We will be in Tuscany may 27th-3rd. Then Rome 4-6th. Planning is so much fun! The help from all of you has made everything exciting, interesting and it has also been quite a learning experience.

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For all of us May people( we are leaving for the Amalfi Coast on May 20)......it's getting much closer for us....can't wait

Dick, I am counting the days ..Can't wait to see my Beautiful Rome again..

And I can't wait to see Rome, take my course in Bevano, and meet Kismetchimera! Kismetchimera, I will respond to your most recent e-mail to me tonight or tomorrow. So looking forward to meeting you (and la tua famiglia!)

Hang in there, everyone...spring is coming! (Well, that's what I hear anyway..you'd never know it from the weather here!)

BC

kismet....

rome is such a great place. Whenever I see st Peter's..I smiel when I think of the view from the cuppola at the top of the dome.

From the Cupolone the view of Rome is absolutely magnificent!!
Dick ,up to few years ago, everytime I went back to Rome I used to climb the tourtous steps that led up to the Cupolone, but now I just admire the view from the first floor and of course I take the elevator..
I hate to admit that my mind think that I am still very young,but my body say: No Way...:)

BC, Cristina and Brooke look toward our meeting..La mia famiglia salut You and made you a honorary Rome's Citizen.:)

The steps that go around the exterior of the dome are great....if only they could talk

I wish that I was able to go back in time for only a day, just to see whats was like to be a Roman back then..

Happy to say that we are going 10 May to 24 May (see I'm already European), have loved all the advice, bought a gsm phone, photocopied volumes of notes, made museum reservations and fretted about packing LIGHT-yikes! Been drinking Italian coffee and wine to get in the spirit-can hardly wait. My two college kids are headed to Italy on 19 March so 'll have a vicarious preview!

I'll be in Venice for four nights with my mother at Easter...I can't wait!

The DH and I will be in Italy for two weeks verrrrry soon, and I can't wait.

April 17-23 Florence
April 24-May 1 Venice

Umpteenth trip for me, first time for him.

Ditto for May!! Leave May 19th, home June 9th. Can't wait to go back! Throwing a coin into the Trevi really works!

My husband and I and my brother and sister-in-law, are leaving on April 28th for 4 days on the French Riviera before we train into Italy. Will spend time in Venice, Florence, Rome, Sorrento, Positano, Capri, Orvieto, Pienza, San Leonino and the Cinque Terre. Leave Milan for overnight train to Amsterdam where we will walk the canals, eat the Gouda and shop before heading back to the midwest on May 27.

Planning on another trip for 2-weeks to Switzerland (Bernese Oberland) with my daughter in late August, early September.

I just never get enough.

We are going over for our first trip to Rome arriving on May 30!! Four nights in Rome, Five nights in Sorrento, then back to Rome for two days before returning to Texas. HELP!! Suggestions and advice would be great. What's the best way to get from Rome to Sorrento?

Our first trip 12/06/05 thru 18/06/05 rome florence and venice. is there any advice for the train from florence to venice. when to leave (how early)?

We leave for Italy on March 16!! I can't believe it is here already. We will be in Florence, Rome and London. We received a lot of great information on this board, from packing, to hotels, to restaurants....you name it and we're using most of the ones suggested.

We leave for our fourth trip to Italy on May 25. We cannot wait.

3 days in Pieza
1 week in Chianti
1 week in Umbria

Dog_Mother

husband and i will be there (our first time) from May 30 - June 11. Rome, Florence, Venice and Lake Como. Someone tells us don't miss Cinque Terre - should we skip Lake Como and do this instead?

Apr 29 - May 3 [ ROME
May 3 - May 7 - Florence
May 7 - 10 Deruta/Assisi/tuscany areas
May 10-12 Rome and return to VA/GA

Can't wait for my mother to see Italy. It's my fourth trip and her first!

My husband and I will be in Florence May 7-11, then the Cinque Terre (with a stop in Pisa to see the tower!) from the evening of the 11-13, then back to Florence for one night before our flight on the 14th. There's isn't a whole lot of time left for me to convince my husband that a trip to the outlet stores will save us money in the long run!

We'll be in Italy April 29-May 14. We're renting a house in Tuscany a little south of Radda with another couple for the two weeks. Our fourth trip to Italia, there second. Can't wait---also looking forward to a different sort of experience since on our other trips we traveled around to various destinations. But no matter how you do it, you simply can not go wrong with Italy---great food, great wine, great people. Now if only the dollar was a little stronger!!!!!!

Finally coming out of lurk mode.....we'll be in Italy May 5 - 16!

Whoop

May 6 - 18th

rome, florence and venice..

Happy to add that my husband and I are also going to be in Italy in 2005...our first trip! We're as excited as a six-year old is on Christmas morning...

Arrive Rome 4/23 and head immediately to Florence (via train) where we've rented a villa for seven days. Planing a side trip to Venice -- would appreciate advise on getting train tickets from Florence to Venice.

Return to Rome for an overnight stay on 4/29. A couple of days in London and then home to Connecticut.

Love this board...I'm positively addicted!!!

We'll be there June 14-26, I wish were staying longer. Venice, Positano, Rome.

a week from today!!!
March 26, Milan, Venice
March 27,28,29 Florence
March 30,31,1,2 Rome

Spring break, so it's short, but we're all very excited.

All fodorites have been extremely helpful. I wish I had found you sooner.
Next time!

May 10-21--Sicily (staying near Taomina), then Rome.

Anyone else?

May 25-30. Bella Roma.

In 50 days I will be walking where I used to run..Bella Roma here I come..

We'll be in Italy May 3-17. Milan, then through Tuscany, then finally Rome.

We were going to fly to Milan May 25th -June 8th, spending time in Bellagio, then to Verona, ending up in Monterosso......BUT, on my way to work, fell on my steps and fractured my ankle!! Trip is off, I am so sad....Hotels were comfirmed, but had not booked the air yet, thank the Lord!! Hotels were cancelled. Maybe next year.....

What a Bummer Allyson...I imagine that you must be quite disappointed about missing your trip to sunny Italy...

But there is always tomorrow and I hope that next year you can fulfill your dream.

I will trow a coin in Trevi Fountain for you ..I will be there the end of May.
Ciao,
AnnaMaria

AnnaMaria...Grazie! How very sweet of you!!! I hope that you have a wonderful trip...Enjoy!
Allison

It's getting closer! We're going back for our fifth visit, arriving April 30 and leaving May 15. We're coordinating a large group of close relatives and friends-16-wish us luck! We're in a villa this year which we've checked out on a previous trip. We are sooo excited (as usual)--it's always fun to see your favorites through "others eyes". Looking forward to spring time in Tuscany! Cin Cin!! Paul

Buona Fortuna Paul and Good Luck... you need it with 16 people around you..

Have a nice Campari and Soda..CinCin .

May 3-11 Bike tour through Tuscany
May 11-20 Rome, Amalfi Coast and whichever way the wind blows me

Lake Como area May 26-29
Venice May 29-June 4 (tour with Rick Steves' ETBD)
Wherever I want to roam June 4-8
Depart Milan June 9.

Does anyone have a B&B recommendation for Belaggio or Varenna? I would like to stay under 80 Euros, and located in town.

WE are flying in and out of Rome.Arriving 13May and stop over at Spoleto and Ancona before enroute to Croatia. Back to Rome on 21 May with 3 nights there before flying out on 24 May.

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