Friday, May 12, 2017

Ten days to Italy

Ten Days to Italy.........

The Tickets are purchased, the rental car is booked and the hotels are ready.  First I need to mention the amazing price I paid for the tickets.  Non Stop from Philadelphia International airport to Roma Italy, $495.  I can't believe this amazing price.  I usually travel out of Newark or JFK because the prices and options are so much better than Philadelphia, But not this time.  It pays to be persistent.  Constantly looking online and once it hit this price we booked it.  Within minutes it went back up to $1200.  Part of the experience of traveling is  exploring different regions online and doing  research and finding and picking where you want to go.  We knew we wanted to explore new areas.  This being our fifth time to Italy we didn't want to go back to the same locations, Roma, Firenza, Almafi Coast, Tuscany, and Naples.  We never visited Venice, Bologna, Verona and the Cinque Terre area so that was a start.  The last few months have been exciting exploring the different hotels, B&B and villas in these areas.  Preliminary plans so far;

Once we land in Roma we will stay one night to relax from the long trip over the Atlantic Ocean.  Then to Pienza for a night, which is in Tuscan Region.  Its really hard to drive through Tuscany and not stop for a sip of wine and a dinner.
Then to Pisa where we drop off our father to stay in a spa/hotel for the next six nights.  Joe and I will spend the day in Pisa, to see the statue that leans a little to the left.   Then we  will stay two nights in Cinque Terre in a villa that sits on a mountain that overlooks all five towns.  From thImage result for cinque terre italyere Image result for Pisa italywe will travel to Verona and stay four nights,  the home of Romeo and Juliette.  Here we booked another villa that overlooks the  town of Verona.  While in Verona we are planning day trips to Venice, Bologna, Modena and Parma.  In each of these areas we will share the areas food and wine.   Photos and descriptions will follow.    What new pizza or pasta dish will we discover?  What new ingredient will we bring home.  Follow along on our trip with us and discover the beauty of the people, the food, and the wine.




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