Wow I envy you to be in the EPICENTER of western ART! OMG Florence has the best museums in the world. And the history - the bridge over the river Arno, mentioned in Operas Puccini's Gianni Schicchi and the tower in Puccini's Tosca, the Roman sites, thousands of years old. Amazing! Love it!
@davemarten280 Жыл бұрын
Glad you're enjoying our European lifestyle! I fell in love with Italy when I was there. Peace brother.
@kathyjam2482 Жыл бұрын
That marble building is so cool and that church. Wow so amazing!
@deborah1713 Жыл бұрын
Because of your amazing videos, we are booking our trip to Italy!
@migrose6547 Жыл бұрын
Me too! Can't go till 2024 but these videos clinched it.
@Richard2003 Жыл бұрын
We loved Florence! Easy to walk. Wonderful art.
@donstuard2546 Жыл бұрын
Hope you and the family are enjoying tbe trip to Italy. Enjoy the beauty and the splendor and history of that country. I had the opportunity to travel to Spain in 1978 on a high school band trip. That was a truly fantastic trip. 9 days in Madrid and surrounding areas. Did anyone fail to tell you the difference in electrical power between th US and Europe. We 120 volts 60 Hz here at home. In Europe they use 240 50Hz. It will burn up you aplliances if you do not have an inverter. Be carefull with electrical usage.
@elizabetherwin9192 Жыл бұрын
I went to Florence when I was 16 back in 1978. It’s nice to see again. I love it there. Oh I have to eat dinner first before watching your videos. The food there so delicious. Have fun 😎
@lamplighter5545 Жыл бұрын
I've been to Florence twice. It's a magical place! I felt like I came home.
@estelleostgard2804 Жыл бұрын
Florence is a magical place, Yes that beautiful cathedral in the middle of town with its 3 distinctly different buildings, And that marble has 3 different colors of white pink and green. And they've been working on cleaning up the pollution off of it which they have to do in cycles but when they clean it that green pops so nice. You saw it in the dusk dark time in this video but when the sunshine hits it on a beautiful blue sky day it is mesmerizing. And that dome is world famous Michelangelo made Saint Peter's dome in Rome But he always stated that nothing could compare to his Hometown's dome.... It was one of a kind and press the limits of technology at that time.
@IonicRamirez163 Жыл бұрын
Florence is so beautiful! Especially being able to see the David! All of Italy is just so amazing, wishing I was back there! Great videos!!!
@kenhorlor5674 Жыл бұрын
Florence is my spiritual home: 15:05 the Loggia dei Lanzi houses nice sculptures under the canopy. 16:47 you are looking at the Florence Baptistery in front of the cathedral. Don't forget to climb the 463 steps to the top of the dome (ticketed entrance to the side of the cathedral, buying a ticket for this can also get you access to other museums nearby. These contain very old artefacts). Also, don't forget to visit the Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze to see the Statue of David (I'm sure you won't forget).
@alanmjohnson Жыл бұрын
Totally agree. The view from the top is great, but so is being between the two shells of the dome and getting up close to the frescoes on the interior surface.
@kenhorlor5674 Жыл бұрын
@@alanmjohnson Oh yes, I totally agree, being so close to the inside of the top of the dome was a highlight.
@TheDivayenta Жыл бұрын
Sooooo beautiful, isn’t it? Wait’ll you see David. What a gorgeous flat. J- I cracked up when you showed the rare steaks- made me think of Black Jeopardy’s steak prize- “ I don’t wanna see a speck of red!”😂
@calebclunie4001 Жыл бұрын
16:38 The building in front, is The Baptistry, with doors designed by Donatello, and the tall tower, is for bells. Of course, there's The Duomo, designed by Filippo Brunelleschi. He is considered to be a founding father of Renaissance architecture, was an Italian architect, designer, and sculptor, and is now recognized to be the first modern engineer, planner, and sole construction supervisor. He didn't see its completion, as it took 150 years, to build it. I got to see, the scaffolding he used, to put up the herring bone brick layout. There's a space, between the two layers of domes.
@karenjordan9607 Жыл бұрын
Love the place your staying at. 💕 Authentic Italian food. Yummmm. Have fun guys.
@marybaillie8907 Жыл бұрын
Amazing Jamel. Another great video trip. Thanks for the tour of Florence. Lovely meals. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦 👍✌️🤗🎶
@JF-kv1gm Жыл бұрын
Buona serata Jamel. Hey, you are here during the warmest and driest autumn ever. Florence is such a beautiful city, just watch out for pickpockets, and rip-off merchants. Sadly visitors are often targeted. Ciao, un abbraccio a te e la famiglia!
@karaminalee Жыл бұрын
That laugh at the toilet 😂😂😂 oh I adore you! And traveling Europe by train is superb! There’s something special about train travel, especially there, watching the countryside. You’re having such a great time that your dimple is extra deep. 😄
@jamelakajamal Жыл бұрын
👍🏾🤣 Thanks Sista
@karaminalee Жыл бұрын
@@jamelakajamal wish you could stay on vacation forever, although I know you’d miss your Popeyes. Love to the fam!
@krisfrederick5001 Жыл бұрын
Hell, that's how I flush public toilets in in America 🚽👀
@rachel-in-the-208 Жыл бұрын
Yes, European trains are THE BEST! Having a Nike store in the station is not unusual … you aren’t in America anymore (the Richest Backward Country in the world LOL)
@dsnitely Жыл бұрын
a talking Italian toilet would be hilarity 😆 🤣 (flush) Arrivederci amico!
@reverendsquirrel Жыл бұрын
Rental looks dope AF. I'd lose my mind in excitement to be there.
@meximlt59 Жыл бұрын
Aw, you and your family look like you’re having a wonderful time. Jamel, I had those same thoughts when I visited Barcelona. I could stand in those ancient squares, staring up at the old buildings, sit on the steps of an old cathedral, or walk down the narrow streets with all the locals and think to myself: This feels like a dream; so surreal. Am I really here? I hope to visit Europe again very soon. Thanks for sharing!❤
@lee6198 Жыл бұрын
I loved Barcelona so much. I'd love to live there. My dream is to live in Europe.
@calebclunie4001 Жыл бұрын
When the train, from Florence to Venice, stopped for a few minutes in Bologna, my buddies got McDonald's. I refused, to insult the culinary brilliance of that town. I said "I'll just get something, when I get to Venice". This was, back in 1999.
@gregh3248 Жыл бұрын
My favorite large city. I didn’t need a map like I was there in another life, I knew exactly where I was and where everything else was. Ponte Vecchio, Ufizzi Art Gallery, the real David at the Academia museum, the Bardini Gardens. Have a great time. I think the food gets better in the north. Hope you get to Venice, Como, Milan, Piza, Isloa Bella….
@larissahorne9991 Жыл бұрын
That building where you're staying is absolutely beautiful, I'd never want to leave. I Love 😍 old buildings with so much Old World Charm. Our older buildings in Australia are lovely, but compared to Europe they're practically brand new. Two of my sisters once stayed in a Backpackers Hostel which was in a castle. I was definitely green with envy, it was during my final year of High School. I graduated a few weeks after they got back from Europe.
@jeffflowers5489 Жыл бұрын
You should watch the Italian movie titled Life is Beautiful. It was directed by Roberto Benigni. He and his wife also starred in it. It's dubbed into English.
@amyelizabeth529 Жыл бұрын
Awww man. Too cool. Always wanted to go to Florence. So happy for y'all in getting to go to Italy. Love from Buffalo, NY ✌️
@avalondreaming1433 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking us along!
@emiliaranta3858 Жыл бұрын
Whaaaaat you are in Europe!!! Wow! Great! Love it!!!!!! Got to check out your other travel vlogs right now too! Gosh how your mindfulness, politeness, appreciation, heart and soul just pours through. You are the best representation for your country. Love your observations!
@bootska Жыл бұрын
Florence is one of my favorite places on earth. Enjoy.
@24sherbear Жыл бұрын
I’m so jealous! Italy is one of my favorite places and Florence is one of my favorite cities! Fun to see it again “live.”
@carollittle1059 Жыл бұрын
Glad your having a great time. Wilburn Reactions went off the air today.
@lindakessler8768 Жыл бұрын
THE best food...ever. Italy is the Led Zeppelin of food. 👍❤🤙😋
@ramlof1 Жыл бұрын
Jamal - my wife, niece and I were in Italy back in May. Did Rome, Florence, and Venice. We loved Florence. Hope y'all have time to go to the Accademia Museum (see the statue of David), Uffizi Museum, Ponte Vecchio bridge, and Boboli Gardens. We loved it there. Can't wait to go back.
@Alix777. Жыл бұрын
I've been to Roma, Napoli, Bergamo, Firenze and Milano. Firenze is my favorite city by far... mostly because of the museums and vibe of the city.
@caerphillykid6644 Жыл бұрын
Italy is the most beautiful country! if you get chance see San Marino its stunning :-) . have an amazing family holiday from the UK
@dbstooge Жыл бұрын
That building you didn't think was real is the Baptistery. In those days you could not enter a church without being baptized so they had a separate building. Look for the Galileo museum while you're there too.
@yippie6862 Жыл бұрын
It's amazing how much you all have done in just 1 week!
@lee6198 Жыл бұрын
The Talented Mr Ripley was an American movie filmed in Italy. The Almafi Coast and Rome....I remember the Spanish Steps. And I think Venice. It was a good movie too. I recommend it. Matt Damon and I think Jude Law. And one person I miss a lot in movies..Philip Seymour Hoffman.
@jkcliff2956 Жыл бұрын
I was just there in August. Glad you're experiencing Europe !
@michellewilkins8206 Жыл бұрын
So glad you saw the Duomo in Florence. It does look completely un real. Like someone has drawn it on a flat building 😁 Great location for your accommodation! I hope you manage to take a day trip to Sienna while you're staying in Florence. (Can catch a train there) I genuinely thought I'd travelled back in time when I saw the main square. These vlogs are great! Seeing places I've been to through your eyes. It's like watching your reaction to a song I know & seeing you hear it for the 1st time 😊😊
@arzak1 Жыл бұрын
You were here. I'm happy you visited our city!
@LynneConnolly Жыл бұрын
One of my favourite cities in the world. I usually stay in a hotel near the Ponte Vecchio so I can be close to my spiritual home in the Uffizi.
@Jules-um4yy Жыл бұрын
Love watching your journey and taking us along with you. I can really get a feel for what you are experiencing. Thank you!😊
@dana_brooke_27 Жыл бұрын
Wow I haven't been on KZfaq in a while. You're really living life... Greàt for you! I have to go back and look at the first 6 days. Enjoy!
@ThorosThor Жыл бұрын
Enjoy Europe my friend👍🤘
@kimmaedke2763 Жыл бұрын
Lucky you. My favorite vacation was in Florence back in 2012
@johanander7785 Жыл бұрын
I really enjoy these travel vlogs. It's kinda like I'm traveling with you, and I remember moments from my own travels. And often enough it's about the FOOOOOD. Food is essential, it keeps us alive both physically and mentally, and it is a mirror of the culture of the country/region you are visiting.
@herrrorschach59029 күн бұрын
There's an Italian poem: "a bee lands on a pink button sucks it and leaves. Happiness is a small thing!" your approach reminds me this. After watching all sorts of Italian holidays review, I stumbled into yours. I really love the way you are excited to use a simple but unusual toilet flush pedal 😂😂😂 just like a child, with eyes full of amazement! 🤩🤩
@user-rr3yw9dn1l Жыл бұрын
Go to Michelangelo square in florence. Its on a hill overlooking the whole of florence. Beautiful at sunrise sunset. You can ride a bus there from the city. There is a gelato shop called 'perche no' that is good. If they have it get the fig gelato.
@caroliamurri3872 Жыл бұрын
Trip of a lifetime!! Ciao! 💖💖💖
@richardmockridge5277 Жыл бұрын
I love Florence. Check out the Mercato Centrale, downstairs and upstairs
@leonardocartes1253 Жыл бұрын
What a great video! I'm from Chile and would love to visit Italia! Thank you so much.
@jeanstrickland2445 Жыл бұрын
Here we go, can’t wait to see where you’re going to take us and show us, have a wonderful time.😊
@unitedstatesofavalon6760 Жыл бұрын
Hi there buddy..just want to say I hope you have a fantastic time .I've enjoyed watching your music reactions.. you seem like a very sincere and good hearted man.. enjoyo boyo
@alanmjohnson Жыл бұрын
Go to Fiesole! It's a quick taxi or Uber from the city center (or just take the #7 city bus). It's a cool place to visit in its own right (Roman and Etruscan ruins) and has the best views of Florence.
@v.downes9608 Жыл бұрын
I too took a bus, I saw drinking glasses from Etruscan time, amazing that they were intact.
@alanmjohnson Жыл бұрын
@@v.downes9608 Just a short walk (or like one bus stop) down from Fiesole is a great pizzeria, San Domenico.
@jungersrules Жыл бұрын
“I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.” ~Mary Anne Radmacher It warms my heart that you are able to explore new worlds! I went to Europe (France, Italy, Switzerland and Germany) in 2017. Even in this digital age, nothing replaces first hand experience!
@LifelikeFiction Жыл бұрын
Have fun in the city where the western culture was founded 🤗😎
@christianbrasso8257 Жыл бұрын
GREAT VID! SO MANY SITES TO VISIT. CHECK OUT THE GHEBERTTI DOORS, THE PONTE VECCHIO AND THE UFIZZI GALLERY-ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREAT ART MUSEUMS. ENJOY!
@ryanflynn3861 Жыл бұрын
my favorite city in the world! Hope you climbed the dome, and eat in the market!
@timwendt1935 Жыл бұрын
If its not too late take the Vespa Wine Country Tour out of Florence. Sooooo much fun. We stayed at the Pendini Hotel in the same building.
@frankrobertson7325 Жыл бұрын
All kidding aside, I have really enjoyed watching these videos of your vacation. Italy is so beautiful and all the food looks so good. I watched Bizarre Foods last night and they were in Calabria and it was beautiful as well. I agree that it doesn't even look real. Just beautiful buildings and history everywhere. Appreciate you sharing it all with us. How many more days do you have on vacation?
@dimitrasotirakoglou2553 Жыл бұрын
Love those vlogs Have a great time my friend 😊❤️
@jamelakajamal Жыл бұрын
Thanks Sista
@RocketJr. Жыл бұрын
Hope you looked inside some old churches! Italy has some of the nicest i think...
@falynangel6594 Жыл бұрын
My dream city!! Can't wait to see this
@davidtcollins1565 Жыл бұрын
Try the Piazza Santa Maria Novella for some decent bistros. Plus there is a big market building over that way with the vendor food stalls. Florence always so crowded. There is or was in 2019 a leather goods manufacturer place behind the Santa Croce Basillica. Got the Mrs. a beautiful red leather bag and I got a belt, go figure. Villa Gardini has some great views of the city from on high at their outdoor lunch spot La Logetta de Gardini.
@shamarsykes1188 Жыл бұрын
Day 7 😮👍🏾👍🏾 Amazing. nd I love ure content. nd U holding KZfaq down💪🏾🎥. ready for more from you alwaysz. Big salute to you nd ure family
@ap8eioul1 Жыл бұрын
I feel you💯.. Florenz is on another level.. I hope you hit San Giminiano.. The towers are incredible. Still Firenze is like a fairytale
@psw4763 Жыл бұрын
Great vacation. It's nice to get away from the USA for awhile.
@benjohnson1633 Жыл бұрын
I feel your pain Jamel. Guys our size find it difficult (or impossible) to find clothes that fit us, in other countries. I found that out in Australia!😂
@psw4763 Жыл бұрын
Order tailor made
@cajflod Жыл бұрын
Hi Jamel, glad you visit my city ;)
@kirkpierce2260 Жыл бұрын
Awesome Man!!! Im headed to Florence next June. Super excite!d! hope youre having a great time! "My McDonalds will have to wait til we get to Florence" is a hell of a thing to say lol haha!
@jamelakajamal Жыл бұрын
😂
@smittybenzo4693 Жыл бұрын
Such beautiful big high ceiling rooms in the hotel. Divertisi!!!!
@philipmccarthy6175 Жыл бұрын
It couldn't be more different than LA. Great architecture , great art , great culture , food & wine. Having to go back to the shallow , instant , corporate , philistine world of LA will be such a come down.
@TracyfromNC Жыл бұрын
Love those toilets!
@duncanbarker1885 Жыл бұрын
Some of the best food in Florence is at the old market
@bobbymimms Жыл бұрын
Home of my beloved Fiorentina Football team.
@dmkgenuine Жыл бұрын
By far my favourite city in the world.
@scottaldridge7888 Жыл бұрын
Florence is a great City.
@jerrytravels8654 Жыл бұрын
I've been enjoying your travels. Find myself checking everyday to see if you posted. Reliving my time in Italy. How was that train?
@jamelakajamal Жыл бұрын
Love the train ride
@albertgarcia5011 Жыл бұрын
As much as I enjoyed Rome I think I really loved Florence and Tuscany in general.
@anjledube7026 Жыл бұрын
Looks like you're having the best time ever! These are beautiful videos that you have put out and reminds me of the time I was there what a beautiful place now it's always been beautiful but all the new stuff I guess that's how time goes God bless peace be with you much love and respect
@paulwoodcock2327 Жыл бұрын
I eveny you i was truck driver doing uk to Italy for 12yrs and not been for 20yrs loving the food parts especially lol enjoy your time there
@calebclunie4001 Жыл бұрын
15:13 City Hall, with Clocktower. Just next to it, you would find The Uffizi Art Gallery. I see, you did find your way there, eventually.
@barbllee Жыл бұрын
You have great taste in chips. They were my favorite too when I was in Italy. Wish they sold them in Australia.
@carolmerlini9971 Жыл бұрын
Well, I'm glad to see the bathrooms in the flat in Florence because I just ordered the same carpet for my kitchen but in another color. What do you think of our weather, Jamel?
@sallyintucson Жыл бұрын
I think the statue with the fountain was Neptune.
@Whateva67 Жыл бұрын
Right on dude,my wife and I love Florence and Italy in general,we’ve been there twice,hello from British Columbia
@jonlate4581 Жыл бұрын
Where are we eating today? Taco Bell? Maybe there's an Olive Garden nearby. Have you tried any Italian cuisine yet? Hell, that's the only reason I'd be there.... C'mon, Jamel!!!
@ecbst6 Жыл бұрын
We did Termini to Naples, then car to Sorrento 🙂
@thomashovgaard3134 Жыл бұрын
To me as a dane..the nearer I get to Germany, the nearer I get to "civilization". In a bad way. I love everything from Rome and below. The southern go-easy mentality. That somehow disappers the more north you go
@brianjohnston5325 Жыл бұрын
ahahaha this was hysterical! That one part where you are eating the chips and peeking through the two seats. You look like a kid in the backseat of a car trying to find out what Mom and Dad are talking about up front 😂. Man what beautiful scenery on that train ride!
@andywessel Жыл бұрын
Awesome appartement 😎👍. Hope you find your shirt
@chrisellis3797 Жыл бұрын
7 days and losing weight. Amazing what walking and fresh ingredients without excess sugar and processing can do. It's a win win so you can eat more pastries and gelato guilt free🤣
@mshay6190 Жыл бұрын
Me and my wife were in Florence a few months before COVID hit. We saw the entrance to our AirBnB across the street from the Dior department store.
@mshay6190 Жыл бұрын
I was wrong. Our AirBnB was 5 minutes away on Via Del Corso 2 across from Rosi.
@bigboyfattie4058 Жыл бұрын
“ JAMEL, I DON’t KNOW IF YOU HAVE NOTICE ON THIS VERY VIDEO VLOG, IF FAST FORWARD TO 15:12 SECONDS THERE’s SOME KIND OF ORB LIGHT COMING DOWN FROM BESIDE A BUILDING THAT LOOKS STRANGE, WHO KNOWS WHAT IT COULD BE, BUT ITS ODD LOOKING😮!!! “
@deboraaparisi9999 Жыл бұрын
you all have a wonderful location in Florence💝
@freddyfazbear3195 Жыл бұрын
SUPER!!!!
@RedSinter Жыл бұрын
Oh Man ...I was looking forward to Speed Run shots from the country side from your train ride. :^(
@philipmccarthy6175 Жыл бұрын
Try Trattoria Vittoria for amazing seafood.
@harolddalton6667 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the vacation....Stay safe and enjoy!
@johnrodenbaugh200 Жыл бұрын
If you have a chance go to Mangiafucco for a florentine steak, there's a museum behind the dome that shows it's construction
@Mario22149 Жыл бұрын
Hey bro. This the first video of yours I’ve seen and I just had to subscribe. You remind me of me. I be on the same shit with wanting to try a McDonald’s in different countries. I was in Guatemala last year and I tried that chicken Big Mac lmao. Basically a Big Mac with the McChicken meat lolol.