S.S.

My husband and I recently spent two weeks in Italy and had the most
wonderful time. We spent three nights each in Rome, Sorrento, Siena and
Venice and I can't wait to return someday. This was our first trip to
Europe, and I was really nervous about making the arrangements for such a
journey, but I got some useful advice on this newsgroup and everything
turned out great!

I have posted some photos of our trip here if anyone is interested:
http://sc33.com/italy2003/
Feel free to correct me if I mislabeled anything.

Thanks again to all of you who post your tips and suggestions on this ng.
Here are a few of my own brief recommendations if you are visiting any of
the same areas:

*Rome*
We took a tour of the Colosseum and the Forum through Scala Reale, it was
just us and one other couple and was very informative, I definitely would
recommend them if you are interested in an in-depth tour. My favorite
gelateria in all of Italy was San Crispino, which is near the Trevi
Fountain.

*Amalfi Coast*
This was my husband's favorite leg of our trip. Definitely glad we did the
bus ride down to Positano (we took a boat back.) The Hotel La Tonnarella was
great, a little out of the way but we rented a scooter so we didn't mind.
The restaurant "L'Antica Trattoria" had wonderful food and an even better
musician.

*Tuscany*
This was my favorite leg of our trip. We rented a car for 3 days, and really
needed it for this area. The drive from Siena to Montalcino is beautiful,
and the abbey at Sant'Antimo just past Montalcino is worth a sidetrip.
There's a fantastic restaurant nearby, "Boccon di Vino." Siena itself is a
beautiful town, and their Duomo was my favorite of all the churches,
basilicas and cathedrals we visited.

*Venice*
What a beautiful city! The Pensione Accademia was probably my favorite of
all the hotels we stayed in. Found a couple of really good restaurants: La
Madonna Trattoria near the Rialto bridge, and the Taverna San Trovaso near
the Accademia bridge (just across the way from our hotel.) My favorite
activity in Venice was wandering around the city at dawn when everything was
quiet and still.

-Sarah

Jeroen

In article , [email protected]
says...
    > My husband and I recently spent two weeks in Italy and had the most
    > wonderful time. We spent three nights each in Rome, Sorrento, Siena and
    > Venice and I can't wait to return someday. This was our first trip to
    > Europe, and I was really nervous about making the arrangements for such a
    > journey, but I got some useful advice on this newsgroup and everything
    > turned out great!
    >
    > I have posted some photos of our trip here if anyone is interested:
    > http://sc33.com/italy2003/
    > Feel free to correct me if I mislabeled anything.


Good pics , nice site.

--
Met vriendelijke groeten/Best regards
Jeroen Wijnands
http://spam.pagina.nl

Douglas W. Hoyt

    >>>>> My husband and I recently spent two weeks in Italy and had the most
wonderful time.

I've been trying to tell people this. Italy is better than the rest of the
world put together.

Douglas W. Hoyt

    > I have posted some photos of our trip here if anyone is interested:
    > http://sc33.com/italy2003/
    > Feel free to correct me if I mislabeled anything.

I'm jaw is dropping too far to think about corrections. That is a stunning,
INCREDIBLE website. The pics are extraordinary, and the layout is beyond
imaginable. If I dare ask, what camera did you use to capture those
impeccable images?

Thanks and (maybe a bit obvious) praise, Doug Hoyt

Magda

On Sun, 15 Jun 2003 22:16:50 -0500, in rec.travel.europe, "Douglas W. Hoyt"
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :

... > I have posted some photos of our trip here if anyone is interested:
... > http://sc33.com/italy2003/
... > Feel free to correct me if I mislabeled anything.
...
... I'm jaw is dropping too far to think about corrections. That is a stunning,
... INCREDIBLE website. The pics are extraordinary, and the layout is beyond
... imaginable. If I dare ask, what camera did you use to capture those
... impeccable images?


I bet it's a fixed lens digital camera.

[email protected]

"Douglas W. Hoyt" wrote in message news:...
    > >>>>> My husband and I recently spent two weeks in Italy and had the most
    > wonderful time.
    >
    > I've been trying to tell people this. Italy is better than the rest of the
    > world put together.

You've obviously never delt with the italian burocracy.

Gard Karlsen

Hi

I came back from Italy (Venice and Milan) and I enjoyed looking at your
pictures...I look forward to making my own travelogue and posting this
together with some pictures on www.gardkarlsen.com :-)

Regards
Gard
Stavanger, Norway


"Douglas W. Hoyt" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > > I have posted some photos of our trip here if anyone is interested:
    > > http://sc33.com/italy2003/
    > > Feel free to correct me if I mislabeled anything.
    > I'm jaw is dropping too far to think about corrections. That is a
stunning,
    > INCREDIBLE website. The pics are extraordinary, and the layout is beyond
    > imaginable. If I dare ask, what camera did you use to capture those
    > impeccable images?
    > Thanks and (maybe a bit obvious) praise, Doug Hoyt

Gard Karlsen

Hi

I came back from Italy (Venice and Milan) and I enjoyed looking at your
pictures...I look forward to making my own travelogue and posting this
together with some pictures on www.gardkarlsen.com :-)

Regards
Gard
Stavanger, Norway


"Douglas W. Hoyt" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > > I have posted some photos of our trip here if anyone is interested:
    > > http://sc33.com/italy2003/
    > > Feel free to correct me if I mislabeled anything.
    > I'm jaw is dropping too far to think about corrections. That is a
stunning,
    > INCREDIBLE website. The pics are extraordinary, and the layout is beyond
    > imaginable. If I dare ask, what camera did you use to capture those
    > impeccable images?
    > Thanks and (maybe a bit obvious) praise, Doug Hoyt

Barbara Vaughan

"[email protected]" wrote:
    >
    > "Douglas W. Hoyt" wrote in message news:...
    > > >>>>> My husband and I recently spent two weeks in Italy and had the most
    > > wonderful time.
    > >
    > > I've been trying to tell people this. Italy is better than the rest of the
    > > world put together.
    >
    > You've obviously never delt with the italian burocracy.

I've dealt with both the Italian and the Dutch bureaucracy, and I
honestly prefer the Italian.

Barbara

Digital Traveler

Check out you wonderful photos. Excellent photos of places I have too
visited and photographed. You should be very proud of the quality of your
photographs. Thank you for sharing them.

Bill

Liz

"S.S." wrote in message news:...
    > My husband and I recently spent two weeks in Italy and had the most
    > wonderful time. We spent three nights each in Rome, Sorrento, Siena and
    > Venice and I can't wait to return someday. This was our first trip to
    > Europe, and I was really nervous about making the arrangements for such a
    > journey, but I got some useful advice on this newsgroup and everything
    > turned out great!
    >
    > I have posted some photos of our trip here if anyone is interested:
    > http://sc33.com/italy2003/
    > Feel free to correct me if I mislabeled anything.
    >
    > Thanks again to all of you who post your tips and suggestions on this ng.
    > Here are a few of my own brief recommendations if you are visiting any of
    > the same areas:
    >
    > *Rome*
    > We took a tour of the Colosseum and the Forum through Scala Reale, it was
    > just us and one other couple and was very informative, I definitely would
    > recommend them if you are interested in an in-depth tour. My favorite
    > gelateria in all of Italy was San Crispino, which is near the Trevi
    > Fountain.
    >
    > *Amalfi Coast*
    > This was my husband's favorite leg of our trip. Definitely glad we did the
    > bus ride down to Positano (we took a boat back.) The Hotel La Tonnarella was
    > great, a little out of the way but we rented a scooter so we didn't mind.
    > The restaurant "L'Antica Trattoria" had wonderful food and an even better
    > musician.
    >
    > *Tuscany*
    > This was my favorite leg of our trip. We rented a car for 3 days, and really
    > needed it for this area. The drive from Siena to Montalcino is beautiful,
    > and the abbey at Sant'Antimo just past Montalcino is worth a sidetrip.
    > There's a fantastic restaurant nearby, "Boccon di Vino." Siena itself is a
    > beautiful town, and their Duomo was my favorite of all the churches,
    > basilicas and cathedrals we visited.
    >
    > *Venice*
    > What a beautiful city! The Pensione Accademia was probably my favorite of
    > all the hotels we stayed in. Found a couple of really good restaurants: La
    > Madonna Trattoria near the Rialto bridge, and the Taverna San Trovaso near
    > the Accademia bridge (just across the way from our hotel.) My favorite
    > activity in Venice was wandering around the city at dawn when everything was
    > quiet and still.
    >
    > -Sarah

Of all the many photos we take on our journeys few can compare to
yours. Yes, please, if you would, I too would like to know which
camera you use. Elizabeth

S. Schneider

Thank you all for your kind words!

    > Yes, please, if you would, I too would like to know which
    > camera you use. Elizabeth

I took these photos with a Canon G2. One reason I purchased this model (it's
a couple years old) is that you can use wideangle and telephoto lens
adapters with it, and the wide angle was very handy to have on our trip.
Thanks for letting me share!

-Sarah

Elio

"Douglas W. Hoyt" ha scritto nel messaggio
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    > I've been trying to tell people this. Italy is better than the rest of
the
    > world put together.
You seem to have no doubts about it! Have You seen all the rest of the
world?
Elio

Louis McEniry

Sarah,

I was struck by your very first photo of the Pensione Accademia. We stayed
there last July in one of the wonderful Garden suites. It was really a
wonderful spot. One of our favourite dining experiences was a small little
place called Trattoria ai Cugnai very close to the Bridge.

Thanks for the memories!


"S. Schneider" wrote in message
news:gtwHa.5078$hz1.8045@sccrnsc01...
    > Thank you all for your kind words!
    > > Yes, please, if you would, I too would like to know which
    > > camera you use. Elizabeth
    > I took these photos with a Canon G2. One reason I purchased this model
(it's
    > a couple years old) is that you can use wideangle and telephoto lens
    > adapters with it, and the wide angle was very handy to have on our trip.
    > Thanks for letting me share!
    > -Sarah

Andrew

"Louis McEniry" wrote in message news:...
    > Sarah,
    >
    > I was struck by your very first photo of the Pensione Accademia. We stayed
    > there last July in one of the wonderful Garden suites. It was really a
    > wonderful spot. One of our favourite dining experiences was a small little
    > place called Trattoria ai Cugnai very close to the Bridge.
    >
    > Thanks for the memories!
    >
    >
    > "S. Schneider" wrote in message
    > news:gtwHa.5078$hz1.8045@sccrnsc01...
    > > Thank you all for your kind words!
    > >
    > > > Yes, please, if you would, I too would like to know which
    > > > camera you use. Elizabeth
    > >
    > > I took these photos with a Canon G2. One reason I purchased this model
    > (it's
    > > a couple years old) is that you can use wideangle and telephoto lens
    > > adapters with it, and the wide angle was very handy to have on our trip.
    > > Thanks for letting me share!
    > >
    > > -Sarah
    > >
    > >

I'll be leaving for Europe in a couple of weeks and I would like to
purchase a good point-and-shoot camera. Can anyone recommend one?

Thanks