Honey Moon
 

Hello,

I need help on trip schedule.
We are planning to go to Italy for our Honeymoon this April.
We are looking at Rome, Tuscany/Florence, Venice.
We would arrive in Rome April 26 8AM we leave Venice May 8th 11. Travel
between cities by rail.
We plan on hitting the regular sites however we are interested in
learning about the day to day life of the area as well. We like art,
food, scenery. I do have a concern that Rome and Florence may be too
busy to be relaxing, Romantic? Are they easy cities to get around
using public transport and on foot.
We have considered Paris area or Prague as an option instead of Italy.
We are in our early thirties.

Re: Honey Moon
 

mrpost wrote:

    > I need help on trip schedule.
    > We are planning to go to Italy for our Honeymoon this April.

Seems to be the rage these days - check recent postings

    > We are looking at Rome, Tuscany/Florence, Venice.

Friends of mine had theirs in Luxembourg, primarily because there's nothing
to do there...

    > We would arrive in Rome April 26 8AM we leave Venice May 8th 11. Travel
    > between cities by rail.

There's plenty to keep you busy for your whole stay in any of these places.
Venice must be the world's best place for walkers.

    > We have considered Paris area or Prague as an option instead of Italy.

They're good too.

Bernard Higonnet

Re: Honey Moon
 

mrpost wrote:
    > Hello,
    >
    > I need help on trip schedule.
    > We are planning to go to Italy for our Honeymoon this April.
    > We are looking at Rome, Tuscany/Florence, Venice.
    > We would arrive in Rome April 26 8AM we leave Venice May 8th 11. Travel
    > between cities by rail.
    > We plan on hitting the regular sites however we are interested in
    > learning about the day to day life of the area as well. We like art,
    > food, scenery. I do have a concern that Rome and Florence may be too
    > busy to be relaxing, Romantic?
Not too busy. There are many quiet areas in Rome.
Are they easy cities to get around
    > using public transport and on foot.
Definitely. Rome is really quite a small city. If you like walking, you
can cover a large part on foot.


    > We have considered Paris area or Prague as an option instead of Italy.
    > We are in our early thirties.
    >

Re: Honey Moon
 

"mrpost" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > Hello,
    > I need help on trip schedule.
    > We are planning to go to Italy for our Honeymoon this April.
    > We are looking at Rome, Tuscany/Florence, Venice.
    > We would arrive in Rome April 26 8AM we leave Venice May 8th 11. Travel
    > between cities by rail.
    > We plan on hitting the regular sites however we are interested in
    > learning about the day to day life of the area as well. We like art,
    > food, scenery. I do have a concern that Rome and Florence may be too
    > busy to be relaxing, Romantic? Are they easy cities to get around
    > using public transport and on foot.
    > We have considered Paris area or Prague as an option instead of Italy.
    > We are in our early thirties.

Well, if you like art, food, and scenery, Italy is a good choice. You don't
have too many days, so you'll just get a taste of these three cities (and
little time to see the Tuscan countryside. If you weren't such art lovers,
I'd say skip Florence. (I'm an art lover too, but Florence isn't my favorite
city.) As it is, maybe abbreviate your time in Rome and save a day in
Florence for a jaunt into the countryside.

Next honeymoon, fly into Venice and out of Rome. Venice is relaxing and a
good place to recover from jet lag, not having such a checklist of sights to
be seen. (Venice is my favorite city.)

Marianne

Re: Honey Moon
 

Thanks everyone for the posts. I have not been to Italy, and I had
free tickets. Rome was the best way to go as for route and
availability. American Airlines flies there direct and they limit
their seats for frequent flyers. I would like to hit Paris, Venice, and
Prague in one trip. I have another free trip or two left so maybe next
time. With enough advanced notice I may get the seats to do it.
Since Italy does have so much to see I felt it was better to focus
there rather than try and squeeze in other counties all over the map in
a couple of weeks.
What turns you off about Florence? Me I am really more of a
Impressionist fan. But I am open to learn. As for Fashion Hand bags
ets.. I can pass. I rather Stroll, sit at the cafe, try and talk to
locals. Take in the scene.

Re: Honey Moon
 

Thanks everyone for the posts. I have not been to Italy, and I had
free tickets. Rome was the best way to go as for route and
availability. American Airlines flys there direct. I would like to
hit Paris, Venice, and
Prague in one trip. I have another free trip or two left so maybe next

time. With enough advanced notice I may get the seats to do it.
Since Italy does have so much to see I felt it was better to focus
there rather than try and squeeze in other counties all over the map in

a couple of weeks.
What turns you off about Florence? Me I am really more of a
Impressionist fan. But I am open to learn. As for Fashion Hand bags
ets.. I can pass. I rather Stroll, sit at the cafe, try and talk to
locals. Take in the scene.

Re: Honey Moon
 

Looking at some other posts. Someone recommended driving from Rome to
Venice, staying in a hill town and taking a day trip into Florence to
see the art. Is it a long drive from Rome to Venice? I will not drive
in Rome but maybe I can pickup a car on the way out? Is that an easy
drive?

Re: Honey Moon
 

"mrpost" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > Looking at some other posts. Someone recommended driving from Rome to
    > Venice, staying in a hill town and taking a day trip into Florence to
    > see the art. Is it a long drive from Rome to Venice? I will not drive
    > in Rome but maybe I can pickup a car on the way out? Is that an easy
    > drive?

Its about 330 miles or so. It's not a bad drive. Some of the highways
allow speeds up to 81mph, but if you plan 60-80mph, that gives you some idea
of the time it takes.

Keith
Pittsburgh

Re: Honey Moon
 

"mrpost" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > What turns you off about Florence? Me I am really more of a
    > Impressionist fan. But I am open to learn. As for Fashion Hand bags
    > ets.. I can pass. I rather Stroll, sit at the cafe, try and talk to
    > locals. Take in the scene.

Florence is a small city with most of the tourist sites grouped in the
center. It always seems too crowded with tourists (not including myself, of
course:-). And the Centro Storico is built in a Renaissance style with the
houses' street level built of heavy stone blocks with almost no windows.
Brutal! Traffic noise bounces off the stone, mosquitos fly off the Arno
RIver...

However, I love the Uffizi, not only its contents but the layout, which
seems so well suited to a museum.

Marianne