Go to Taormina, Sicily.

For Helen. <BR>Not sure there is one just for Rome.

not sure what number...<BR>-drink lemoncello in Capri or anywhere on the Amalfi coast<BR>-buy gloves at Sermonetta<BR>-shoes in FLorence<BR>-watch your child fall in love with Italy, too...not too mention gelato<BR>-the smell of rosemary on fresh baked foccacia<BR>-cooking a frittata with fresh herbs and the hottest pepperoncino<BR>-drinking the best wines with every meal<BR>-cheeses and breads<BR>-the antipasti at Orso 80 in Rome<BR>-midnight mass in the Pantheon Easter Eve<BR>-the Spanish Steps in Springtime<BR>-the wysteria hanging on Via Margutta<BR>-riding a tram through Borghese Gardens<BR>-dinner in Trastevere with the cast of a Fellini movie<BR>-choice of dolce or sale snacks on the train<BR>-digestives with names I can't remember after dinner<BR>-fresh baci perugina chocolate bars<BR>-hanging wash to dry for several days...makes you appreciate conveniences of home...but still great!<BR>-hanging out on the rooftops of Rome<BR>-coronettos and cappucino con panna standing up!

not sure what number...<BR>-drink lemoncello in Capri or anywhere on the Amalfi coast<BR>-buy gloves at Sermonetta<BR>-shoes in FLorence<BR>-watch your child fall in love with Italy, too...not too mention gelato<BR>-the smell of rosemary on fresh baked foccacia<BR>-cooking a frittata with fresh herbs and the hottest pepperoncino<BR>-drinking the best wines with every meal<BR>-cheeses and breads<BR>-the antipasti at Orso 80 in Rome<BR>-midnight mass in the Pantheon Easter Eve<BR>-the Spanish Steps in Springtime<BR>-the wysteria hanging on Via Margutta<BR>-riding a tram through Borghese Gardens<BR>-dinner in Trastevere with the cast of a Fellini movie<BR>-choice of dolce or sale snacks on the train<BR>-digestives with names I can't remember after dinner<BR>-fresh baci perugina chocolate bars<BR>-hanging wash to dry for several days...makes you appreciate conveniences of home...but still great!<BR>-hanging out on the rooftops of Rome<BR>-coronettos and cappucino con panna standing up!

Topping for Hiho!!! :o)

Vin Santo and biscotti at the hotel bar and great conversation with the bartender.

This is a terrific board. I'll be going to italy in september for 17 days (first trip) and can't wait. But, what is a coronetto?<BR>And who has the best gold jewelry prices?

Get a gorgeous partner, rent a topless Ferrari and speed down the Amalfi Coast with nothing but the wind in your hair and la dolce vita on your mind.

..Sip Limoncello in Sorrento as the sun sets and the people come out for the nightly paseo.<BR>.. Buy Salami, cheese, fruit and local wine and savor each bite as you look out across the sea in Positano.<BR>.. Buy that leather purse you are admiring in that little shop in Venice.<BR>.. Say a prayer thanking God that you are in Italy.<BR>.. Stroll along the Via Condotti eating a gelato..<BR>.. Be driven on the Amalfi coast keeping your eyes open the whole time.<BR>.. Stop EVERYTIME you want to and not think "Oh I will see it the next time around."<BR>.. Stay in apartments instead of hotels so you can shop at the local stores and cook your own memorable dinner.<BR>.. Try different flavors of gelato each day.<BR>.. <BR>Somebody stop me !!!<BR>

I'm going to Italy for the first time in November and reading these posts just makes the anticipation almost unbearable. Please keep posting your favorite memories so I can continue to live vicariously through everyone until I go! <BR><BR>

Rent a boat and make love in the middle of the Mediterranean... :)

ttt for bobbi

#1-#99: eat gelato<BR>#100: go shopping

Run away to get secretly married in Verona - we did it three years ago and fell in love with this beautiful city forever. We've been back twice since and it feels like coming home.

- drink a scrogpino in Venice<BR>- drink a bellini at the Cipriani in Asolo<BR>- drink anything on the terrace of the Hotel Gritti in Venice<BR>- stare at David in the Accademia in Florence<BR>- walk the gardens in Ravello<BR>- go the the Bomarzzo gardens outside of Rome<BR>- tour the Jewish ghettos in Venice and Rome<BR>-

*Dance to the "dueling" orchestras in Piazza di San Marco after dark, after the flooding has started.<BR>*GELATO!<BR>*Get to know your husband's family in their hometown. Share a meal in their homes and wrap yourself up in their incredible warmth and laughter<BR>*SHOES<BR>*PURSES<BR>*Mozzarella di Bufalo<BR>*Espressini<BR>*Afternoon Siesta<BR>*The language

Topping for Carol.

On an early October morning, hike up the mist-shrouded Appennine Mountains during the fall foliage season in Abruzzi (your ancestral home)with your indulging innkeeper who is on a private mushroom hunt for the elusive porcini mushrooms for the day's meals. No one around for miles and miles. A moment to savor for the rest of your life. (at least mine!)

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Find every fountain in Rome and take a picture then document the experience in a diary! Wonderful to look back on when the "blues" hit you.