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Italy 2017, the odyssey
We’re down to less than five weeks before we (us playful “otters”-- wife and I) leave for Roma.
Now, if anyone will be in the same areas we will be on during our odyssey we’ll try for a GTG (get together).
The past two months have been a blur with “where do we really want to go and see?” and “are we trying to see too much” so we’re staying in northern Italy (Rome and north) this trip. Most of the trip is 6 to 8 day stays in one spot with day trips to cut down on moving and so we can enjoy where we are.
We have settled on flying into Rome, driving to an agriturismo outside of Tivoli for our first stay 8/28 to 8/30 with dinner at Sibilla and visiting Villa d’Este.
Todi 8/30 to 9/07, Terni, Narni, Orvieto and, Piegaro, Pieve are day trips. Having a bit of trouble finding a good website for the Sagras in Umbria for 2017 with set dates of the events, need a little help there-- anyone?
Bevagna 9/07 to 9/14, Montefalco, Foligno, Spoleto, Nocia and, Bastardo are on the food and wine list. Anyone have a favorite winery we should try or city to see?
Perugia 9/14 to 9/19, Assisi and Perugia are the only cities here BUT we’re open to restaurant suggestions.
Ravenna 9/19 to 9/22, (Mosaics) Basilica San Vital, Mausoleo di Galla Placidia, Basilica di Sant Apollinare, Dante’s Tomb and garden, Archiepiscopal Museum are what we came up with is there anything we missed? We’re stopping in Rimini for wine and goodies to cook, thanks Ian for the advice, but if anyone has a restaurant we should try, we’re listening.
Venice 9/22 to 9/30, We will be meeting Barb & Lee, whom we met through a Slow Travel GTG there in 2010 and we hope to have other GTG’s with “Slow Europeans” this trip. Museum tickets plus day trips to Vicenza and Padua by train and just wandering through Venice will keep us busy.
Lake Garda 9/30 to 10/02, This is a bucket list stay. While stationed in Vicenza in the late 60’s my battalion did a picnic there. I found a place in Sirmioni where we can set, drink our coffee and look out over the beautiful lake in the morning and re-energize ourselves for the rest of the trip, we’ll need it.
Milan 10/02 to 10/05. The last Supper and the Duomo are our main targets but no real idea about restaurants or other “must sees” any ideas?
Geneva 10/05 to 10/08. How did this work its way into a trip to Italy you ask, one word fondue, well that and a great view of the Alps.
Reggio Emilia 10/08 to 10/15. Cooking schools and cars, what more could you ask for.
Florence 10/15 to 10/22. Museums (bought the all in one card) and great restaurants (we’ll entertain restaurant ideas from members of course) and great wine, what a great trip!!
Panzano 10/22 to 10/28. We will be in walking distance of Dario’s, YES! We have mapped out the places Kathy suggested, thank you so much Kathy, this trip just gets better.
Vecchio Fienile 10/28 to 11/04. For Sentimental Reasons, we booked a week at this agriturismo north of Poggibonsi. We stayed there on Karen’s first trip to Italy in 2005 and we just loved it. It’s quiet, convenient, and complete with church bells ringing the quarter and whole hours, softly wafting through the windows at night ZZZZZZZ.
Roma in Tratevere 11/04 to 11/15. When in Roma, do as the Romans… the “Slow Travel people” swear Tratevere is where you stay to “Be Roman”… well the person whose house we are renting from is very nice, but we’re in the old Jewish quarter…how “Roman” is that?? Whatever, this is the end of our odyssey and we hope to have met other otters along the way and especially here in Roma on the 7th of November to help me get over my 70th birthday (Felice Settanta compleanno, funny, it seems to mean more when you think of it as a complete 70th year)
Mac and Karen
We’re down to less than five weeks before we (us playful “otters”-- wife and I) leave for Roma.
Now, if anyone will be in the same areas we will be on during our odyssey we’ll try for a GTG (get together).
The past two months have been a blur with “where do we really want to go and see?” and “are we trying to see too much” so we’re staying in northern Italy (Rome and north) this trip. Most of the trip is 6 to 8 day stays in one spot with day trips to cut down on moving and so we can enjoy where we are.
We have settled on flying into Rome, driving to an agriturismo outside of Tivoli for our first stay 8/28 to 8/30 with dinner at Sibilla and visiting Villa d’Este.
Todi 8/30 to 9/07, Terni, Narni, Orvieto and, Piegaro, Pieve are day trips. Having a bit of trouble finding a good website for the Sagras in Umbria for 2017 with set dates of the events, need a little help there-- anyone?
Bevagna 9/07 to 9/14, Montefalco, Foligno, Spoleto, Nocia and, Bastardo are on the food and wine list. Anyone have a favorite winery we should try or city to see?
Perugia 9/14 to 9/19, Assisi and Perugia are the only cities here BUT we’re open to restaurant suggestions.
Ravenna 9/19 to 9/22, (Mosaics) Basilica San Vital, Mausoleo di Galla Placidia, Basilica di Sant Apollinare, Dante’s Tomb and garden, Archiepiscopal Museum are what we came up with is there anything we missed? We’re stopping in Rimini for wine and goodies to cook, thanks Ian for the advice, but if anyone has a restaurant we should try, we’re listening.
Venice 9/22 to 9/30, We will be meeting Barb & Lee, whom we met through a Slow Travel GTG there in 2010 and we hope to have other GTG’s with “Slow Europeans” this trip. Museum tickets plus day trips to Vicenza and Padua by train and just wandering through Venice will keep us busy.
Lake Garda 9/30 to 10/02, This is a bucket list stay. While stationed in Vicenza in the late 60’s my battalion did a picnic there. I found a place in Sirmioni where we can set, drink our coffee and look out over the beautiful lake in the morning and re-energize ourselves for the rest of the trip, we’ll need it.
Milan 10/02 to 10/05. The last Supper and the Duomo are our main targets but no real idea about restaurants or other “must sees” any ideas?
Geneva 10/05 to 10/08. How did this work its way into a trip to Italy you ask, one word fondue, well that and a great view of the Alps.
Reggio Emilia 10/08 to 10/15. Cooking schools and cars, what more could you ask for.
Florence 10/15 to 10/22. Museums (bought the all in one card) and great restaurants (we’ll entertain restaurant ideas from members of course) and great wine, what a great trip!!
Panzano 10/22 to 10/28. We will be in walking distance of Dario’s, YES! We have mapped out the places Kathy suggested, thank you so much Kathy, this trip just gets better.
Vecchio Fienile 10/28 to 11/04. For Sentimental Reasons, we booked a week at this agriturismo north of Poggibonsi. We stayed there on Karen’s first trip to Italy in 2005 and we just loved it. It’s quiet, convenient, and complete with church bells ringing the quarter and whole hours, softly wafting through the windows at night ZZZZZZZ.
Roma in Tratevere 11/04 to 11/15. When in Roma, do as the Romans… the “Slow Travel people” swear Tratevere is where you stay to “Be Roman”… well the person whose house we are renting from is very nice, but we’re in the old Jewish quarter…how “Roman” is that?? Whatever, this is the end of our odyssey and we hope to have met other otters along the way and especially here in Roma on the 7th of November to help me get over my 70th birthday (Felice Settanta compleanno, funny, it seems to mean more when you think of it as a complete 70th year)
Mac and Karen