaining walls. Some of the colors were still so vivid!
We spent 3 nights and 2 days in Florence while on our trip but we definitely could have used more. My first recommendation is to buy a Firenze Card. It gets you in to almost all the museums in Florence for 72 hours (one entry per museum) and you don't have to wait in the regular lines. You can buy it online before your trip or at multiple locations in Florence.
Let's start with museums, shall we?
Next up, churches!
And the rest.
What to Do
Let's start with museums, shall we?
Uffizi Gallery
This museum is home to Botticelli's Primavera and The Birth of Venus as well as da Vinci's Annunciation and Adoration of the Magi (which is an unfinished piece!) Make sure to visit all the rooms, you never know what you'll discover hidden on the walls. Unfortunately we somehow missed The Birth of Venus and Primavera, I assume the rooms were closed because we looked at everything.Accademia Gallery
This is where you will find Michelangelo's David as well as many other beautiful sculptures and paintings.Museo Galileo
This is a really cool science museum full of globes, telescopes (some were Galileo's!), chemistry sets and more. I really enjoyed this museum and it was far less crowded than the first two.Palazzo Pitti
Walk through this beautiful home turned museum and venture out into the gardens. We had already done quite a bit of climbing on this day so we didn't go far up into the gardens, which are supposed to have a lovely view.Next up, churches!
Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore
Another must-see, this church is free to enter. You will also want to climb the Bell Tower for the view and visit the museum, both require tickets. Climbing the tower is a bit of a trek and is not for those of faint heart. I was VERY out of breath by the time I reached the top, it didn't help that we had climbed the Leaning Tower that morning and done a lot of walking so I was already pooped.Medici Chapel
The walls and ceiling of this chapel are breathtaking. Definitely stop in!Basilica di Santa Croce
This church is beautiful inside and out. It has tombs/memorials for some of Italy's most famous people like Galileo and Michelangelo. It also has Donatello's Christ Crucified (I couldn't get close enough for a non-blurry photo.)And the rest.