Lysiane's apartment in Florence is very nice. We took a taxi from the station which cost 15 Euro. The apartment is clean and roomy and the kitchen is well equipped. It is about 1 K from the station and sight seeing meeting points. We took 2 tours out of Florence to Cinque Terre and Tuscany which were great. Florence was very crowded and hot and aggressive street vendors take away the beauty of the area, but it is worth the visit.