im taking my wife to Italy this sept. any advice?

[tatehill2000]

ugh,,, she was in charge of booking the dates,,, sept 10th,, sigh,,, lol middle of football opening weekend,, lol,,,

were gonna be in Rome til 15th,, we have a few tours booked,,, just curious as to restaurants? or other oddball sites to see?

on the 15th were getting on a cruise for 9 days,, Destination points are

amalfi coast
Messina
Marseille
Nice >>>>>> (I know,, im not too worried though, were 2 months out)
Ajaccio

and finally

La spezia

then we get another free day in rome, and fly back to phoenix on 25th

should be a fun trip

 

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[tatehill2000]

the above is where we are staying for the first 5 days,,

 

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[Seymour]

Your're really just going to coastal/beach areas - is that by choice? I will send u a PM

 

[tatehill2000]

firsrt 5 days were set in rome,,, so we can move around a bit,, but the rest is a Cruise situation,,, soooo,,, yes we will ahve to stay close

 

[StevieRay]

Avoid any Muslims there

 

[tatehill2000]

I was considering wearing a Tshirt that said,,, "I am Muhammad" my wife doesnt think that joke is funny,, lol,, but my poker buddies do,,

 

[StevieRay]

Avoid blacks gathered going to airport here. Maybe wear Tshirt " ONLY black lives matter"

 

[KingEleven]

Avoid any Muslims there

 

[festeringZit]

There is plenty to see in the Rome area, you could spend 5 days in Rome and not see everything.

I'd also highly recommend Florence and Venice.

 

[tatehill2000]

I think Florence is on the immediate list,, i think Venice is on the if we have time list,, and i know your right zit,, the best part of these bigger trips is to take it slow, drink the wine,, and live in the moment,,

 

[festeringZit]

I think Florence is on the immediate list,, i think Venice is on the if we have time list,, and i know your right zit,, the best part of these bigger trips is to take it slow, drink the wine,, and live in the moment,,

My wife is a tour guide for tours that hit Rome, Florence and Pompeii areas (part time). So, PM me if you are looking for recommendations/ideas...

 

[GoBlue34]

The coliseum is a must see, seems obvious but's it's pretty surreal to be standing it in and thinking about how long ago it was built and people fought and died here. I will never forget that...

I would also book any of the major sites through a tour guide. With ours we skipped all the lines and we got to go in an area that was closed for everyone else. It was barely much more money than picking up tickets on our own and we skipped the 1 1/2-2 hour wait in lines. Learned something too.

Look for food places that look like holes in the wall. I was unimpressed with many of the $100+ meals we ate but some of the best we found were mom and pop shops here and there. Great food and great people but overall I was disappointed with the food in Italy. One other note, most people there don't eat dinner until 8 or 9 pm. We went to eat at 5:30 once and many restaurants weren't even open yet.

Venice I loved, Florence we spend the day there took a train and we saw everything we wanted to see in 4 hours and wished we didn't book all day there. It's not terrible but overrated imo. Cab drivers are insane, make New York cabbies look like the safety police.

Have a great time, it's a fantastic place to visit.

 

[BradtheBloke]

got an ex gf that lives in florence. give her a slap in the mouth for me

 

[tatehill2000]

got an ex gf that lives in florence. give her a slap in the mouth for me

lol

 

[Willie99]

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Hotel Lunetta in Rome, absolutely impeccable

English speaking, centrally located, walking distance to many attractions

every bit of advice the staff gave us was spot on

for example, when you go the see the Vatican hire a private tour guide. They take you right to the door, you don't have to wait in line for hours AND you get an amazing personal tour

when you go the the Colosseum, buy your tickets in advance at the hotel and do your own tour, once again the quickest way to gain access to the facility


I would tell you other sites I'd visit, but you're on a cruise so I can't help much

the food, the culture, the people, the history are all indescribable

 

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[wilbur]

ugh,,, she was in charge of booking the dates,,, sept 10th,, sigh,,, lol middle of football opening weekend,, lol,,,

were gonna be in Rome til 15th,, we have a few tours booked,,, just curious as to restaurants? or other oddball sites to see?

on the 15th were getting on a cruise for 9 days,, Destination points are

amalfi coast
Messina
Marseille
Nice >>>>>> (I know,, im not too worried though, were 2 months out)
Ajaccio

and finally

La spezia

then we get another free day in rome, and fly back to phoenix on 25th

should be a fun trip

I would think it would be neat to visit Jim Morrisons grave.
But that is just me

 

[festeringZit]

I would think it would be neat to visit Jim Morrisons grave.
But that is just me

Jim Morrison's grave is in Paris. The only cities in France he's hitting are off of a cruise, and would only be port cities on the south coast. He's not going to
be any where near there.