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I took the transport from our hotel to the Florence airport with my daughter and her husband at 4:30 a.m. this morning. While their flight to Rome and then Detroit left at 6:30 a.m., my flight to London was scheduled for 11:55 a.m. It just didn’t feel right to say goodbye to them at the…

We took an 8 hour driving tour of small villages in Tuscany nestled in between a wine tasting outside of San Gimignamo. The wine was lovely as was the food provided – Tuscan lasagne. Again our travel agent provided us with a wonderful local guide that added a lot of detail about the area. Finished…

We had an amazing walking city tour with a guide through Florence today. Many beautiful churches, plazas, and yes “the David”, which is just exquisite. We even had an opportunity to visit a wine door below – our wonderful guide Leonardo is included. We also learned the origin of the margherita pizza, named after Queen…

Today we spent 7 hours driving from the tip of the Amalfi Coast to Positano. We had an excellent driver to maneuver through the narrow streets in the area, and he was funny to boot. We started in the town of Ravello which is a small town high in the cliffs. Fog surrounded the upper…

This area is beautiful beyond belief and such a difference in crowd size from Rome! While the roads thru Praiano are narrow and busy, once inside our hotel it is heaven. And only a moderate number of visitors. We started the day by taking the train from Rome to Naples, then connecting with a private…

Both the Roman Forum and the Collesium were impressive, and reconnects history that all of us have heard during courses in high school, college courses and even popular movies like Pompeii. The reconstruction efforts have been magnificent and they continue to find new treasures during current digs that are happening in real time. We were…

Unbelievable is the only word I can think of to describe the Holy City which includes the museums, the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Cathedral. I spent 3 1/2 hrs. viewing the sites – beautiful sculptures, tapestries, frescos orchestrated by brilliant artists like Michelangelo (who liked to work alone) and Bernini (who employed a cast…

I started the day with the complementary hotel breakfast – so lovely and can’t imagine starting out any other way. Then I moved out to the square to take a jaunt around the Pantheon, well most of it. What a remarkable piece of architecture. The fountain in front is a thing of beauty as well.…

The flight to Rome was not terrible, in fact one of the better longer flights I’ve been on. I also managed to get an aisle seat at the last minute which made life alot easier for an older lady (which I am). Our tour was booked with Ciao Andiamo and a lovely woman named Alexandria…

Almost three years ago, on my 70th birthday, my daughters gifted me with a trip to Italy. The intention was for all three girls and myself to make the trip within a year’s time. Well we are now three years down the road and after continued Covid concerns, it is finally happening this October –…