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What type of car works for you is based on a bunch of factors:
No of passengers Size of passengers (by beau is well over 6' and can't drive the smallest cars) Type/amount of lugage Standard or automatic - if you're not comfortabel with a standard yuor choices are more limited Special equipment - A/C for instance - many cars in europe don;t have AC - you may need to rent a bigger car if you need it Destimations - highways? mountains? small towns and local road? Budget - what can you afford - given that gas is expensive Driving style (I'm used to a reasonable amount of power and very uncomfortable whenI don;t have it - I need to be sure the car will GO when I step on the gas) FYI we rented a Nissan Sentra once in orlando and will never do that again. Even with the AC turned off practically nothing happens when you step on the gas (and we were trying to merge from the left, uphill, with traffic doing 70+) So do a quick analysis of what you really need and it shouldn;t be hard to pick a car that's right for you. |
topping for Shelley
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With all the people going to italy thought it might be a good time to top this
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Tip di Giorno:
If you like chocolate--and who doesn't--then do not miss VESTRI in Florence in Piazza Santa Croce. |
This is still a helpful thread, I'm just topping it again.
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For great gelato try the della Palma north of the Pantheon in Roma.
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Tip di Giorno:
For good pizza in a fabulous setting try the Pizzeria Foscarini at the foot of the Accaemia bridge in Venice. |
The 3 day pass for vaporettos in Venice is now 22E and good for 72 hours from when you first use it. The one day pass is now 10.50E. Enjoy !
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A great place for lunch in the charming hill town of Montepulciano is Cafe Poliziano. Dinner at La Grotta is hard to beat--near the San Biagio church. Your Tuscany tip for the day.
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here is a link to a thread about ordering meals in Italy
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34495492 |
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Hmmm ! I fell down on my job--grazie Rookie.
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Wow--this forum never ceases to amaze.
This post dropped 70 slots in 3 hours. |
Yes, bobthe, it must be the busy season.
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whet your appetite for an impending trip to italy by scoping out other people's vacation photos:
www.virtualtourist.com (no it's not some torturous famil slide show, it's pretty decent!) |
whet your appetite for an impending trip to italy by scoping out other people's vacation photos:
www.virtualtourist.com (no it's not some torturous family slide show, it's pretty decent!) |
sorry! didn't mean to post that twice.
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a thread on how to spend your time in Florence
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34487762 |
Hmmm ! The sasser worm got me and I was down for 24 hours--I was starting to get facial tics from withdrawal.
So, the tip for today is to order my favorite gelato flavor when in Italy: stacciatella di menta[ mint chocolate chip] |
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