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Parents Italy 2011

A trip from May 17, 2011 to June 13, 2011, travelling to Rome, Siena, Florence
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Rome, Florence...
Day:
05/17/2011 to 06/13/2011
Category:
Things to do, Hotel...

Wed 05/18/11 (day 2) - Rome

Average Rating (50):
     
On the famous Via Veneto, overlooking the Villa Borghese, the Marriott Grand Flora is approximately 35 miles from …
Hotel
Rome Marriott Grand Hotel Flora
Via Vittorio Veneto, 191
Rome, 00187
Italy
06-489929
Wed May 18 8:00am - Wed May 18 9:00am
Notes
BOOKED!

81415135

26636749

1 Queen bed, High floor
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City
Rome
Rome, Italy
Wed May 18 9:00am - Wed May 18 10:00am
Notes
ROME
Use bus
Glolitti- eatpraylove gelato shop
St. Peters Basillica - no shorts !!
See Pantheon before the Forum and Colosseum
Trevi Fountain-throw coin
At Panthion go to right to coffee bar on corner
Restaurants:
Antico Arco, Papa Baccus, Quinzi & Gabrelli, Al Ceppo, Simposio, Sant'Eustachio, Sora Marggerita, ,Faura, Pizza Re, Sora Lella
Pizza-(to go-Forno Campo Dé Fiori)

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Tiramisu & Pizza
Sit outside Pantheon and have a drink
Go to a coffee bar
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Explore Rome at your own pace on an extensive hop-on hop-off itinerary through the heart of Rome. The buses are …More  
Thing to Do
Rome, Italy
Wed May 18 10:00am - Wed May 18 11:00am
Notes
Book when there on street at Bus Stop!

Book at beginning of trip and get a few day pass! Use as taxi/transportation!
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Thu 05/19/11 (day 3) - Rome

Take a walk through Rome's 2,000 years of history with an expert guide who'll bring the past alive. You' …More  
Thing to Do
Rome, Italy
Thu May 19 2:00pm - Thu May 19 5:00pm
Notes
3 hour walking tour! Very good! Go inside Colosseum after!
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The Arch of Constantine is particularly interesting because it is like a jigsaw made up of other monuments. It was b …
Thing to Do
Arco di Costantino
via di San Gregorio
Rome, 00184
Italy
+39 06 488 991
Thu May 19 3:00pm - Thu May 19 4:00pm
Notes
See this on walking tour
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No visit to Rome is complete without seeing its magnificent Colosseum, a vast amphitheater with seating for 55,000 t …
Thing to Do
Colosseum (Colosseo)
piazza del Colosseo
Rome, 00184
Italy
+39 06 3996 7700
Thu May 19 3:00pm - Thu May 19 4:00pm
Notes
Go inside after walking tour

Do not do tour inside. Pay to get in and walk around. Can do audio only guide if you want? Don't get sucked into a full on tour by people scamming out front
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Commissioned by Marcus Agrippa, restored by Domitian, and subsequently rebuilt by Hadrian (who added the dome), the …
Thing to Do
Pantheon
piazza della Rotonda
Rome, 00186
Italy
+39 06 6830 0230
Thu May 19 3:00pm - Thu May 19 4:00pm
Notes
See on walking tour

Come back later and sit and have a drink at a cafe out front and people watch!
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The Roman Forum was designed to be the center of social, political and economic life in the city. The innumerable re …
Thing to Do
Roman Forum (Foro Romano)
via dei Fori Imperiali
Rome, 00186
Italy
+39 06 3996 7700
Thu May 19 3:00pm - Thu May 19 4:00pm
Notes
See on walking tour
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Tradition has it that throwing a coin over your left shoulder into the fountain guarantees a swift return to the wor …
Thing to Do
Trevi Fountain (Fontana di Trevi)
piazza di Trevi
Rome, 00187
Italy
Thu May 19 3:00pm - Thu May 19 4:00pm
Notes
See on walking tour

Toss a coin in over your shoulder and make a wish! Take pics doing it!
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Fri 05/20/11 (day 4) - Rome

Take a morning or afternoon tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel - and jump the queue by booking ahead …More  
Thing to Do
Rome, Italy
Fri May 20 8:00am - Fri May 20 12:00pm
Notes
BOOKED!

Bring voucher
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The Vatican is among the most important historical sites in the world. The seat of the Holy Roman Catholic Church, T …
Thing to Do
viale Vaticano
Rome, 00165
Italy
+39 06 698 84677
Fri May 20 9:00am - Fri May 20 10:00am
Notes
Go here during tour
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Visiting Rome for the first time, visitors must experience the Sistine Chapel, the Vatican structure with 50 million …
Thing to Do
Sistine Chapel (Cappella Sistina)
viale Vaticano
Rome, 00165
Italy
+39 06 698 84676, +39 06 698 83145
Fri May 20 10:00am - Fri May 20 11:00am
Notes
Go inside during tour

Be sneaky and take a picture with no flash!
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Sat 05/21/11 (day 5) - Rome

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In good weather the garden and the lovely square are used to seat guests who face Trinità dei Monti. The speciality …
Restaurant
Ristorante Alla Rampa
piazza Mignanelli, 18
Rome, 00187
Italy
+39 06 678 2621
Sat May 21 12:00am
Notes
Gayle Schack recommended to Megan

By Spanish Steps
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Sun 05/22/11 (day 6) - Rome

The Spanish Steps were designed by Alessandro Specchi and Francesco de Sanctis. They connect Piazza di Spagna to the …
Thing to Do
Scalinata Trinità dei Monti (Spanish Steps)
scalinata della Trinità dei Monti
Rome, 00187
Italy
Sun May 22 12:00am
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Mon 05/23/11 (day 7) - Siena


Hotel
Via Pantaneto 105
Siena, Tuscany 53100
Italy
39 0577 287342
Mon May 23 8:00am - Mon May 23 9:00am
Notes
BOOKED!

Green double room at 100Euro a night. Need Credit Card by email or fax.

Arrival time is before 4:00

Palazzo Bruchi - Via Pantaneto, 105 - 53100 SIENA Tuscany Italy - Tel e Fax + 39 0577 287342 masignani@hotmail.com

Breakfast:
Breakfast is served in the elegant and magnificient dining room of the Palazzo. This room, finely decorated with plasters and frescoes, offers to guests an authentic and sublime sight of the decorative art from the 18th Century. Breakfast is composed by fresh croissants, cakes, bread, cereals, jam, toasts, chocolate, cheese and fruit. It will be then possible to choose among all kind of coffee, milk, juice, tea in different flavours and camomile. A kettle is always available for an afternoon or lately tea-time

Location:
The train station is unfortunatly out of town, so the best thing is to take a taxi ( euro 8 circa,5 minutes: at peak hours or on peak periods is probable a long wait) or take the bus n. 17 and stop at Porta Pispini and then walk through it for 5 minutes to via Pantaneto, take the right and after 20 metres you'll find our yellow building or, just inside the Porta Pispini you can take the small orange bus that passes at minutes 03-18-33-48 with written on the top "Logge del Papa" and ask to be stopped at the S. Giorgio church which is right next to uor house.
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This is really the heart and soul of the city, where everything happened and continues to happen. The magnificent ar …
Thing to Do
Piazza del Campo
il Campo
Siena, 53100
Italy
Mon May 23 9:00am - Mon May 23 10:00am
Notes
Main city center. Big circle. Get a piece of pizza or gelato and sit and people watch!
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Restaurant
33 Via del Porrione
Siena, 53100
Italy
+39 0577 48 013
Mon May 23 7:00pm - Mon May 23 8:00pm
Notes
Recommended restaurant!
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Tue 05/24/11 (day 8) - Siena

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If Piazza del Campo is Siena's heart (and in some ways, also its stomach), Piazza del Duomo, a short distance away, …
Thing to Do
piazza del Duomo
Siena, 53100
Italy
Tue May 24 12:00am
Notes
Siena's Duomo, I never went inside?
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Wed 05/25/11 (day 9) - Florence

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Hotel offers old fashioned environment with modern amenities in a late 1800 Florentine; situated in the city center.
Hotel
Hotel Pendini
Via Strozzi 2
Florence, 50123
Italy
055-211170
Wed May 25 8:00am - Wed May 25 9:00am
Notes
BOOKED!

Buffet breakfast is included in the room rate

225.002.164
1861

Deluxe Double Room

On the fourth floor of an ancient palace dating from the nineteenth century, you will find the Hotel Pendini, a beautiful structure that has preserved the beauty of an ancient dwelling, but where, however, combines the tradition with modernity, offering a unique and memorable stay in a true "living-room" in the town. Dominated by a large arch, the hotel enjoys a truly privileged site in the historic centre, at few steps away from all the monuments that make the city famous worldwide as the Duomo, Basilica Santa Croce, the beautiful square of the Signoria, the Uffizi Gallery and, of course, the picturesque Ponte Vecchio, through streets full of monuments, museums, shops that make the city a jewel of art and culture. This is a family run hotel, there will be the idea of finding a home in cosy spaces, where however, the atmosphere of the Florentine guest-house will wrap you completely. To work or keep your contacts in all areas and common rooms you will find the Wi-Fi Internet connection. In the next morning we wait for you from 7.30 to 10.00 to offer you a full breakfast. Rooms are available starting from 13:00 and check-out is from 12.00. Please still want to inform the reception of your time of arrival. Pets are allowed. If you want to take a last look at the city before your leaving, we can keep your luggage free of charge.

By train:
From the Florence railway station Santa Maria Novella, you can take a taxi or even arrive at the hotel on foot, taking the road that leads to the Duomo. A short walk of 10 minutes.

http://hotelpendini.hotelinfirenze.com/?…
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City
Florence
Florence, Italy
Wed May 25 9:00am - Wed May 25 10:00am
Notes
FLORENCE NOTES:
San Lorenzo indoor
Leather -- gloves (Wendy)
market --
Uffizi Gallery, gelato-"artigianale"
Prego-please,
non sono pronto(a)-I'm not ready
Restaurants:
Trattoria Cibreo (no reserv. family style

Meg-
Steak! Balsamic steak at Acqua al 2
Walk to the TOP of the Duomo! Pay and go all the way!
Statue of David by Michelangelo at Uffizi Gallery (Accademia Gallery Museum is BORING & HUGE)
Walk Ponte Vecchio bridge and shop
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Acqua al 2 is, even for glorious Firenze, a special place to wine and dine. Enjoy the offerings of the chef, along …
Restaurant
via della Vigna Vecchia, 40
Florence, 50122
Italy
+39 55 28 4170
Wed May 25 7:00pm - Wed May 25 8:00pm
Notes
YUMMY restaurant

! One in Florence and one is San Diego! If you go to both you can sign a plate! Lots of English speaking here!

Order Balsamic Steak!
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Thu 05/26/11 (day 10) - Florence

Take a tour from Florence with a difference - by vespa scooter! It's a fabulous way to tour the Chianti region …More  
Thing to Do
Florence, Italy
Thu May 26 9:30am - Thu May 26 3:30pm
Notes
BOOKED!

Bring voucher
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