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l2santhanam Apr 28th, 2006 07:25 AM

Trip clarification
 
Hi Everyone,
I will be travelling to france and italy in september. Could you please help with the itinerary. I have posted option 1 and 2. Please let me know if either is feasible and which one is better. Any and all suggetsions help.

General Info
I am travelling w. my husband.
Will be travelling mostly by train.




Option 1

Day 1 Paris
Day 2 Paris
Day 3 Paris
Day 4 Paris
Day 5 Aix
Day 6 Aix
Day 7 Aix (wedding)
Day 8 Aix to Nice (wedding)
Day 9 Nice
Day 10 Nice to Florence
Day 11 Florence (Chianti wine tour)
Day 12 Florence (Siena day trip)
Day 13 Florence 1/2 pisa and 1/2 florence
Day 14 Florence (Venice day trip
Day 15 Florence to Rome
Day 16 Rome
Day 17 Rome
Day 18 Rome
Day 19 Rome

Option 2

Day 1 Paris
Day 2 Paris
Day 3 Paris
Day 4 Paris to Aix (early afternoon)
Day 5 Aix
Day 6 Aix trip to Nice in afternoon
Day 7 Aix (wedding)
Day 8 Aix to Florence
Day 9 Florence (Chianti wine tour)
Day 10 Florence 1/2 pisa and 1/2 Flor.
Day 11 Florence Venice day trip
Day 12 Florence Early Am leave Rome
Day 13 Rome
Day 14 Rome
Day 15 Rome
Day 16 Rome to Sorrento
Day 17 Sorrento
Day 18 Sorrento to Rome
Day 19 Rome

jabez Apr 28th, 2006 08:03 AM

Option 2

They are both feasible, but #2 lets you spend less time traveling and more enjoying.
It looks like you are giving Florence little attention with all your day trips.
Are these trips all by rail ?
I'd personally skip Siena and Pisa and hit some other hill towns.

ira Apr 28th, 2006 08:07 AM

Hi I2,

Why are you going to Florence if all you will be doing is daytrips from Florence? I think that you would be better off staying in Siena.

I don't recommend Venice as a daytrip. I urge you to make it an overnight at least. You could skip Pisa.

((I))

jabez Apr 28th, 2006 08:09 AM

OUCH!
I didn't even see "Venice"!
The entire schedule for Florence needs adjustment.

l2santhanam Apr 28th, 2006 09:22 AM

In both cases, we will be travelling by rail. The reason I chose Florence was because CAF tours offers some day trips from there. I've been to Florence, Pisa, and Venice but am really just revisiting becaues my husband has never been.

The first part of the trip w. Aix really can't be changed because on Day 7 and 8 we are going to a wedding. If you have any other suggestions for itineraries please let me know! I could use any and all advice.




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