tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18478589736825128462023-11-16T07:31:11.261-08:00Mal's Honeymoon in ItalyMalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12502160627273857259noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847858973682512846.post-5511840882525952902010-09-20T14:28:00.000-07:002010-10-13T19:02:45.567-07:00Day 11 RagusaOur last evening in Ragusa, we were treated to some unexpected events:<br />
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A procession of Saint Mary through Ragusa Ibla, just outside our window.<br />
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A homestyle Italian meal, with my friends Daniela and Elvira and some of their friends, in Modica. The table was layed out with plates and plates of food, appetizers, cheeses, pastas, meats and dessert. Some of the guys even went out for a smoke break between courses! It was wonderful.<br />
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Unfortunately, we didn't take our camera out during the dinner. But we had our video camera for the procession! (Don't worry, I edited it down some.)<br />
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We spent most of the rest of the day meeting up with old friends. <br />
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And we spent the rest of the evening celebrating Bill's birthday and enjoying beautiful Ragusa Ibla. (And the delicious Ragusano cheeses!)<br />
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</tbody></table>Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12502160627273857259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847858973682512846.post-29598692972406530002010-09-18T06:31:00.000-07:002011-01-04T11:36:22.250-08:00Day 9 RagusaWe left Letojanni and headed towards Ragusa, but first we had to get a look at the beautiful Taormina and it's high-end hotels. We found a great view of Mt. Etna.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We stopped in Catania for lunch--who's idea was that?? Traffic was unbelievable, especially with all of the schools and businesses emptying for the lunch hour. High school kids were whizzing through the cars on their Vespas. Businessmen were picking up their grade-schoolers. Some kids were texting at the bus stops. It was so congested that people were leaving their cars in the middle of the road to better navigate the mess and/or berate other drivers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But we had some really yummy arancini and gelato.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our little apartment in Ragusa was SO CUTE!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">and what a view!<br />
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">groceries in Ragusa</span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">€</span></td><td align="right" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">10</span></td></tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">dinner @ il Barocco</span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">€</span></td><td align="right" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">22</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table></div>Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12502160627273857259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847858973682512846.post-50340276272790805232010-09-17T18:48:00.000-07:002010-10-05T21:10:09.618-07:00Day 8 Savoca/LetojanniWe were excited to make the trip into Sicily. We got to Villa San Giovanni just in time to miss the ferry, so we had to wait in line for the next one (about 20 min). It was a beautiful day to be on the water.<br />
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As we drove towards our hotel, we HAD to make a stop in Savoca--filming site of certain scenes of The Godfather. It was so fun to see a bit of modern history after so many antiquities.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The church where Michael Corleone and Appollonia Vitelli married in the film:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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And the Bar Vitelli, owned by Appollonia's father, where Michael asked permission to court her:<br />
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I can't help but wonder what the film crew must have thought as they drove up this road to get to the town:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We drove in a few circles before we decided to stop for lunch, and then to get to our hotel in Letojanni. But the hotel was nice and right on the beach!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHeeJ33-a30Xwke9AsvcocV87qIuVIK60a_vBZSJejguyOgWK1cGOBozqWexK2QhGWKVXczwMyGoFsMFKmsxiK4zvYLVBOkn3HUPyAkxnOnbKSyS73XeH1z8AVPR9sJAAZOrNLKzwU4R4/s1600/DSC00894sm2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHeeJ33-a30Xwke9AsvcocV87qIuVIK60a_vBZSJejguyOgWK1cGOBozqWexK2QhGWKVXczwMyGoFsMFKmsxiK4zvYLVBOkn3HUPyAkxnOnbKSyS73XeH1z8AVPR9sJAAZOrNLKzwU4R4/s320/DSC00894sm2.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>We enjoyed strolling along the seashore, checking out the menus of the little restaurants set out on the beach. We decided that this was the perfect place to try Spaghetti al Nero di Seppia (Spaghetti with squid ink).<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And, guess what, we LOVED it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed; height: 15pt; width: 141pt;" width="188"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Room @B&B Casa Faminani</span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed; width: 23pt;" width="30"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed; width: 14pt;" width="18"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">€</span></td><td align="right" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed; width: 32pt;" width="43"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">80</span></td></tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">petrol</span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">€</span></td><td align="right" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">43</span></td></tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">ferry</span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">€</span></td><td align="right" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">29</span></td></tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">water</span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">€</span></td><td align="right" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1.95</span></td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12502160627273857259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847858973682512846.post-22849443232938601182010-09-16T06:18:00.000-07:002010-10-05T21:09:09.324-07:00Day 7 Castrovillari/TropeaWe were really wondering why we had only booked one night at Il Gabbiano. But we were excited to see what we found further into Calabria!<br />
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My grandfather's people are from this region so we really wanted to go visit some of the places where my ancestors had come from. My great-great grandfather was born in Castrovillari--up in the mountains--in 1847. There's a story in the family that he was studying to be a priest when he met his wife. He married in 1876, had a few children in the same town before moving to Alessandria del Caretto--another town on the eastern side of the mountains. They had a few more children there, one of them my great grandfather that later came to America to raise his family here.<br />
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We did a lot of driving. In our cute little Fiat Panda.<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The mountains were really beautiful, but so hazy. We got to Castrovillari after lunch, when pretty much everything had closed up until 4 or so. But we poked around as best we could, looking for places my ancestors might have seen when they were here.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZlOn_7zo1DA6Tfwtad5l9dpcoVJbnX1CvS_XQInUjZa3DBrv_C9S-VbgJYos_UdxzY6bH6XPQzY1NPX2niTD85OJ842bmYRMsvWle5kvmdOxcCxPKhQ595oZcaSu-IUYOtfRALtVkZ88/s1600/DSC00748sm2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZlOn_7zo1DA6Tfwtad5l9dpcoVJbnX1CvS_XQInUjZa3DBrv_C9S-VbgJYos_UdxzY6bH6XPQzY1NPX2niTD85OJ842bmYRMsvWle5kvmdOxcCxPKhQ595oZcaSu-IUYOtfRALtVkZ88/s320/DSC00748sm2.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Now that I've read up on Google and Wikipedia, this man was a son of Castrovillari that survived the battle at Fort Vigliena in Naples. The French-backed republic, the Parthenopian Republic, was formed within the Kingdom of Naples around the same time as the French Revolution, as the idea of a republic government rather than a monarchy gained popularity among many aristocrats. Those that were for a republic had to fight the lower classes that were dedicated to the King of Naples--and this battle at Vigliena was one of those fights.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">So it doesn't seem like this church would have been built when my great-great-grandfather was there, but probably the hero and the events mentioned in the plaque were well known to him.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">This is a Franciscan convent or monastery. Founded in 1220-22 by Pietro Catin a companion of St. Francis of Assisi. It was transformed into a military hospital in 1809 (Napoleonic Wars), a theater in 1845, and sustained damage during the bombings of 1943. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">The movements of 1848 were, according to Wikipedia, a general peasant uprising that sprung up all across Europe. And Garibaldi is the man revered for uniting Italy in 1861 as the nation it is today.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Does this mean that the convents, monasteries, and seminaries were re-opened in time for my great-great-grandfather to study there and meet his bride? We poked around a little longer in what seemed to be the old part of the town. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">We found this plaque, dedicated to those "Children of Castrovillari" that died in the air raids in August of 1943. A few other plaques mentioned the damage sustained by the town structures due to the bombings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-rd3cjRCqY8OAtwtYep8ValnuQEKcvkbAiWIs3hQP18oVs-YSUVlC9OAXLlBDJTinYALcTFON4Upkv_ZML0kd6HWfZ2ByRw_9zsuBvXQXs04di7WhW5xBh1jqZlC8bqLYm7Q6mfbDuw/s1600/ubomb.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-rd3cjRCqY8OAtwtYep8ValnuQEKcvkbAiWIs3hQP18oVs-YSUVlC9OAXLlBDJTinYALcTFON4Upkv_ZML0kd6HWfZ2ByRw_9zsuBvXQXs04di7WhW5xBh1jqZlC8bqLYm7Q6mfbDuw/s320/ubomb.bmp" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>It is amazing to me that my great-great-grandfather was born right in the middle of these uprisings and revolutions and wars. Who knows what it was that caused him to leave, but as beautiful as it is here, I am so glad his children took a chance on America! <br />
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</tbody></table>Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12502160627273857259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847858973682512846.post-5494814980208020202010-09-15T08:11:00.000-07:002010-10-05T21:08:04.505-07:00Day 6 MarateaAfter driving most of the afternoon, we were approaching our hotel in Maratea, and we started to notice how close we were to the sea. It looked so beautiful, we had to stop and take a few pictures from a little overlook.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As soon as we did, something looked familiar. Our hotel, <a href="http://www.hotelgabbianomaratea.it/default.asp?IDStruttura=1&IDLingua=1033&IDArea=1">Il Gabbiano</a>, is right in that little cove and just out of view in this shot. We were really excited to get there after we realized what a beautiful spot we had found!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was BEAUTIFUL! And the hotel was half empty so they gave us three room keys and told us to go look at them and pick the one we liked the best. And in every room we would throw open the windows, and there was the sea crashing into the shore!</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEUak2Pi8vETpenGD1vuoAec0OJ7LE0__n6aehhdSntOuM-tt0Co938quFcXr_v-DijGaaCknwEv_WBCKFscseni2lgNq3v6d499Sh5z8RRmUVRqf-n8nUue2uCIsWdTRULAjhetQiDHk/s1600/DSC00701sm.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEUak2Pi8vETpenGD1vuoAec0OJ7LE0__n6aehhdSntOuM-tt0Co938quFcXr_v-DijGaaCknwEv_WBCKFscseni2lgNq3v6d499Sh5z8RRmUVRqf-n8nUue2uCIsWdTRULAjhetQiDHk/s320/DSC00701sm.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="left"><br />
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Those red panels that you see are the roof of the hotel restaurant. Which was pretty great, too!<br />
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Bill sampled the Calabrese specialty, n'duja--a very hot & spicy spread made with sausage and red peppers. (We brought a jar home with us.)<br />
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First we stopped off a few miles south of Salerno to see the Greek ruins in Paestum.<br />
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And we took a lot of pictues. The temples were amazing. And the weather was pretty beautiful too.<br />
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Plus, there was a great souvenir shop just outside the park. Much better prices than in Sorrento.<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">So when we got to Amalfi, we beelined it to the bus that was headed for Ravello, only to be told that it wasn't the one going to Ravello, it was going back to Positano. The one to Ravello wouldn't be here for another 40 min. So we decided we'd better check the ferry schedule to see when we could get back. And, wouldn't you know some of the departures had been cancelled, the only one for the rest of the day left at 5:30. Which we decided was cutting it a little to close to our 6pm deadline. That left only the 3 hour bus ride back. Which left us no time to visit Ravello. So sad!!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">But we made it to our 6:00 appointment in Sorrento--a Pizza Cooking Class at <a href="http://www.villaadrianasorrento.com/cooking.htm">Villa Adriana</a>. It was awesome!! Our hosts were a young couple that had recently started the company. She's from Australia and he's from Sorrento. And the rest of our class was a group of four ladies from Ohio. We all had a great time together!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">It was so cool to use a real woodburning pizza oven! And the pizzas all turned out sooo good! By the time we got to our desserts we were stuffed and ready for bed.<br />
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">gelato in Piano di Sorrento</span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">€</span></td><td align="right" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">3</span></td></tr>
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</tbody></table></div>Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12502160627273857259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847858973682512846.post-54537476989891418952010-09-13T05:52:00.000-07:002010-10-05T21:06:22.412-07:00Day 4 Sorrento/PompeiiWe took the train from Rome to Napoli in the morning--about 3 hours. Then hopped on the local train from Napoli to Piano di Sorrento--a suburb of Sorrento. We got to our B&B, Casa Rachele, during "siesta time" when everyone had finished lunch and the stores and restaurants were all still closed and getting ready for evening business. Our host, Rachele, is a middle aged Italian woman who is totally dedicated to her little B&B and she took us over to a nearby restaurant, Le Tre Archate, to beg some sandwiches for us. So, trading our luggage for sandwiches we went back to the local train station and caught the train to Pompeii. (When I say "local train" I mean the Circumvesuviana line which runs every half hour between Napoli and Sorrento and everywhere in between.) <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We got there at a really good time of day, the sun wasn't right above us and there weren't many tour groups. There was a Disney Cruise tour group...who knew! I felt like we were able to really get a vision of this city that had been totally demolished.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We also saw the "Fugitives Garden" where 13 plaster casts were made of people trying to run out of town the back way, through some vegetable gardens.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Even the city's cemetary--which looked familiar after seeing the Roman necropolis under St. Peter's.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A lot of the homes had brightly frescoed walls in every room--some of which have survived. Also, a lot of them had atrium gardens and fountains in the center, and bedrooms were set up around it. There were plaques detailing the research they did on the plants that had once been there and their efforts to replace them as accurately as they could.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, as the park was closing, we headed back to Le Tre Archate, and were delighted by their very extensive pizza menu! This pizza is cheese, tomato and arugula--a combination that we both totally fell in love with.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed; height: 15pt; width: 141pt;" width="188"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Room @ B&B Casa Rachele</span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed; width: 23pt;" width="30"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed; width: 14pt;" width="18"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">€</span></td><td align="right" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed; width: 32pt;" width="43"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">50</span></td></tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">train Rome>Napoli x2</span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">€</span></td><td align="right" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">21</span></td></tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">UnicaCampania tickets x2</span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">€</span></td><td align="right" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">21.2</span></td></tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">panini @ 3 Arcate</span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">€</span></td><td align="right" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">11.1</span></td></tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pompeii entrance x2</span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">€</span></td><td align="right" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">22</span></td></tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">dinner @ 3 Arcate</span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">€</span></td><td align="right" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">22.26</span></td></tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">gelato</span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">€</span></td><td align="right" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1.5</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table></div>Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12502160627273857259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847858973682512846.post-67232324726948587352010-09-12T12:05:00.000-07:002010-10-05T21:04:58.759-07:00Day 3 Vatican City<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yRIrnqTGtNda6F3osm3hc9xSXxvXjxD44M_MoByfysXQkwB9RhJ82NmEcA3Om1J3-i34rCa2E2OsmP6ho020NH4qItv2wHmz1VibeKNu9M-FD4rynYJgnYB9FmIpSAC3aPthNxvRuew/s1600/untitled.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="96" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yRIrnqTGtNda6F3osm3hc9xSXxvXjxD44M_MoByfysXQkwB9RhJ82NmEcA3Om1J3-i34rCa2E2OsmP6ho020NH4qItv2wHmz1VibeKNu9M-FD4rynYJgnYB9FmIpSAC3aPthNxvRuew/s640/untitled.bmp" width="640" /></a></div><br />
We had our "Scavi Tour" of the Vatican necropolis scheduled for 10 in the morning, so we got to the Vatican plenty early--having only vague directions as to where we were supposed to go to meet our tour. It did involve talking to several Swiss Guards. They wear tights, but they take their job VERY seriously. They were not pleased that we had arrived so early--we were only supposed to be 10 minutes early. So with 20 minutes to kill, and virtually no lines at that time of morning, we went in to gawk at the Basilica. <br />
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The "Scavi Tour" took us underneath the Basilica, which had been built on top of a previous Basilica, which had been built over a Roman burial ground. A very popular burial ground, since it was illegal to bury the dead within the city walls. We saw Roman mausoleums and Early Christian tombs. And we were told how St. Peter had been buried in his own mausoleum in this same necropolis after his crucifixion. And it was above his bones that Constantine built the altar of the original basilica. The altar was added to and built upon, and when the current basilica was built, the altar was built above that altar--under the assumption that it was in fact the final resting place of St. Peter. Then in the late 1940s this necropolis was discovered as they were digging to bury a pope that had passed on. Excavations have continued since then, working towards the center of the basilicas foundations. Directly underneath the altar, they found nothing. But a few feet away, behind a red wall, they have uncovered what many believe is truly the frangmented remains of St. Peter's bones. <br />
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It was pretty amazing.<br />
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After the tour, since we were in Vatican City, we--some of us reluctantly--decided to go to the Vatican Museums to see the Sistene Chapel. What a line! But it's always that way. And we made it through. We made it through the mazes of rooms filled with statues, paintings, tapestries, and TOURISTS. Okay, admittedly. I was getting a bit clausterphobic. <br />
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And we listened to Rick Steves audio tour of the Sistene Chapel--which was very informative.<br />
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Then we headed back over to the Colosseum, because we were not going to miss out on it again!<br />
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Vatican Museum x2</span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">€</span></td><td align="right" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">30</span></td></tr>
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">dinner @ Lilli's Tavern</span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">€</span></td><td align="right" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ebe9ed; border-left: #ebe9ed; border-right: #ebe9ed; border-top: #ebe9ed;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">24</span></td></tr>
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</tbody></table></div>Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12502160627273857259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847858973682512846.post-86597110714263161712010-09-11T11:36:00.000-07:002010-10-05T21:00:45.555-07:00Day 2 Rome<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">On Bill's list of things he HAD to see in Italy were Pompeii, Aqueducts and Pizza. So I found an "Acqueduct Park" while searching on the internet, and we decided to follow the directions I had copied down to get there. It took us outside of the uber-bustling center of Rome. Which was a big relief--even only after one day!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">This was the next to last stop on the Metro, and we had enjoyed our time that, while we were riding the Metro back to Rome, we decided to get off at a stop marked "Colline Albiani--Via Appia Antica." We never did see the Via Appia Antica, but we had a very nice pizza lunch.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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And in the piazza, we stopped for Bill's very first gelato in Italy: lemon, raspberry & mandarin orange. Yum!<br />
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</tbody></table></div>Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12502160627273857259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847858973682512846.post-35652616837880425792010-09-10T06:27:00.000-07:002011-01-04T11:34:38.583-08:00Day 1 RomeLet me just say: what a miserable flight! Not that there was anything particularly bad about it, I suppose, it's just so LONG and Bill and I couldn't get any sleep at all. So, we arrived in Rome at 9 in the morning--but to us it was 1 in the morning. We were exhausted and our eyes were stinging. We found our little B&B without a problem. Were they expecting us? Hm..well, they did have a room. Thank goodness! <br />
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But we had some time to kill before our room would be ready, also, we knew better than to let ourselves sleep right away. So...Colosseum!<br />
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But we hadn't thought to bring the Rick Steves audio tour that we'd dowloaded onto our iPod. Plus it was swarming with tourists and hawkers. So, we kinda wandered around.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But my favorite part of the day--the part that helped me remember why I'd put myself through such a miserable, sleepless flight--was DINNER!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Awwww yeah. Delizioso!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table>Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12502160627273857259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847858973682512846.post-19012915509062750032010-09-10T05:38:00.000-07:002010-09-10T05:38:12.698-07:00Getting thereIt rained all afternoon, all night and all morning as we were getting ready to leave Dallas. Streets were flooded all over the metroplex. I was worried that our plane would be delayed, but as we kept checking on the status, it was still scheduled to depart on time.<br />
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But then I worried if we could get TO the airport!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was my v iew from the passenger seat of the lane next to us!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12502160627273857259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847858973682512846.post-9161930654801048972010-09-06T14:35:00.000-07:002010-09-06T14:35:07.595-07:00On Packing<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">During this planning process, Bill and I have come to love that little British travel guide, Rick Steves. Mr. Steves is a HUGE proponent of the "packing light" school of thought. So, we have decided to give it a try.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">We've assembled a laundry kit, including laundry line, suction cups, a sink stopper and some Woolite. And we plan to take with us only 4 days worth of clothing for our two week trip. This, we hope, will allow us to move easily from city to city and to have extra space for any souvenirs we may pick up along the way without going over weight restrictions at the airport. Wish us luck!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Now, we if we could only agree on packing method. I have such a hard time not folding my clothing into a nice square shape and stacking it up, like I do in my dresser drawers. But, apparently, this is the WORST way to pack a suitcase as it is easier for things to come out creased and wrinkled. </div><br />
So I might be persuaded to try the "rolling" method--which may or may not eliminate some of the wrinkles.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">..Only 2 more days!!</div>Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12502160627273857259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847858973682512846.post-62511521133698305392010-09-04T14:35:00.000-07:002010-09-06T14:43:39.350-07:00New TechnologyOnce upon a time, I didn't own a cell phone and thought nothing at all about leaving the country without one.<br />
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But--OMG--we're going to be in a foreign country and won't even have a cell phone!! What if we need to get in touch with someone! What if we get lost! Wha t if we can't decide where to eat and need to Google a restaurant review! <br />
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How lame is that? But it's how I feel and so we went to Verizon to see if either of our phones were able to be upgraded to some kind of "global" plan for the duration of our trip. No. Both of our phones operate on a different broadband from those in Europe so, they would be useless there. But! Verizon has a global phone program that will let us borrow a phone for the trip that DOES operate on the same broadband. It will cost us 99 cents/minute and the cost of shipping ($10).<br />
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So our temp phone came via FedEx today. Roll your eyes all you want, but I feel much better knowing that I can call for help if we're stranded on the road somewhere in the Italian countryside.Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12502160627273857259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847858973682512846.post-78136014211868425502010-08-06T14:01:00.000-07:002010-09-06T14:20:41.176-07:00FillersWith a schedule set, and after finding airfare and a few hotels UNDER budget..I began stalking the <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowForum-g187768-i20-Italy.html">TripAdvisor.com</a> travel forums for tips and ideas that would come in handy while we're there.<br />
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That led me to our only two scheduled activities:<br />
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The <a href="http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/institutions_connected/uffscavi/documents/rc_ic_uffscavi_doc_gen-information_20090216_en.html">"Scavi Tour"</a> at the Vatican, which will take us on a guided tour of the excavated necropolis below St. Peter's Basilica where many believe is the final resting place of St. Peter.<br />
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Pizza Class with <a href="http://ciaolaura.com/sorrento-amalfi-coast-hands-on-pizza-cooking-lesson.html">Ciao Laura</a>, where Bill and I hope to finally learn the secret methods for an authentic Italian crust.<br />
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I have a notebook full of other ideas that need no reservations and have no real time constraints, from the Colosseum to Pompeii and from Mt. Etna to the Amalfi Coast--we'll see if we have time to do it all! But we certainly plan to spend some time on the beach and plenty of time sampling the glorious food!Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12502160627273857259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847858973682512846.post-43544457189151651382010-07-12T10:59:00.000-07:002011-01-04T12:01:17.163-08:00Pre-Trip Shopping List1. Shoes<br />
We wanted to find comfortable shoes because we planned to do quite a bit of walking, but we still wanted to look nice for dinner--and not take a suitcase full of shoes!<br />
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I bought a pair of <a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/3111180?origin=category&resultback=524">Ecco sandals</a>. They were amazing! I also brought my gym shoes for more intense walking days and a pair of flipflops for the beaches.<br />
Bill chose a pair of <a href="http://www.footlocker.com/product/model:140789/sku:35912100/nike%20free%20run%2B%20-%20men%27s/?supercat=home&cm=TnDdMensNike">Nikes free runs</a>. And he loved them. So lightweight and breathable. He also found a pair of <a href="http://www.famousfootwear.com/Shopping/productdetails.aspx?catalog_name=web&pg=1017927&p=73332&CMP=OTC-Froogle&partnerid=Froogle&cpc=Froogle&campaign=Rockport&group=Mens&cpckw=Mens%20Middleboro%20Brown">Rockport leather sandals</a> to wear around town for dinner or whatever. And flipflops for the beach.<br />
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2. Cross-body Bags<br />
We wanted to have bags for everyday that we could feel secure with in high-density tourist areas. Like the Rome metro.<br />
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I found a cute <a href="http://www.dsw.com/handbag/poppie+jones+printed+crossbody+bag?prodId=216954&category=dsw12cat680002&brand=">cross-body bag</a> at DSW Shoes that was big enough for my notebook, travel guide, some change, first aid kit, granola bars and a small water bottle.<br />
We also ordered a <a href="http://pacsafe.com/www/index.php?_room=3&_action=detail&id=134">little bag</a> from PacSafe.com that Bill ended up carrying most of the time that held our IDs, wallet, and cameras. We were so excited when it came in the mail. It was great!<br />
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3. Clothes<br />
Since spring, I told myself that I could ONLY buy clothing items that would work for Italy. And I was on the lookout for a light cardigan and some linen pants.<br />
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Found a great cardigan at Target. Easy.<br />
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Found the most amazing <a href="http://www.victoriassecret.com/ss/Satellite?ProductID=1265360858130&c=Page&cid=1289999065027&pagename=vsdWrapper">linen pants</a> in the Victorias Secret online catalogue. And I was sooo excited that I found a pair for Bill, too, at Old Navy. He was skeptical at first, but soon wore them just about every day. <br />
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Seriously, linen is where it's at for summer in Italy. Sure they wrinkle a bit, but they're so comfy! Plus they're thin and light so they don't take up nearly as much suitcase space as another pair of jeans. And they were way more comfortable than our jeans.<br />
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4. Launrdy kit<br />
We knew that in order to make it to Italy with only carry-on luggage, we would need to do some laundry while we were there. I found a few kits to buy online, but Bill was determined that we could do it ourselves.<br />
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So we found some nylon rope, suction cups, a sink stopper and filled a 3 oz bottle with liquid laundry detergent. Most everything came from Lowes and Wal-Mart. Worked out pretty well--even after I forgot to pack the clothespins!Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12502160627273857259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847858973682512846.post-7595869670637566292010-04-09T12:29:00.000-07:002010-09-04T09:59:09.454-07:00Information OverloadWith my budget and itinerary pretty much mapped out, I had 2 missions:<br />
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Find the lowest airfare!<br />
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Find the BEST hotel rooms for the lowest price!<br />
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I subscibed to <a href="http://www.airfarewatchdog.com/">airfarewatchdog.com</a> and to get fare alerts from <a href="http://www.kayak.com/">kayak.com</a>. And I was determined to wait it out until I could get tickets for $800 or until May--whichever came first.<br />
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Kayak.com was awesome, because they graph out prices that they find over a month, so you can kinda guess whether rates are headed up or down and which days of the week tend to cost less for travel.<br />
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I turned to <a href="http://venere.com/">Venere.com</a> to search for hotels, <a href="http://tripadvisor.com/">TripAdvisor.com</a> to read reviews, and I used Excel to make myself spreadsheets for my findings in each city, sorted by price. And....oh, I spent hours and hours mulling over my options. I also found a few options just through Google or other sites like <a href="http://bbplanet.com/">BBPlanet.com</a>, although I ultimately didn't use most of them. One of my favorite finds I found by following a series of links: <a href="http://lapparthotel.it/">LApparthotel.it</a>--I'm so excited for that one!<br />
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We found our flight in March on American Airlines for $830 each!Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12502160627273857259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847858973682512846.post-34705039634906354742010-01-09T21:32:00.000-08:002010-09-02T21:36:22.237-07:00Breaking it downI noticed from looking on Venere.com that the range of hotel prices varied from place to place.<br />
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Also, I knew that we did NOT need to have a rental car in Rome.<br />
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So, I got myself a little map of Italy and broke down how much it would cost us per day in each area.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAmc4zbm3U_rD4L-OryTC0NCP5bMwWvHDwkXaGc97BG1RKUX4WCw5sB24hQUplgsoL0O_UjPq3Q3vF2r8o_6JScniefn3jRW4Cd2DI0ld-jC4ZVPJA_bQy1okR-YdS1_vS22_Fh5SS0IQ/s1600/ITALY+2010+img1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAmc4zbm3U_rD4L-OryTC0NCP5bMwWvHDwkXaGc97BG1RKUX4WCw5sB24hQUplgsoL0O_UjPq3Q3vF2r8o_6JScniefn3jRW4Cd2DI0ld-jC4ZVPJA_bQy1okR-YdS1_vS22_Fh5SS0IQ/s640/ITALY+2010+img1.jpg" width="492" /></a><br />
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(hotel (food, car, etc.<br />
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Flight 2x1000= 2000 <br />
Rome 5x160=800 90 80 <br />
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Naples 2x200=400 90 120<br />
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Calabria2x220=440 100 120<br />
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Sicily 5x220=1100 100 120<br />
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We were hoping to spend two weeks.<br />
We knew we wanted to visit Rome, Bill wanted to see Pompeii and I wanted to return to Sicily.<br />
So, our initial idea for an itinerary was to arrive in Rome and simply continue south.<br />
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We guessed airfare would be about $1000 per ticket.<br />
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That left $3000 for hotels, transportation and food---but how much did those cost?? And how long could we afford to stay?<br />
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I used <a href="http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic?user=onlineconversion&lang=en">OnlineConversion.com</a> to bounce back and forth between dollars and euros while I researched.<br />
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I'd used <a href="http://venere.com/">Venere.com</a> before to book hotels, so I used that to research hotel prices in different areas along our planned route.<br />
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I mostly researched car rental prices by turning to Google.<br />
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And food, I just guessed we could manage to find meals a day for $30 per person--especially if we didn't eat out for EVERY meal. <br />
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So my budget started to looked like this:<br />
Airfare = $2000<br />
Food, $60x14 = $840<br />
Hotels, $110x14 = $1540<br />
Car, $50x14 = $700<br />
TOTAL =$5080Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12502160627273857259noreply@blogger.com0