Luciano’s place is about 1.5km from Firenze Campo di Marte train station where I got off the train from Rome. Took me about 30 minutes to walk. I would not have walked since I had luggage. There are 2 buses, #6 and #20. From the apartment, bus # 14 takes me right to Piazza della Signoria, the historic centre. Either bus # 14 does not go through old town on the way back to the apartment in the east or only does not do that at night, the bus avoids the historic centre but merges back ot the same day route a few kilometers later. Google Maps has only one route back and forth. Going back to the apartment from the historic centre, one has to walk some 10 minutes to catch bus # 14. The bus also does not run all night, it stops around 12.30AM depending on where I am. I almost missed the bus on the first night when I went to see an opera at Opera Firenze at Maggio Musicale. Fortunately, I photographed the bus schedule earlier on. I spent the evening on the last night in the old town and had to walk good 10 minutes to catch the bus. I took off at San Maria Novella, and bus #14 brought me right to the station around 30-35 minutes.

The apartment is right next to Arno River. I spent a good 30-minute-sunny-morning walk to Ponte Vecchio from the aparatment (about 2.7km). Luciano provided me with 1 bottle of water upon arrival. The bed is queen-sized and comfortable. The room has lots of stuff; books, etc. The closet is empty to put my clothes in. Luciano has a dog, she barked when we first met but afterwards she was quiet. The apartment might not be well or frequently ventilated I think, so it was stuffy to me. I used the kitchen to make simple breakfasts and a dinner. There is a supermarket right next to the building.

I made a mistake in booking (my iPhone glass broke during the trip), I thought I booked it from Sunday night to Wednesday morning (but the record showed Sat night to Tue morning), so on the second night, Luciano asked me if I was leaving on the next day which I said no. Luckily, the room was not booked Tuesday night, so we had an arrangement for me to stay one more night. Thank you Luciano.