Less than a week to go
 

Over the past year I have logged seemingly hundereds of hours on this site researching Italy travel. In less than a week I leave, and while I hate to wish my life away, I am more than anxious. I fly from Cabo San Lucas Mexico to Mexico City, depart MC on Lufthansa to Franfort, change planes and arrive in Rome. I will meet my 2 of my adult children in Rome. We will stay in a apartment in Trastevere for 5 nights, train to Venice for 2 nights (Locanda Barbarigo), train to Florence for 3 nights (Hotel Dali), pick up car and head to San Gimignano for 3 nights (Hotel La Cisterna) and hopefully several hilltown for day trips, then back to Rome the night before we leave.
Information I got from this website includes: buy train tickets in Italy - it is less expensive; pack light - but take dark clothes; make reservations for the Uffizi and Academia; take good walking shoes (plus one pair of pointy high heels for night); make copies of passport credit cards, etc.; use a money belt. I have also copied numerous restaraunt recommendations.
I have decided that regardless of how hard the beds are, how small the rooms are, how noisey the vespa's are or how many stairs I have to climb, this trip will be wonderful.
Do I have everything covered? If you have suggestions - I'd be happy to receive them.

Sounds like you have it all--including a wonderful attitude.

Hope your trip exceeds expectations!

Take a deep breath, relax and enjoy your trip.

Buona fortuna, Cabo. I'll be on your heels to Roma (senza pointy high heels :-) ).

Have a great time!

It's more "how saggy the beds are!" Your trip sounds great; have a wonderful time and report back. Especially would like to hear about the apartment.

Dear CaboSan Lucas, Will look forward to your trip report, especially since we are arriving in Rome May 8 for 2 weeks and will be staying in an apt. in Trastevere also! Your great attitude will undoubtedly guarantee you a great time on your trip! Ciao!

What a fabulous trip - have a great time and please, report back to us.
Cheers, Linda

Oh, have a wonderful time! I'm so excited for you. This is the time of year when my little passport begins to flop around in its box saying 'let's go let's go let's go.' (and Grasshopper, are you really going?) Ciao, J.