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-Ever- · 10-17-2003, 05:46 AM

Well I postponed my trip to Egypt for a few months. Our mid-semester break is coming up in two weeks and I just planned a quick trip to Venice, Florence, and Milan with a girl that I met at my school here in London (study abroad...) We're spending two nights in each town.
Any recomendations for anything besides the obvious?

Thanks for any info
-T

wiseguy1100 · 10-18-2003, 07:02 AM

Two nights for Venice and Milan may be enough. There is much to see and do in Florence. If you want an idea for "beside the obvious", when we went there last year, we rented a car from Florence, drove along the beaches and visited Pisa. It was a very memorable experience.

dy156 · 10-27-2003, 12:17 PM

there are a couple of restaurants on a hill overlooking the city of Florence that I highly recommend, though I can't remember the name. The view at sunset was amazing. There's a bronze reproduction of the David on the street just beneath the restaurant, and you should at least go there to see the top of the Duomo at sunset.
Stay away from Il Cibreo-a restaurant in all the guidebooks as greatest one in Florence. It's pricey and weird and the food is not all that great unless you like stuffed chicken heads.
Also, try to see the church of Santa Croce. Not the prettiest church, but I was amazed that the tombs of so many people that had an impact on western civilization were under one roof. Michelangelo, Machiavelli, Dante and Galileo and I think some more famous people too. Hope you read this in time.

amonkie · 10-31-2003, 11:05 PM

If you're going to Milan, sometimes the best way to see things is to get your hands on a scooter and jet around that way. The Castle Art Museum is pretty nice- it was the only place I found in Italy with air conditioning!

dy156 · 11-11-2003, 09:00 AM

That restaurant on a hill overlooking the city of Florence was the site of a date on the next joe millionaire last night, just in case anyone was interested.

irateplatypus · 11-11-2003, 04:16 PM

granted, i didn't give it as much time as florence or rome. but i really disliked milan. it seemed too dirty and industrial. did anyone else feel this way?

10-17-2003, 05:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
-Ever- Junkie Location: San Francisco	Venice->Florence->Milan! Well I postponed my trip to Egypt for a few months. Our mid-semester break is coming up in two weeks and I just planned a quick trip to Venice, Florence, and Milan with a girl that I met at my school here in London (study abroad...) We're spending two nights in each town. Any recomendations for anything besides the obvious? Thanks for any info -T __________________ Embracing the goddess energy within yourselves will bring all of you to a new understanding and valuing of life. A vision that inspires you to live and love on planet Earth. Like a priceless jewel buried in dark layers of soil and stone, Earth radiates her brilliant beauty into the caverns of space and time. Perhaps you are aware of those who watch over your home And experience of this place to visit and play with reality. You are becoming aware of yourself as a gamemaster... --Acknowledge your weaknesses--

10-27-2003, 12:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
dy156 cookie Location: in the backwoods	there are a couple of restaurants on a hill overlooking the city of Florence that I highly recommend, though I can't remember the name. The view at sunset was amazing. There's a bronze reproduction of the David on the street just beneath the restaurant, and you should at least go there to see the top of the Duomo at sunset. Stay away from Il Cibreo-a restaurant in all the guidebooks as greatest one in Florence. It's pricey and weird and the food is not all that great unless you like stuffed chicken heads. Also, try to see the church of Santa Croce. Not the prettiest church, but I was amazed that the tombs of so many people that had an impact on western civilization were under one roof. Michelangelo, Machiavelli, Dante and Galileo and I think some more famous people too. Hope you read this in time. Last edited by dy156; 10-27-2003 at 12:20 PM..

10-31-2003, 11:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
amonkie Drifting Administrator Location: Windy City	If you're going to Milan, sometimes the best way to see things is to get your hands on a scooter and jet around that way. The Castle Art Museum is pretty nice- it was the only place I found in Italy with air conditioning! __________________ Calling from deep in the heart, from where the eyes can't see and the ears can't hear, from where the mountain trails end and only love can go... ~~~ Three Rivers Hare Krishna

11-11-2003, 04:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
irateplatypus can't help but laugh Location: dar al-harb	granted, i didn't give it as much time as florence or rome. but i really disliked milan. it seemed too dirty and industrial. did anyone else feel this way? __________________ If you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves. ~ Winston Churchill

10-18-2003, 07:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
wiseguy1100 Crazy Location: IA	Two nights for Venice and Milan may be enough. There is much to see and do in Florence. If you want an idea for "beside the obvious", when we went there last year, we rented a car from Florence, drove along the beaches and visited Pisa. It was a very memorable experience.

11-11-2003, 09:00 AM	#5 (permalink)
dy156 cookie Location: in the backwoods	That restaurant on a hill overlooking the city of Florence was the site of a date on the next joe millionaire last night, just in case anyone was interested.