[Idyllchat] RE: IdyllChat Digest, Vol 11, Issue 11

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>    1. Re: what to do with post-checkout luggage? (Jay Cloidt)
>    2. Re: what to do with post-checkout luggage? (Andi Cancelliere)
>    3. RE: Tour Guide for Rome? (Wynn Pope)
>    4. Re: Florence Uffizi & Academia tickets (haggart)
>    5. Re: New posts to my blog this year (haggart)
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>Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:48:24 -0400
>From: "Jay Cloidt" <jayclimbs at gmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [Idyllchat] what to do with post-checkout luggage?
>To: "basketsbybaraldi at comcast.net" <basketsbybaraldi at comcast.net>
>Cc: idyllchat at lists.untours.com
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>Oh, another thing we have done is have the hotel hold it if the hotel is
>convenient to your travel plans. When we were in Venice both times, we had
>the hotel hold the luggage. The first time we were in the Hotel Bellini
>which is 1 block from the train station. The second time we were taking a
>water taxi from our hotel to the airport. Both hotels had no problem 
>holding
>the luggage after we checked out until we picked it up again later that 
>day.
>You can also do the reverse. If you get to the hotel before check-in, you
>can have the hotel hold your bags until a room is ready. You can go out for
>the day, and finish checking in later.
>
>On 6/14/07, Jay Cloidt <jayclimbs at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > That's weird. I could have sworn that I used a luggage locker in Pisa
> > Centrale station in 2004. Now I'm not sure what we did with our bags. We
> > were going from Manarola in le Cinque Terre to Florence, and we were 
>just
> > stopping for the day in Pisa. Maybe we checked our luggage at the 
>luggage
> > counter. The more I think about it, that's what I think we did. Rome is 
>a
> > much bigger train station, so I don't know what the lines at the luggage
> > counter will be like, but you could do the same thing. We had them hold 
>the
> > bags, then picked them up before boarding the train to Florence.
> >
> > If you are going from Rome to Florence on a Eurostar train, you could
> > probably check your bags through to Florence in the morning. This would 
>be a
> > no-brainer in Switzerland, but in Italy, it's a different story. I've 
>never
> > done it, but I'm sure others here have and can relate their experience, 
>good
> > or bad.
> >
> >  - Jay
> >
> > On 6/14/07, basketsbybaraldi at comcast.net < basketsbybaraldi at comcast.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > We will be in Rome for several days and will want to train to Florence
> > > in the late afternoon.  What can we do with our luggage between a 
>morning
> > > check-out and mid-day boarding?
> > >
> > > After 9/11 we found, during a short stop in Pisa, that, for security
> > > reasons, the train station had removed storage lockers where one could 
>leave
> > > luggage for several hours...so we never got to the leaning tower.  We 
>were
> > > told that this convenience was no longer available in any train 
>station.
> > >
> > > Dos anyone know if this is still in force, or have any other
> > > suggestions, other than hoping that our hotel or B & B will hold it 
>for us?
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>Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:56:47 -0400
>From: "Andi Cancelliere" <andi.cancelliere at untours.com>
>Subject: Re: [Idyllchat] what to do with post-checkout luggage?
>To: idyllchat at lists.untours.com
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>Hi!  There is a left luggage office on the underground level at the Rome
>Termini station.  It should be, if I recall, on the right hand side of the
>station (if standing with the main entry behind you) about halfway down
>platform 23 or 24 (whichever is the last platform).
>
>Happy travels!
>Andi
>
>
>
>On 6/14/07, Jay Cloidt <jayclimbs at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Oh, another thing we have done is have the hotel hold it if the hotel is
> > convenient to your travel plans. When we were in Venice both times, we 
>had
> > the hotel hold the luggage. The first time we were in the Hotel Bellini
> > which is 1 block from the train station. The second time we were taking 
>a
> > water taxi from our hotel to the airport. Both hotels had no problem 
>holding
> > the luggage after we checked out until we picked it up again later that 
>day.
> > You can also do the reverse. If you get to the hotel before check-in, 
>you
> > can have the hotel hold your bags until a room is ready. You can go out 
>for
> > the day, and finish checking in later.
> >
> > On 6/14/07, Jay Cloidt <jayclimbs at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > That's weird. I could have sworn that I used a luggage locker in Pisa
> > > Centrale station in 2004. Now I'm not sure what we did with our bags. 
>We
> > > were going from Manarola in le Cinque Terre to Florence, and we were 
>just
> > > stopping for the day in Pisa. Maybe we checked our luggage at the 
>luggage
> > > counter. The more I think about it, that's what I think we did. Rome 
>is a
> > > much bigger train station, so I don't know what the lines at the 
>luggage
> > > counter will be like, but you could do the same thing. We had them 
>hold the
> > > bags, then picked them up before boarding the train to Florence.
> > >
> > > If you are going from Rome to Florence on a Eurostar train, you could
> > > probably check your bags through to Florence in the morning. This 
>would be a
> > > no-brainer in Switzerland, but in Italy, it's a different story. I've 
>never
> > > done it, but I'm sure others here have and can relate their 
>experience, good
> > > or bad.
> > >
> > >  - Jay
> > >
> > > On 6/14/07, basketsbybaraldi at comcast.net < 
>basketsbybaraldi at comcast.net>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > >  We will be in Rome for several days and will want to train to
> > > > Florence in the late afternoon.  What can we do with our luggage 
>between a
> > > > morning check-out and mid-day boarding?
> > > >
> > > > After 9/11 we found, during a short stop in Pisa, that, for security
> > > > reasons, the train station had removed storage lockers where one 
>could leave
> > > > luggage for several hours...so we never got to the leaning tower.  
>We were
> > > > told that this convenience was no longer available in any train 
>station.
> > > >
> > > > Dos anyone know if this is still in force, or have any other
> > > > suggestions, other than hoping that our hotel or B & B will hold it 
>for us?
> > > >
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>Message: 3
>Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:54:44 -0400
>From: "Wynn Pope" <wjpope1 at bellsouth.net>
>Subject: RE: [Idyllchat] Tour Guide for Rome?
>To: <idyllchat at lists.untours.com>
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>We used Roman Odyssey for a tour of Palatine Hill , Forum and the Colosseum
>and were very satisfied. We called them while in Rome and arrange the tour
>then.
>
>Wynn
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: idyllchat-bounces at lists.untours.com
>[mailto:idyllchat-bounces at lists.untours.com]On Behalf Of Terry Baraldi
>   Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 9:24 PM
>   To: Marcia Waffner; idyllchat at lists.untours.com
>   Subject: Re: [Idyllchat] Tour Guide for Rome?
>
>
>   We had a very good experience with Through Eternity Tours
>www.througheternity.com
>
>   We (party of 8) booked a private Angels & Demons tour, which was five
>hours long, and while our guide was very knowledgeable about Roman history,
>he was also a film buff and pointed out sites of other movie scenes, which
>was a fun sidebar to the day.
>
>   Through Eternity is also recommended by Rick Steves, Frommer's, Fodor's
>and other reputable sources.
>
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>     From: Marcia Waffner
>     To: idyllchat at lists.untours.com
>     Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 8:44 PM
>     Subject: [Idyllchat] Tour Guide for Rome?
>
>
>     Can anyone help suggest a tour guide for Rome?
>     Thanks, Marcia
>
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>Message: 4
>Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:29:08 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)
>From: "haggart" <haggart at moscow.com>
>Subject: Re: [Idyllchat] Florence Uffizi & Academia tickets
>To: <philbic at verizon.net>, <idyllchat at lists.untours.com>,
>	<LadyVyper at aol.com>
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>
>The Accademia Gallery reservations are also available at the same site -
>look on the left:
>http://www.weekendafirenze.com/bigphp/mus.php?skin=fi&mus=accademia
>and
>The Uffizi Gallery reservations at this site
>http://www.weekendafirenze.com/bigphp/mus.php?mus=uffizi&skin=fi
>
>We will be ordering reservations for both later for our fall visit
>
>Pete
>
>Peter and Margaret Haggart
>haggart at moscow.com
>-------Original Message-------
>
>From: LadyVyper at aol.com
>Date: 6/14/2007 12:06:20 AM
>To: philbic at verizon.net;  idyllchat at lists.untours.com
>Subject: Re: [Idyllchat] Florence Uffizi & Academia tickets
>
>I reserved tickets at weekendafirenze.com...worked well for us.
>
>Sue Lindley
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>
>
>See what's free at AOL.com.
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>Message: 5
>Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:31:12 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)
>From: "haggart" <haggart at moscow.com>
>Subject: Re: [Idyllchat] New posts to my blog this year
>To: <idyllchat at lists.untours.com>,	"Lynanne Guynn" <lynannerg at msn.com>
>Message-ID: <4671C1B0.000005.03064 at HAGGARTLAPTOP>
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>We will be looking forward to the notes - as we will be going to Venice the
>second week of October..............
>
>Peter and Margaret Haggart
>haggart at moscow.com
>-------Original Message-------
>
>From: Lynanne Guynn
>Date: 6/14/2007 1:04:44 AM
>To: idyllchat at lists.untours.com
>Subject: [Idyllchat] New posts to my blog this year
>
>Hi Everyone,
>I will be making new entries in my blog again this year while in Venice.
>Look for future emails from me as I make new posts.
>Ciao,
>Lynanne
>Visit my Blog at www.lynanneg.blogspot.com
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