First of all,the weather was great.
Day 1: Arrive to Verona at 17:30.(Flights to Rome was booked up full.)Rent a car and drive to Rome.About 500 km.Arrive to Rome at about 12:30 am and book into hotel.(There were no more flights to Rome at the time)
Day 2: Jump onto the metro to the Colosseo.Walk around Rome and visit most of the popular places.Take the open bus tour.
Day 3: Metro again to the Vatican.Book out of hotel and drive to Assisi.Then to Siena.Sleep in Siena.
Day 4:See Siena and then drive to San Gimignano and Pisa.Sleep near Pisa.
Day 5:Drive to Florence.Take the open bus tour.Sleep near Florence.
Day 6:Return to Florence park under main train station.(this is right in the center).See Florence.Drive to Venice in the afternoon.Book into hotel in Venice.Park car in big building next to main train station.20 euro for 24 hours.
Day 7:See Venice by water bus.Drive to Sarmione.Book hotel inside the old city.Take a drive along lake Garda.
Day 8:See Sarmione and it's castle.Drive to airport in Verona.Return car and fly back home.Distance driven:1945 km.
This was a fantastic vacation.All you need is a lot of energy.Me and my wife are both 56.Not bad hey!!!!!!!!!
Sindhu Kekane
Mumbai