These are from June 2010. I sucked at getting that trip logged. Berlin and Italy done on the same trip. Berlin was for work and Italy was because I was just so freaking close to it. We moved around quite a bit while in Italy and didn't always have an internet connection thus the sucky, unlike Spain, postings.
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| Center of Rome ... bumming around the colosseum / people watching. |
We spent 6 days in Italy, started off in Rome and then on to Siena (its in Tuscany, outside of Florence) and finally, Venice. We returned to Rome for one more night before we flew back home. Siena was my favorite. A bit off the path (though still touristy) and more peaceful.
So, you know when you goto the Olive Garden an they have those big walls of scenery of the Tuscan country site, they are spot on. We went to a Chianti wine tasting and wound up on some hill overlooking the Tuscan country side ...amazing.
Venice, beautiful at times, but cheesy. Too many tourists and their gondola rides! Off the beaten path, kinda cool. Bridges are nice but the boat fumes are nuaseating. Happy hour starts early and the drink of choice is a Campari and soda. *yum* -- acquired tasted, though.
Rome has to be seen more from a historical significance. However, the religious overtones for me were a bit too much. Where in NY all you see are Wall St geeks and laywers, in Rome you see a lot of Priests and Nuns.
