Monday, April 22, 2013

Five months and counting

I've been saving for this trip for four years, and it's almost here.  Only five months to go and we'll be on a plane to Venice.  Ahhh...Venice - I can't wait.  Our flights and hotels are booked.  We arrive on September 19.  All that remains is booking day trips, excursions, and tours - and of course, packing our bags.  We have to decide if we will take backpack-type luggage or rolling luggage and a small day pack.

We will visit many places on our three-and-a half-week get-away.  We start in Venice in the north and make our way to Naples in the south, with a lot of fun in between, from visiting the vineyards in Tuscany to seeing the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican.  How about seeing the statue of David in Florence or drinking more wine in Orvieto!  This map is just a taste of what we will see in Italy.

















The picture on the top of this blog is of Vernazza ...one of the five towns of Cinque Terre - one of the places we will be visiting.  I am so looking forward to being on the Italian Riviera.  I'll have to lose weight so that when I gain weight in Italy from all the gelato and pasta we'll be eating, I won't be too fat when I come home.  Stay tuned for more adventures leading up to our departure.