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Date: July 31st, 2017 6:43 PM Author: Azure address Day 1: Arrive in Florence
Day 4: After spending the weekend in Florence, drive west towards Pisa. Spend an hour in Pisa mostly so my wife can get her fucking Instagram shots. Continue north.
Park car in La Spezia, take the train to a couple of the towns in Cinque Terre. Heard there's not much to do there, spend a few hours getting some photos and maybe a meal. Return to airbnb in La Spezia for the night.
Day 5: Continue driving, spend a couple hours in Genoa before heading up north to Turin.
Days 5-6: Check out Turin.
Day 7: Take the train from Turin to Venice (4 hours). Spend the night in Venice.
Day 8: Leave in the afternoon for Berlin. Spend a day in Berlin.
Day 9: Fly back.
A little worried that's not enough time in Venice, brothers? But I heard it was shitty and touristy so didn't want to stay there long. Accommodations were also pricier there. |
Date: July 31st, 2017 6:44 PM Author: impertinent location packing a lot of fucking shit in (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689525&forum_id=2#33892997) |
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Date: July 31st, 2017 6:57 PM Author: Azure address cr. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689525&forum_id=2#33893060) |
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Date: July 31st, 2017 6:46 PM Author: bat-shit-crazy garrison generalized bond You're going to be exhausted but at least your wife will have pages upon pages of new instagram posts to make her friends jealous. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689525&forum_id=2#33893013) |
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Date: July 31st, 2017 6:56 PM Author: Azure address she's so giddy man. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689525&forum_id=2#33893053) |
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Date: July 31st, 2017 6:47 PM Author: Seedy den mood Brother, summer trip and no Capri/Amalfi Coast or Sardinia? Also, how aggravating is it that "getting instagram photos" is a reason or visiting a place :( (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689525&forum_id=2#33893018) |
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Date: July 31st, 2017 6:57 PM Author: Azure address really wanted to do those but venice was a must for her, so stuck to the north. what'd you do in Florence? seems like a fun place (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689525&forum_id=2#33893057) |
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Date: July 31st, 2017 7:01 PM Author: Seedy den mood I haven't been to Florence in probably 20 years. Even if you have to go to Venice, you could just cop a cheap Venice to Naples flight, or really get there by train. The highspeed Trenitalia isn't bad to Rome (I think 2.5 hours?) and it's another 50 minutes or so from Rome to Naples. Cop DAT pizza, then ferry to Capri and onwards to Positano after 1-3 nights on Capri. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689525&forum_id=2#33893084) |
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Date: July 31st, 2017 7:10 PM Author: Azure address seems insanely credited but unfortunately not enough time. we're excited about turin, seems like a really underrated city. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689525&forum_id=2#33893140) |
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Date: July 31st, 2017 7:29 PM Author: Haunting prole Amalfi/Capri >>>>> Venice
Personally I'd do Florence-Amalfi Coast-Rome |
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Date: July 31st, 2017 6:48 PM Author: trip mauve potus Really cant go wrong in Italy bro. One of my favorite countries. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689525&forum_id=2#33893024) |
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Date: July 31st, 2017 6:57 PM Author: Azure address 180! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689525&forum_id=2#33893059) |
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Date: July 31st, 2017 6:49 PM Author: Fuchsia orchestra pit trust fund what the fuck do people who spend more than 1 day in Venice do (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689525&forum_id=2#33893027) |
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Date: July 31st, 2017 6:49 PM Author: Seedy den mood I was there for 2-3 days with LtDan when he was on R&R from the war. Mostly we just got very drunk on wine in the afternoons. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689525&forum_id=2#33893032) |
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Date: July 31st, 2017 6:56 PM Author: Fuchsia orchestra pit trust fund yeah you can do that in Columbus. I don't get people who go on vacations to relax: I like OP's tight itinerary that maximizes sightseeing you can only do in Italy, instead of leisure activities you can do at home. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689525&forum_id=2#33893056) |
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Date: July 31st, 2017 6:59 PM Author: Seedy den mood different girls to sleep with in Italy, better food. I did all the tourist stuff in Venice when I was younger. I mean he still saw Piazza San Marco and Harry's Bar and some canals. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689525&forum_id=2#33893069) |
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Date: July 31st, 2017 7:04 PM Author: zombie-like stimulating stage I hate the kind of drive-by sightseeing in op's itinerary. Yeah we're all tourists so it's all bullshit, but I want to really soak it in and can barely do that in a day, let alone an hour or two. I'd much rather spend several days in one place and just wander around, not be constantly planning out the next leg of transportation and packing. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689525&forum_id=2#33893107) |
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Date: July 31st, 2017 7:12 PM Author: Azure address I agree with you, that's my preferred mode too. However, we're spending a few days each in the major cities (Florence, Turin) and purposely kept Venice to a day because I'm allergic to Chinese tourists. The other places (Cinque Terre, Pisa) by all accounts aren't worth staying for long. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689525&forum_id=2#33893154) |
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Date: July 31st, 2017 6:58 PM Author: Azure address Have you been brother? From everything I've heard it's the kind of place I want to go once and never again. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689525&forum_id=2#33893065) |
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Date: July 31st, 2017 6:59 PM Author: Fuchsia orchestra pit trust fund Never been to Venice, but I helped a friend plan his trip there. I maintain it can be done in one day and most people who go there report disappointment and filth. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689525&forum_id=2#33893072) |
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Date: July 31st, 2017 6:59 PM Author: Seedy den mood I went when I was young with family and did touristy stuff years ago. I went back to see LtDan as mentioned. I would go back if there was a compelling reason, but it wouldn't be just to "see" Venice again. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689525&forum_id=2#33893074) |
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Date: July 31st, 2017 7:00 PM Author: Indecent Ruby Forum Liquid Oxygen make sure to pencil in time for recovery after robbery and/or rape by violent Muslims (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689525&forum_id=2#33893077) |
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Date: July 31st, 2017 7:02 PM Author: Seedy den mood OP is going to Italy, not Germany. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689525&forum_id=2#33893089) |
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Date: July 31st, 2017 7:02 PM Author: Indecent Ruby Forum Liquid Oxygen are you stupid?
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/727148/Migrant-crisis-Muslims-Italy-population-2-000-2-MILLION
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/11/10/muslims-italy-give-us-back-mosques-will-pray-allah-vatican/ |
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Date: July 31st, 2017 7:03 PM Author: Seedy den mood I've been to Italy a lot in the past 3 years, in my anecdotal experience there were very few mussies I ran across. Maybe they're all isolated in ghettos. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689525&forum_id=2#33893100) |
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Date: July 31st, 2017 7:14 PM Author: Azure address with some post-rape gelato, perhaps? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689525&forum_id=2#33893171) |
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Date: July 31st, 2017 7:02 PM Author: sticky tantric reading party I did a very similar trip a couple months ago. Pisa is actually worth the 1 hour or so you'll spend there. I think you should allot a bit more time to the Cinque Terre - some amazing hiking and it's really fun - if you can get an airbnb in one of the villages (leave your car in La Spezia) it is totally worth it.
Venice is also pretty nice - I think you could do 2 solid days there easily and not feel like you were out of things to do. |
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Date: July 31st, 2017 7:14 PM Author: Azure address Unfortunately wife is pregnant so can't do too much hiking. That's why we need to train into the different towns. Did you drive to Pisa etc? How was that experience? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689525&forum_id=2#33893164) |
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Date: August 2nd, 2017 1:19 PM Author: sticky tantric reading party I live in London, so we flew in/out of Pisa (it is a hub for low cost carriers). Driving was fine, we rented a car at the airport, stayed the night (flight got in late), parked in hotel lot and next morning walked about 15 mins to the leaning tower etc.
Big point with Italy generally is they have a no-drive zone in the center of most cities, big or small (it's called a ZTL), and it's often enforced w/ cameras - so make sure you do a bit of research in advance before driving anywhere and find parking. Pisa is no exception.
For La Spezia/Cinque Terre, there is good parking at the train station so would go with that. One of the paths between the villages (think between the first two) is a short flat walk on the ocean, so that one's worth doing (if it's open, they all close a lot). |
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Date: July 31st, 2017 7:12 PM Author: Obsidian Learning Disabled Cruise Ship Water Buffalo I rate it shitty (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689525&forum_id=2#33893149) |
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Date: July 31st, 2017 7:14 PM Author: Azure address Fuck you (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689525&forum_id=2#33893166) |
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Date: July 31st, 2017 7:19 PM Author: Obsidian Learning Disabled Cruise Ship Water Buffalo It's too much. If you're trying to do a tour like you are cut off a day in Florence and add it to Venice.
You should do 2-3 days Florence. Take a day trip to Pisa while still based there. Also day trip into Chianti.
Doesnt make sense to do Genoa and Turin then go clear across to Venice all in one trip with that short of time.
Do 2 days in bologna on way to Venice and spend remaining days in Venice. Whoever said that about Venice is lying it is the best city in Italy from a tourist perspective and one of the best in the world.
Edit - could also add a full day and night in Siena after Florence. |
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Date: July 31st, 2017 7:20 PM Author: bonkers pink personal credit line (dumb instagram shrew with no credibility) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689525&forum_id=2#33893206) |
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Date: July 31st, 2017 7:23 PM Author: Obsidian Learning Disabled Cruise Ship Water Buffalo Turin is cool city, Genoa is OK, neither are worth it on a trip like this.
Either do Florence for the weekend and spend week in Cinque Terre or go east to Venice.
Or do whatever you want I dont give a shit. |
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Date: July 31st, 2017 7:33 PM Author: mischievous senate I did Italy with my former fiancée three years ago.
Skip Venice. It sucks balls.
Milan is basically a giant outlet mall. The shopping is crazy. We bough like $6k worth of clothes and shit. Much cheaper than in the US. And lots of high end shit you can barely find in the US or online.
Best thing about Italy is just driving in the 180 countryside. Lots of villages whose name I can't even remember beat all the big towns. |
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Date: July 31st, 2017 8:22 PM Author: Chestnut Pit You DO realize that the day in Berlin is like taking a beautiful layer cake and dumping LIQUID SHIT all over it on the last day of your vacation?
Don't go to Berlin. Stop in London or somewhere without a bunch of cunty germans or muslims.
I ran into both in Berlin. |
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Date: August 2nd, 2017 1:21 PM Author: sticky tantric reading party This is true but not sure why you'd recommend London instead, it's not really better (except fewer Germans). Either Berlin or London would be huge disappointment after any Italian trip. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689525&forum_id=2#33903373) |