Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Wander Venice.  The side canals have a lot of really cool stuff.  Get lost.  Make sure you go to the




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2)  The PDF entitled Transportation.   This includes your boarding passes to and from Italy (you each have a prepaid bag both ways info in itinerary), specific flight info, and also a VERY IMPORTANT document best prices celine dion tickets that you each NEED TO REVIEW.  It has all of your personal information that you must ensure is correct or you will not be able to fly on the day of your trip (this is the info currently provided to the airline).  Please review carefully and let me know immediately if something is incorrect so I can take care of it.  Your train tickets are also in here (Venice to Florence and Florence to Rome).  They are both a voucher with a number on it.  These serve as your tickets you do not need anything else.  You will provide them to the conductor of the train and they will use the # on it to look you up.  Finally in here, there is a schedule for the Venice Airport Bus into the city.
3)  3 PDFs entitled Supplemental best prices celine dion tickets Venice, Supplemental Florence,   Supplemental Rome contain all of your necessary documentation for hotels (confirmation emails, proof of paying for Florence Rome, and directions on how to get there from your arrival best prices celine dion tickets points in each city some in conjunction with what is written on your itinerary).  These also have all of your Tour Vouchers for your tours that must be brought with you on the day of your tours to prove you paid or to pick up your tickets depending upon the sight (in some cases, like the Venice tickets, you also need the ID of the person whose name the tour is booked under this is noted on your itinerary in bold).  Also included in these packets for each city are directions on how to get to your tour locations (if applicable) and how to get back from the end of the tour (if applicable), directions on how to get to sights of interest in each city (if mentioned in the itinerary), and 2 different walking-tours of Rome that are laid out in your itinerary best prices celine dion tickets (one to see the best of the city sights not covered on your other tours all free sights, and one of the city sights lit up at night).
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5)  The PDF entitled City Sights- Pictures best prices celine dion tickets contains pictures of the major sights you want to cover in each city.  I laid out the sights briefly in the itinerary, but I thought you might want to be able to see what they were.  This should be especially useful for the do-it-yourself Rome Walking Tour so that you know what you re looking for.
The vaporettos, or public water-buses, run 24 hours a day, less frequently after midnight. You will need to buy a ticket before boarding. Tickets cost €5,00 if travelling along the Gran Canal (you will be). The ticket does not include the supplement you will need if you have luggage. (Not sure if you would use it, but there is also a three day pass which costs € 22,00 .)
The entrance to the Palazzo Ducale is in St. Mark's Sq. at the Porta del Frumento, in front of the Bacino di San Marco.  Take voucher to the "group" counter to exchange for entrance ticket.  Must be present at the Palace at time specified.
Features:  Beautiful view from the bell tower, Basilica is one of the world's greatest churches, in the Presbytery lies St. Mark/ a beautiful altar, in the Museum is the world famous Triumphal Quadriga best prices celine dion tickets (4 horses).
Side Note:  If you want to do a Gondola ride it will cost you aproximately 80€ for 40 mins , Negotiate Route (you want side canals only) price/ time prior to departure—you best prices celine dion tickets can definitely talk them down, there are plenty.
Wander Venice.  The side canals have a lot of really cool stuff.  Get lost.  Make sure you go to the Rialto Bridge and the shops on and over it (directions provided in supplemental documents).  There is a little market as you cross over it.  Remember, though, there are only 3 bridges across the grand canal so if you start to wander you may have to go pretty far to get back across to your side again.
Vaporetti #1 (direction:  P. Roma S. Chiara SX) from S. Marco Vallaresso best prices celine dion tickets DX to Ferrovia S. Lucia SX (runs appx every 10 minutes this time of day takes 36 mins to the train station)—Recommend best prices celine dion tickets the 9:15 (gets in at 9:51) or the 9:25 (gets in at 10:01)
My Suggestion:   Walk Across the Ponte Vecchio (bridge), see Pitti Palace from the outside best prices celine dion tickets (inside is an art museum with a steep admission price) and then visit Boboli Gardens (like a little piece of Tuscany).  Directions provided for this walk from the hotel in the supplemental.
Directions:  Walk across the Ponte Vecchio to Pitti Palace (see map) Enter the gardens from the Pitti Palace Couryard (buy tickets best prices celine dion tickets at the palace, as well—do not confuse this with the Pitti Palace ticket which is different)
One of the most famous museums in the world; works donated by Medici family.  Houses works by Giotto, Simone Martini, Piero della Francesca, best prices celine dion tickets Fra Angelico, best prices celine dion tickets Filippo Lippi, Botticelli, best prices celine dion tickets Mantegna, Correggio, Leonardo da Vinci, best prices celine dion tickets Raphael, Michelangelo Caravaggio.
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Leaves from outside of the Santa Maria Novella Train Station (where you came in on the train from Venice—few blocks from hotel) by the taxi stand which is located at the front of the station. Meeting point is easy to locate best prices celine dion tickets your guide will be waiting for you.
Stroll among Chianti vineyards , olive groves wine cellars , eat a traditional Tuscan lunch amongst the Sienese hills.  A wine-tasting class will be held during lunch including free samples of wine honey olive oil.
Sights Covered: best prices celine dion tickets Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, Victor Emanuel II Monument, Colosseum, St. Peter in Chains Church (optional), Santa Maria Maggiore Church (optional)
If you choose best prices celine dion tickets to visit the outside of this at night to see its windows lit up, it is only a 10 min walk from your hotel down Via Torino (you should eventually see the square that the church sits on/ the church itself).
To view Rome at night (a lot of the city's sights are lit-up), I recommend 2 different things.  See the Colosseum and Ancient Rome lit up one night—very little walking, can simply take the metro there back, doesn't take that long—directions below, then doing the below listed Night Walk of Rome another night.
Finally, conclude in the Campo de Fiori —the square is surrounded by fun eateries including the Forno (open until 8pm), a popular place for pizza to go (order by the weight), the many bars lining the square get packed late night and on the weekends with beer-drinking kids making the square into one vast Roman party street
When the tour ends, you will be in Saint Peter's Square outside of the Vatican and it will be around 5:30pm.  Walk straight down the Via della Conciliazione and you will see Castel Sant' Angelo and its bridge.  We didn't go inside (info below, though), but it's neat to see from the outside, especially across its bridge.  (Can ask the tour guide to point you in the direction.)
From across the Sant'Angelo bridge best prices celine dion tickets to the nearest metro is about a 20 min walk, but it's along the water and brings best prices celine dion tickets you to a pretty little square (otherwise you'll have to take a taxi).  See map for the walk.
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Amalfi is a typical Mediterranean village. Here you can sample local Limoncello liqueur or visit the Paradise Cloister, dating back to the 13th century. You'll also eat lunch in Amalfi (additional expense).
Please note: Complimentary pick-up is offered for this tour/activity. For this service you must contact XXX at least 24 Hour(s) prior to your tour/activity best prices celine dion tickets date to verify your pick-up best prices celine dion tickets time and pick-up location.
The cities you are traveling to are as safe as any city, but watch out for pick-pockets at all times.  Keep your bags close to you, nothing opened, and money and passports deep within your bags.  Preferably, bring a purse with a cross-body strap that can be zipped closed.
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