So, we booked an excursion with Viator for a bus trip to Florence from our port in Livorno Italy on our Princess cruise last week. The tour started well enough. Booking was easy and communication from the tour provider was excellent. We boarded the bus in Livorno and our driver joked that we now in "his hands". Well just over half way there the driver pulled over into a gas station on the freeway telling us lights were flashing on the dash and there was a problem with the bus. OhOh. The tour company arranged for another bus to pick us up and it arrived in about 45 minutes. Not too bad I thought. On our way again. Sooo, upon entering a roundabout in Florence the driver braked hard and the bus shuddered to a stop. We had collided with a motor scooter which was now wedged under the bus. The young man was ok, the scooter removed and we finally made it to Florence. We just had to laugh. Florence was absolutely beautiful and we still had a great day. All I can say is sometimes you just have to smile and move on. Next time we're taking the train!
