Traveling to Italy in Feb.
Nov 4th 2006, 8:51 am
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Re: Traveling to Italy in Feb.
"Ken Blake" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Ian Burton wrote:
>> "Ken Blake" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>> [email protected] wrote:
>>>> Can anyone give me suggestions as to where to stay and what to do. I
>>>> have only one week. I'd like to see as much as possible, but not
>>>> so that I ruin it all by trying to see everything.
>>> A single week is very little time. My recommmendation is to go only
>>> to Rome.
>> You are far more disciplined than I am. Given just one week in
>> Italy, I would have to do what so many others do: see Rome, Florence,
>> and Venice. I certainly wouldn't digest much, but I'd have a taste
>> of three great cities, enough to let me know where I'd want to stay
>> longer on my next visit.
> The first time I went to Italy, I went to Rome, Venice, and Florence (as
> you know), but I had two weeks. Yes, I would certainly recommend to
> someone going to Italy for the first time to go to all three, but only if
> there were enough time. I think it's just not feasible to see all three in
> one week. There's usually very little left of the first day after you
> arrive and check into your hotel and another day will be taken up in
> traveling. That leaves five days for three *major* cities.
> Such a trip would be of the "If this is Tuesday it must be Belgium"
> variety. That's why I say go to one, or at most two, cities. Even two
> major cities is too much for only five days.
Circumstances once dictated that I take a trip around Italy of the "If this
is Tuesday it must be Belgium" variety. Though it's not my preferred way of
travel, it's not half so bad as it's often painted.
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> Ian Burton wrote:
>> "Ken Blake" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>> [email protected] wrote:
>>>> Can anyone give me suggestions as to where to stay and what to do. I
>>>> have only one week. I'd like to see as much as possible, but not
>>>> so that I ruin it all by trying to see everything.
>>> A single week is very little time. My recommmendation is to go only
>>> to Rome.
>> You are far more disciplined than I am. Given just one week in
>> Italy, I would have to do what so many others do: see Rome, Florence,
>> and Venice. I certainly wouldn't digest much, but I'd have a taste
>> of three great cities, enough to let me know where I'd want to stay
>> longer on my next visit.
> The first time I went to Italy, I went to Rome, Venice, and Florence (as
> you know), but I had two weeks. Yes, I would certainly recommend to
> someone going to Italy for the first time to go to all three, but only if
> there were enough time. I think it's just not feasible to see all three in
> one week. There's usually very little left of the first day after you
> arrive and check into your hotel and another day will be taken up in
> traveling. That leaves five days for three *major* cities.
> Such a trip would be of the "If this is Tuesday it must be Belgium"
> variety. That's why I say go to one, or at most two, cities. Even two
> major cities is too much for only five days.
Circumstances once dictated that I take a trip around Italy of the "If this
is Tuesday it must be Belgium" variety. Though it's not my preferred way of
travel, it's not half so bad as it's often painted.
--
Ian Burton
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Nov 4th 2006, 9:26 am
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Re: Traveling to Italy in Feb.
On Sat, 4 Nov 2006 13:39:25 -0500, [email protected]
(Poetic Justice) wrote:
>Alan S wrote:
>>You may get some ideas from this part of
>>my blog:
>>http://loraltravel.blogspot.com/2006/11/ita
>>y.html
> Just finished reading your 'Vatican' entry, very nice and looking
>forward to the rest of Rome.
Thanks:-)
>>We finally passed security and asked the
>>guard where the Ladies facilities were; he
>>pointed to a doorway and opened a gate
>>for her to go through, so I waited outside.
>>When she came back the same guard
>>made it clear that we were now outside
>>security and had to go back to the start of
>>the queue.
> I know which w.c. that is and my guess is the guard thought you had
>already visited the Basilica.
He was the same guard who had just processed us through
security:-(
> Because the exiting crowds do pass right by the Security Checkpoints.
> If he knew you were just entering he should have pointed you to the
>right of the Basilica's stairs where the w.c. and the left luggage/coat
>room is.
> But then again the guard might have been just being a jerk
Yup.
> and hates tourists?
Probably.
> It's easy to become one if you have to deal with us all day long:).
> Or those metal detectors are really Atheist detectors that single us
>out of the herd and then the guards try to steer us away from the
>church:).
I kept expecting the skies to darken and the bolt of
lightning....
Cheers, Alan, Australia
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(Poetic Justice) wrote:
>Alan S wrote:
>>You may get some ideas from this part of
>>my blog:
>>http://loraltravel.blogspot.com/2006/11/ita
>>y.html
> Just finished reading your 'Vatican' entry, very nice and looking
>forward to the rest of Rome.
Thanks:-)
>>We finally passed security and asked the
>>guard where the Ladies facilities were; he
>>pointed to a doorway and opened a gate
>>for her to go through, so I waited outside.
>>When she came back the same guard
>>made it clear that we were now outside
>>security and had to go back to the start of
>>the queue.
> I know which w.c. that is and my guess is the guard thought you had
>already visited the Basilica.
He was the same guard who had just processed us through
security:-(
> Because the exiting crowds do pass right by the Security Checkpoints.
> If he knew you were just entering he should have pointed you to the
>right of the Basilica's stairs where the w.c. and the left luggage/coat
>room is.
> But then again the guard might have been just being a jerk
Yup.
> and hates tourists?
Probably.
> It's easy to become one if you have to deal with us all day long:).
> Or those metal detectors are really Atheist detectors that single us
>out of the herd and then the guards try to steer us away from the
>church:).
I kept expecting the skies to darken and the bolt of
lightning....
Cheers, Alan, Australia
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Nov 4th 2006, 9:56 am
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Re: Traveling to Italy in Feb.
On Sat, 4 Nov 2006 14:51:00 -0700, "Ian Burton"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Circumstances once dictated that I take a trip around Italy of the "If this
>is Tuesday it must be Belgium" variety. Though it's not my preferred way of
>travel, it's not half so bad as it's often painted.
>--
>Ian Burton
I agree; particularly when you have limited resources and
are unsure if you'll ever return. But I prefer to go my way,
rather than in the back of a bus, so that I can control the
day and the country - and whether I'd also like to spend
Wednesday in Belgium.
I'm probably a "shallow" tourist, skimming the surface and
missing much or even most of the wonders of a city - but
it's also a way to have a fabulous experience if planned
correctly with the right balance of security and
spontaneity.
Plan the critical bits, like accommodation in popular places
and hard-to-get tickets, but leave open the places between.
I was bored with some towns - and some countries
(Slovenia:-) in a day. In others, like Czech, I added time
and then went again. And, after a while, some cities get a
bit like John Cleese's classic travelogue - more effing
gondolas! (that was a moment I have never forgotten, sitting
in a staid Australian theatre where the F-word had never
appeared on screen before; shock doesn't begin to describe
the audience reaction)
Cheers, Alan, Australia
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http://loraltravel.blogspot.com/
latest: The Vatican
http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Circumstances once dictated that I take a trip around Italy of the "If this
>is Tuesday it must be Belgium" variety. Though it's not my preferred way of
>travel, it's not half so bad as it's often painted.
>--
>Ian Burton
I agree; particularly when you have limited resources and
are unsure if you'll ever return. But I prefer to go my way,
rather than in the back of a bus, so that I can control the
day and the country - and whether I'd also like to spend
Wednesday in Belgium.
I'm probably a "shallow" tourist, skimming the surface and
missing much or even most of the wonders of a city - but
it's also a way to have a fabulous experience if planned
correctly with the right balance of security and
spontaneity.
Plan the critical bits, like accommodation in popular places
and hard-to-get tickets, but leave open the places between.
I was bored with some towns - and some countries
(Slovenia:-) in a day. In others, like Czech, I added time
and then went again. And, after a while, some cities get a
bit like John Cleese's classic travelogue - more effing
gondolas! (that was a moment I have never forgotten, sitting
in a staid Australian theatre where the F-word had never
appeared on screen before; shock doesn't begin to describe
the audience reaction)
Cheers, Alan, Australia
--
http://loraltravel.blogspot.com/
latest: The Vatican
http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/
Nov 4th 2006, 10:01 am
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Re: Traveling to Italy in Feb.
Ian Burton wrote:
> "Ken Blake" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> Such a trip would be of the "If this is Tuesday it must be Belgium"
>> variety. That's why I say go to one, or at most two, cities. Even two
>> major cities is too much for only five days.
> Circumstances once dictated that I take a trip around Italy of the
> "If this is Tuesday it must be Belgium" variety. Though it's not my
> preferred way of travel, it's not half so bad as it's often painted.
We're all different. Such a trip wouldn't be for me.
And I should also add that if you're going from small town to small town
(rather than from major city to major city), such a trip can be fine.
There's nothing wrong with spending only a day or two in small towns, even
for me.
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> "Ken Blake" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> Such a trip would be of the "If this is Tuesday it must be Belgium"
>> variety. That's why I say go to one, or at most two, cities. Even two
>> major cities is too much for only five days.
> Circumstances once dictated that I take a trip around Italy of the
> "If this is Tuesday it must be Belgium" variety. Though it's not my
> preferred way of travel, it's not half so bad as it's often painted.
We're all different. Such a trip wouldn't be for me.
And I should also add that if you're going from small town to small town
(rather than from major city to major city), such a trip can be fine.
There's nothing wrong with spending only a day or two in small towns, even
for me.
--
Ken Blake
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Ken Blake
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Nov 4th 2006, 10:37 am
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Alan S wrote:
>And, after a while, some cities get a bit
>like John Cleese's classic travelogue -
>more effing gondolas! (that was a moment
>I have never forgotten, sitting in a staid
>Australian theatre where the F-word had
>never appeared on screen before; shock
>doesn't begin to describe the audience
>reaction)
My unforgetable movie theatre moment was as a young backpacker in
London in 1975.
And the movie 'Blazing Saddles' was playing.
Well for some unknown reason:) the audience just went into wild
laughter at this line.
"OK -- we'll take the niggers and the chinks. But we don't want the
Irish!"
Regards, Walter
..And Paradise Was Lost...like teardrops in the rain...
>And, after a while, some cities get a bit
>like John Cleese's classic travelogue -
>more effing gondolas! (that was a moment
>I have never forgotten, sitting in a staid
>Australian theatre where the F-word had
>never appeared on screen before; shock
>doesn't begin to describe the audience
>reaction)
My unforgetable movie theatre moment was as a young backpacker in
London in 1975.
And the movie 'Blazing Saddles' was playing.
Well for some unknown reason:) the audience just went into wild
laughter at this line.
"OK -- we'll take the niggers and the chinks. But we don't want the
Irish!"
Regards, Walter
..And Paradise Was Lost...like teardrops in the rain...
Nov 5th 2006, 3:03 am
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Re: Traveling to Italy in Feb.
In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] (Ian
Burton) wrote:
> *From:* "Ian Burton" <[email protected]>
> *Date:* Sat, 4 Nov 2006 14:51:00 -0700
>
>
> "Ken Blake" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Ian Burton wrote:
> > Such a trip would be of the "If this is Tuesday it must be Belgium"
> > variety. That's why I say go to one, or at most two, cities. Even two
> > major cities is too much for only five days.
>
> Circumstances once dictated that I take a trip around Italy of the "If
> this is Tuesday it must be Belgium" variety. Though it's not my
> preferred way of travel, it's not half so bad as it's often painted.
ITITIMBB trips are doable, I think, if you stick to small towns - I've
done a number of such around different parts of Italy and enjoyed them.
But then, with a small place you can usually be checked into your hotel
within a few minutes of arriving in the town, and often you can see most
of the interesting sights in a couple of pre-dinner and post-breakfast
strolls.
The same doesn't apply to cities, which physically take longer to get in,
out of and around, and of course have much more to see (or at least, the
ones you'd want to visit do).
Burton) wrote:
> *From:* "Ian Burton" <[email protected]>
> *Date:* Sat, 4 Nov 2006 14:51:00 -0700
>
>
> "Ken Blake" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Ian Burton wrote:
> > Such a trip would be of the "If this is Tuesday it must be Belgium"
> > variety. That's why I say go to one, or at most two, cities. Even two
> > major cities is too much for only five days.
>
> Circumstances once dictated that I take a trip around Italy of the "If
> this is Tuesday it must be Belgium" variety. Though it's not my
> preferred way of travel, it's not half so bad as it's often painted.
ITITIMBB trips are doable, I think, if you stick to small towns - I've
done a number of such around different parts of Italy and enjoyed them.
But then, with a small place you can usually be checked into your hotel
within a few minutes of arriving in the town, and often you can see most
of the interesting sights in a couple of pre-dinner and post-breakfast
strolls.
The same doesn't apply to cities, which physically take longer to get in,
out of and around, and of course have much more to see (or at least, the
ones you'd want to visit do).
Nov 5th 2006, 8:02 pm
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Nov 5th 2006, 8:03 pm
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enrico wrote:
> If you are interested in adventure travel please visit here:
> http://www.mandala-tour.com
> If you skiing holiday please visit here:
> http://www.etnapark.com
> If you like cultural tours plese visit here:
> http://www.volcanoetna.com
>
> best regards
> enrico
> If you are interested in adventure travel please visit here:
> http://www.mandala-tour.com
> If you skiing holiday please visit here:
> http://www.etnapark.com
> If you like cultural tours plese visit here:
> http://www.volcanoetna.com
>
> best regards
> enrico
