[Idyllchat] ? on Italy

[Jay Cloidt]

Rick Steve's books are a great reference. My opinion differs from his on how
long to spend somewhere, but he does point out the highlights and gives you
a jumping off point.

One note on Rick Steve's guides, the last time I was in Florence, every
restaurant he mentions in his book had a line around the corner to get in.
In Florence, it is real hard to go wrong when finding someplace to eat. Our
favorite method for finding a restaurant was to wander around a neighborhood
until we found someplace that looked nice. Not that hard to do. We actually
ate at a one place twice, not realizing it was the same place until we went
inside. We had come at it from 2 different directions and didn't realize we
were back in the same neighborhood at first.

- Jay

On 3/12/07, Russ Crum <rrcrum at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> Yes, invest in some guide books and start reading. My preference,
> especially for a first tripper and the places you mentioned, would be Rick
> Steves Italy book. My second preference is Lonely Planet. RS is opinionated
> in comparison to LP. But I am assuming you don't have enough time to see
> everything and his book will help you sort out the what and how to do the
> highlights.
> My 2 cents worth.
>
> Russ Crum
> rrcrum at sbcglobal.net
>
> On Mar 12, 2007, at 7:44, Marcia Waffner wrote:
>
> I've never been to Italy. Want to see Florence, Venice, the Amalfi Coast,
> and Rome on my first trip.  Any input or suggestions?
> Thanks.
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