Our Italian Adventure
35 Day Vacation in Italy
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Well, it seemed like a good idea. We decided to add a buffer day at the end of the trip in case something completely messed up our schedule during our month-long vacation in Italy. Had I built the buffer day at the beginning, we could have flown to Rome one day later. This would have…
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Our time in Italy was starting to draw closer to the finish line. What a vacation so far, but we still had one of the most picturesque landscape to visit yet. We started our morning of Friday, June 6th off by remembering the sacrifices of our Allied soldiers who commenced this day with the D-Day…
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Without a rental car, our options for traveling to Lazise was limited. Verona has an extensive bus system which includes suburban buses with routes to towns on Lake Garda. However, traveling on commuter buses with suitcases is not always appreciated by those who take the bus to work, or on their daily chores. As it…
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Amy & I decided to attend the Milan Fashion show. If we’re not up with the latest fashions, then we feel embarrassed in front of our friends. Just kidding, we could care less about fashion. While in the planning stages of our trip, we decided to do a day trip from Verona. It came down…
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Verona was the last destination to be added to our trip. This wasn’t because we didn’t find the city alluring or interesting, but rather we had thought of discovering small historical towns in the Umbria region. Once we had decided on not renting a car, those Umbria destinations became too difficult, and Verona was the…
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Our last three lodgings had been in private roomy apartments. Now, we were heading toward two consecutive stays where we would only have a smaller single room. Our first of these destinations was Venice. When trying to decide which Italian destinations would be in our itinerary, I didn’t want to include Venice. Everything I was…
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We have used city cards during our past European trips and found them to cut down the cost of attractions and allow us to bypass crowded entry lines. The key is to use the card enough to accomplish those goals. In Italy, Florence would be the only city worth the cost of $90 per person.…
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Before we left for Italy, I had left Tuesday, May 20th as a day with options. One choice would have been to take a regional bus to the Tuscany hilltop town of Arezzo. The other option was to keep it open. The two destinations on our itinerary with the most activities and sights were Rome…
Our Italian Adventure 