[Idyllchat] ? on Italy

[Russ Crum]

I completely agree about the restaurant scene, depending on where you  
are. We have found his recommendations on restaurants to generally be  
reliable but by no means exhaustive. Our observation has been that  
the problem is worse in Italy than elsewhere in Europe where tourists  
seem to be totally "bound" to their RS guidebook for finding  
restaurants. In the Cinque Terre last October I think 75% of the  
tourists were walking around with a RS guidebook!  Possibly that only  
indicates the popularity of Italy with American tourists.

Russ Crum
rrcrum at sbcglobal.net

On Mar 12, 2007, at 12:51, Jay Cloidt wrote:

> 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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