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Tag Archives: train travel
Italo! New Train in Italy | An American in Italy
I have been hearing about this train for some time and found this interesting article written by a writer I know. Check it out. I was considering taking it from Naples to Rome but the station it goes to in … Continue reading
Posted in Italy Travel
Tagged ITALO, Italy Photos, Naples, Rome, Salerno, train travel, travel, travel planning, travel writing, writing
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Photo Collage – Church Interiors in Italy
I have been so preoccupied with editing my book and getting the word out that I sort of slacked off on posting anything about Italy, and frankly doing much of anything else. So today I worked outside a little in … Continue reading
Posted in Italian Culture and Lifestyle, Italy Photo, Italy Travel, Italy Travel Planning, Photography, Writing
Tagged chiesa, churches, Italian culture, Italian lifestyle, Italians, Italy, Italy Photos, Italy travel, photography, Rome, train travel, travel, travel planning, travel writing, Vatican, writing
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Travel in Italy – Taxis in Rome
Tuesday May 8 At 9 pm we arrived at the Rome train station and went outside to grab a taxi. There was aline of taxis and a man told us to follow him for the taxi and said it would … Continue reading
Travel in Italy – Leaving Verona
Monday May 7 It’s a gorgeous day in Verona. The sun is shining and it is supposed to be in the low 70′s. After breakfast and my morning cappuccino Sue and I walked to Piazza Bra to get the Hop … Continue reading
Travel in Italy – Leaving Lake Como
Sunday May 6 It’s still raining and it’s 45 degrees outside. Today we are taking the train to Verona and hopefully the weather will improve. I can’t believe how cold I feel. It’s probably the dampness along with the wind. … Continue reading
Traveling to Italy
May 2 and May 3 I boarded my flight from West Palm and we took off at 2:15, 20 minutes later than scheduled. I should land in Philadelphia about an hour or our and a half before my flight to … Continue reading
Posted in Italian Culture and Lifestyle, Italy Photo, Italy Travel, Italy Travel Planning, Reservations
Tagged Bellagio, hotel Metropole, Italy, Italy travel, Lake Como, Milan, Rome, train travel, Varenna
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All Packed and Ready to Go
“All my bags are packed, I’m ready to go” Just a few more days now and I’ll be “leaving on a jet plane” although unlike John Denver’s lyrics, I do know when I’ll be back again. I will be landing … Continue reading
Posted in Italy Travel, Italy Travel Planning
Tagged Italy, Rome, train travel, travel, travel planning, writing
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Travel Planning for Italy
Mt Etna in Sicily erupted again this week and if you’re keeping track, this is the 7th time this year and the 3rd time this month. One week from today I am leaving for Italy and plan to go to … Continue reading
Outdoor Shrines in Italy
In many places throughout Italy I found tiny “shrines” embedded into the old walls, and most of these were of the Virgin Mary. I thought these were really interesting and wondered who had taken the time to build these into … Continue reading
Vatican Museum Tops in Tourist Destinations
Anyone who has been to Italy has likely been to the Vatican Museum and waited in line like I have to get inside. Ansa, the Italian news agency reports that for the first time, the Vatican Museum has had over … Continue reading
Posted in Italian Culture and Lifestyle, Italy News, Italy Travel
Tagged Italian culture, Italy, train travel, Uffizi, Vatican, Vatican Museum
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