Italy Travel Blogs - Page 3

Another early morning, 2:30am early for that matter. I had a flight to Naples leaving at 6:55am and these were my options:a. Get up at 4:30 to take a cab to the airport from my hotel, that apparently took half an hour, that would cost at least €45.b. Get up at 2:30 to catch the city bus to the ai…

  Sirmione is a little town in the province Brescia, which is in the region Lombardy in the northern Italy. This little place is situated at the lowest part of Lake Garda. There are about 7280 inhabitants.   Lake Garda is a real touristic place in the summer, for the foreigners and th…

MOnday i recived a text message asking if i would like to have a transport to Frankfurt with work. I texted back telling i could, but only 15 min later i recieved a new sms asking if i'd prefer ROme with an overnight stay. Now how could i refuse such an offer:) I haven't been to Rome in years so o…

I was again blessed with a perfectly satisfying weekend. This time in the delightful land of curvy canals, ambagious alleyways, gaudy gondolas, delectable dining, irrestible icecream, and, of course, that warm Italian spirit that permeates everything. Veni vidi vici!

I took us a looong time to get to Verona by bus. We took off from Erfurt train station, where our shuttle bus picked us up, at 8:00 am. We stopped every 2 hours for a quick break.Near the German-Austrian border we were able to see how far down the snow had already come in the past couple of days. I…

English version can be found below!   Vandaag werden we wakker van het geluid van vallend water. Ik dacht eerst dat ik, nadat ik naar het toilet was geweest, een kraan niet goed had dichtgedraaid maar daarvoor kletterde het toch iets te hard en het bleek al gauw dat het behoorlijk regende. W…

My dad came to visit me in Florence, which was really cool. He came by train from Milan and he was there for our group's last night in Florence. He was really tired since he had flown from Minneapolis, traveled around Milan fora few hours, then took the train to Florence. I think he was awake for o…

  Venice - Queen of the Adriatic   Charles Aznavour wrote and recorded this song in 1964 that describes how sad one of the world’s most romantic cities can be when you’ve lost your love. Aznavour, often described as the "Frank Sinatra of France", is considered by ma…

Before I knew it we were descending.  Why do I always think that this and takeoff are the most dangerous parts of the flight.  I have visions of all those people standing on the wings of a plane a few weeks ago on the Hudson River...  Anywyay, it's a passing thought.  I don't no…

This is just the sort of idyllic coastal paradise I was imagining. My French friend Manu and I rented a double kayak at Monterosso, the 5th town, and rowed to Vernazza, the 4th town. We only encountered one other boat the entire time. It was so amazing to paddle next to the breathtaking coast. We f…

Well, I hate to write about this but, there is an "Obstacles Part II". Claudia arranged for a taxi to be at the front doors of her guesthouse at Via Gagliani, at 5:00 am. We were up and ready to meet him just after he arrived. The drive to the airport took just a bit more than five minutes. There…

I have been living in Venice for about three years now, and working with foreigners in real estate I have come to know the city well from both the Venetian and the tourist's perspective.     Venice is unlike any other city in the world.  It is HUGELY dependent upon tourism.&n…

  On the way to Milano airport, I was thinking .. a lot. Ale drove me there. We didn't say anything to each other. I should speak more but I don't want to speak anything. He kept his mouth shut also. Listened to the music. Haha .. I felt terrible .. strange.   I should apply Italian v…

Just a quick note to say I made it to Naples yesterday and did a day trip to Pompeii today.  Wow!  I will write about it later...

A travel is not a travel if you haven't troubles! Cant print Boarding pass at webcheckin :( Plane leaves at 17.30 so I leave fair at 14.30 or something like this. At the direct bus from Fair to Linate... Roads are collapsed, better go by subway and Bus! :(  I spend like 20 minutes to fi…