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Seeking general advice for my trip: Rome > Florence > Venice

leaving nov 5, honeymoon. there for 10 nights.
Dashing athletic conference doctorate
  10/25/17
Renting a car?
orange slap-happy factory reset button masturbator
  10/25/17
no, just doing trains -- flying into rome and out of milan. ...
Dashing athletic conference doctorate
  10/25/17
I would do 5 nights in Rome, 3 in Florence, 2 in Venice. ...
Narrow-minded Overrated Mexican Stag Film
  10/25/17
yeah, i'm not planning to spend any real time in milan. we a...
Dashing athletic conference doctorate
  10/25/17
I'd go 5/2 Rome v Venice because I think there is so much mo...
Narrow-minded Overrated Mexican Stag Film
  10/25/17
hmm, i'll think about that.
Dashing athletic conference doctorate
  10/25/17
Kind of depends what time you arrive and leave on the travel...
Narrow-minded Overrated Mexican Stag Film
  10/25/17
yeah. i think that will be the deciding factor. we've alre...
Dashing athletic conference doctorate
  10/25/17
I wouldn't. He's probably going to spend 95% plus of his ti...
Narrow-minded Overrated Mexican Stag Film
  10/25/17
I wouldn't rent a car there again either the tolls are pure ...
orange slap-happy factory reset button masturbator
  10/25/17
True especially after coming from Germany where its free or ...
Narrow-minded Overrated Mexican Stag Film
  10/25/17
yeah, the highway tolls blew my mind last time i was over th...
Dashing athletic conference doctorate
  10/25/17
You haven't driven till you've been on a good German autobah...
Narrow-minded Overrated Mexican Stag Film
  10/25/17
found that setting google maps to avoid tolls worked well. m...
Charismatic sex offender dog poop
  10/26/17
What we used to do was set our lunchtime or end of day desti...
Narrow-minded Overrated Mexican Stag Film
  10/26/17
...
Charismatic sex offender dog poop
  10/26/17
I found italy really boring and the people were awful. Every...
orange slap-happy factory reset button masturbator
  10/25/17
The main tourist sights are stupidly overcrowded during summ...
Narrow-minded Overrated Mexican Stag Film
  10/25/17
Many people seem to manage just fine.
green lay
  10/26/17
the only touristy spot i've been to in italy was pisa, and i...
Dashing athletic conference doctorate
  10/25/17
where did you go in italy?
Dashing athletic conference doctorate
  10/26/17
I loved Italians.
green lay
  10/26/17
Rome is crowded because it's full of cool shit. I assume you...
zombie-like hairy legs
  10/26/17
yeah, in rome will focus on mother church and old roman shit...
Dashing athletic conference doctorate
  10/26/17
St. Peters is not the only church worth visiting in Rome. Ma...
zombie-like hairy legs
  10/26/17
...
Dashing athletic conference doctorate
  10/26/17
...
pungent new version
  10/26/17
consider day in Siena on the way to Florence.
Charismatic sex offender dog poop
  10/26/17
Wish I had done this.
green lay
  10/26/17
TCR
pungent new version
  10/26/17
worth a stop on the train on the way to florence? or would ...
Dashing athletic conference doctorate
  10/26/17
it's an hour and a half train ride from Florence. Can just m...
Charismatic sex offender dog poop
  10/26/17
Learn basic Italian before you go. It's not hard and Italian...
green lay
  10/26/17
i took a half assed semester during college and did spanish ...
Dashing athletic conference doctorate
  10/26/17
This reminds me of a funny story about my husband. When we ...
Narrow-minded Overrated Mexican Stag Film
  10/26/17
man you are annoying
green lay
  10/26/17
yeah, but his little amount retained is usually good enough ...
Dashing athletic conference doctorate
  10/26/17
Wow what a funny story
exciting unhinged mood
  10/26/17
...
Dashing athletic conference doctorate
  10/26/17
...
Cerebral olive public bath goyim
  05/31/18
...
Tantric painfully honest indirect expression
  05/31/18
In retrospect, I was a little mean to 29 and wish that I had...
green lay
  05/31/18
...
laughsome locus legal warrant
  05/31/18
Nice. Sounds like you'll be fine.
green lay
  10/26/17
Regardless if you’re an artmo or not, see the Galleria Borgh...
pungent new version
  10/26/17
What are some (if any) cr tours in Venice? Spending 2 days i...
Irate bateful generalized bond
  06/22/18
"tours" are u oriental?
azure abode ratface
  06/22/18
2 days is probably too much in venice just do 1 day, just...
Charcoal forum puppy
  06/22/18
That was originally the plan, but circumstances now call for...
Irate bateful generalized bond
  06/22/18
honestly, just get away from the main drag (train station to...
Copper Contagious Home Gay Wizard
  06/22/18
Thank you.
Irate bateful generalized bond
  06/22/18
this is good advice. venice is much more bearable when you ...
Dashing athletic conference doctorate
  06/22/18
the vaporetto is the way to go, gondola rides are a huge fuc...
Dashing athletic conference doctorate
  06/22/18
Tyvm
Irate bateful generalized bond
  06/22/18


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Date: October 25th, 2017 4:07 AM
Author: Dashing athletic conference doctorate

leaving nov 5, honeymoon. there for 10 nights.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34523621)



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Date: October 25th, 2017 4:26 AM
Author: orange slap-happy factory reset button masturbator

Renting a car?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34523653)



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Date: October 25th, 2017 4:27 AM
Author: Dashing athletic conference doctorate

no, just doing trains -- flying into rome and out of milan. would maybe rent a car for a side trip but doubt we have the time.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34523656)



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Date: October 25th, 2017 4:30 AM
Author: Narrow-minded Overrated Mexican Stag Film

I would do 5 nights in Rome, 3 in Florence, 2 in Venice.

Milan is quite an interesting city in its own right but not nearly at the same level as the other two and since the international airport is way out of the city you don't need to go into the city.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34523664)



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Date: October 25th, 2017 4:33 AM
Author: Dashing athletic conference doctorate

yeah, i'm not planning to spend any real time in milan. we actually did two nights there this past march, when we got rained out on the back end of a mont blanc ski trip.

right now i'm leaning towards 4/3/3.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34523668)



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Date: October 25th, 2017 4:35 AM
Author: Narrow-minded Overrated Mexican Stag Film

I'd go 5/2 Rome v Venice because I think there is so much more to see in Rome (and several good daytrips) than in Venice.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34523673)



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Date: October 25th, 2017 4:41 AM
Author: Dashing athletic conference doctorate

hmm, i'll think about that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34523686)



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Date: October 25th, 2017 4:42 AM
Author: Narrow-minded Overrated Mexican Stag Film

Kind of depends what time you arrive and leave on the travelling days too. Two nights could be anything from only one full day to almost three.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34523691)



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Date: October 25th, 2017 4:44 AM
Author: Dashing athletic conference doctorate

yeah. i think that will be the deciding factor. we've already got rome booked, but everything else is still pretty much up in the air (best thing about traveling in november vs say september).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34523694)



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Date: October 25th, 2017 4:29 AM
Author: Narrow-minded Overrated Mexican Stag Film

I wouldn't. He's probably going to spend 95% plus of his time in the three inner cities and the last thing you want or need is a car in an Italian city. Just go by train.

I wouldn't rent a car unless you were doing a driving holiday across the Italian countryside visiting lots of small towns and historical/scenic sites. Even then you need to be a reasonably confident driver able to cope with a stick shift and maniacal Italian drivers on narrow roads.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34523663)



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Date: October 25th, 2017 4:35 AM
Author: orange slap-happy factory reset button masturbator

I wouldn't rent a car there again either the tolls are pure rape

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34523672)



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Date: October 25th, 2017 4:36 AM
Author: Narrow-minded Overrated Mexican Stag Film

True especially after coming from Germany where its free or the countries where you can just buy one autobahn pass for unlimited driving during your stay.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34523674)



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Date: October 25th, 2017 4:40 AM
Author: Dashing athletic conference doctorate

yeah, the highway tolls blew my mind last time i was over there. pretty great roads though. and <3 autogrill.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34523683)



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Date: October 25th, 2017 4:41 AM
Author: Narrow-minded Overrated Mexican Stag Film

You haven't driven till you've been on a good German autobahn on a quiet Sunday.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34523687)



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Date: October 26th, 2017 12:26 AM
Author: Charismatic sex offender dog poop

found that setting google maps to avoid tolls worked well. more scenic drives and no tolls. also automatically avoids the downtown no car areas in towns

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34530429)



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Date: October 26th, 2017 12:31 AM
Author: Narrow-minded Overrated Mexican Stag Film

What we used to do was set our lunchtime or end of day destination in the GPS and then just drive in that general direction taking whatever detours seemed interesting.

That way the GPS is always calculating the best legal route from where you are to your destination which is really helpful in Italian towns which are usually a maze of narrow, one-way and blocked off streets.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34530473)



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Date: October 26th, 2017 12:33 AM
Author: Charismatic sex offender dog poop



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Date: October 25th, 2017 4:37 AM
Author: orange slap-happy factory reset button masturbator

I found italy really boring and the people were awful. Everything is commoditized and sterile. Just way too much tourism.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34523677)



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Date: October 25th, 2017 4:40 AM
Author: Narrow-minded Overrated Mexican Stag Film

The main tourist sights are stupidly overcrowded during summer but by now they won't be so bad. And how can you go through life never having seen Rome?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34523682)



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Date: October 26th, 2017 12:25 AM
Author: green lay

Many people seem to manage just fine.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34530423)



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Date: October 25th, 2017 4:42 AM
Author: Dashing athletic conference doctorate

the only touristy spot i've been to in italy was pisa, and i had a pretty good time for the four hours i was there.

(been to la spezia, cagliari, and salerno a bunch of times each. and milan once this year for a couple days.)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34523690)



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Date: October 26th, 2017 12:22 AM
Author: Dashing athletic conference doctorate

where did you go in italy?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34530395)



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Date: October 26th, 2017 12:26 AM
Author: green lay

I loved Italians.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34530427)



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Date: October 26th, 2017 12:26 AM
Author: zombie-like hairy legs

Rome is crowded because it's full of cool shit. I assume you have at least some level of interest in Roman history and medieval and Renaissance art, right? Otherwise LOL this may be a miserable vacay for you.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34530431)



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Date: October 26th, 2017 12:29 AM
Author: Dashing athletic conference doctorate

yeah, in rome will focus on mother church and old roman shit and drinking.

florence the usual art stuff, venice the usual

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34530453)



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Date: October 26th, 2017 12:30 AM
Author: zombie-like hairy legs

St. Peters is not the only church worth visiting in Rome. Make sure to check out St. John Lateran and Maria Maggiore. They're both old as shit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34530464)



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Date: October 26th, 2017 12:35 AM
Author: Dashing athletic conference doctorate



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Date: October 26th, 2017 12:59 AM
Author: pungent new version



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Date: October 26th, 2017 12:29 AM
Author: Charismatic sex offender dog poop

consider day in Siena on the way to Florence.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34530451)



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Date: October 26th, 2017 12:32 AM
Author: green lay

Wish I had done this.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34530488)



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Date: October 26th, 2017 12:55 AM
Author: pungent new version

TCR

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34530656)



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Date: October 26th, 2017 1:24 AM
Author: Dashing athletic conference doctorate

worth a stop on the train on the way to florence? or would i have to spend the night?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34530841)



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Date: October 26th, 2017 7:57 AM
Author: Charismatic sex offender dog poop

it's an hour and a half train ride from Florence. Can just make a day trip out of it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34531866)



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Date: October 26th, 2017 12:33 AM
Author: green lay

Learn basic Italian before you go. It's not hard and Italians are poor English speakers. It saved my ass a couple of times there.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34530505)



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Date: October 26th, 2017 12:38 AM
Author: Dashing athletic conference doctorate

i took a half assed semester during college and did spanish in high school, so we usually get by in both italy and spain.

GF is near fluent in french though which is great when we're there.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34530537)



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Date: October 26th, 2017 12:41 AM
Author: Narrow-minded Overrated Mexican Stag Film

This reminds me of a funny story about my husband. When we go to Eastern Europe I usually do all the translating because I speak Slovenian fairly well (which means I can get the gist of other Slavic languages) and I did 6 years of German in school which is a very common second language there.

So when we go to France he's all "now I can translate because I did French in HS" and I ask "how many years?" and he says "two" and I respond "I did five years of French". LOL.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34530559)



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Date: October 26th, 2017 12:51 AM
Author: green lay

man you are annoying

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34530617)



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Date: October 26th, 2017 12:53 AM
Author: Dashing athletic conference doctorate

yeah, but his little amount retained is usually good enough for the basics: pronunciation, sentence structure, basic nouns/verbs, etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34530634)



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Date: October 26th, 2017 2:59 AM
Author: exciting unhinged mood

Wow what a funny story

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34531165)



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Date: October 26th, 2017 3:05 AM
Author: Dashing athletic conference doctorate



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Date: May 31st, 2018 4:21 PM
Author: Cerebral olive public bath goyim



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Date: May 31st, 2018 4:23 PM
Author: Tantric painfully honest indirect expression



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Date: May 31st, 2018 4:23 PM
Author: green lay

In retrospect, I was a little mean to 29 and wish that I had been even meaner.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#36160307)



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Date: May 31st, 2018 4:27 PM
Author: laughsome locus legal warrant



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Date: October 26th, 2017 12:55 AM
Author: green lay

Nice. Sounds like you'll be fine.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34530657)



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Date: October 26th, 2017 12:57 AM
Author: pungent new version

Regardless if you’re an artmo or not, see the Galleria Borghese

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#34530676)



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Date: June 22nd, 2018 3:10 PM
Author: Irate bateful generalized bond

What are some (if any) cr tours in Venice? Spending 2 days in august.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#36291900)



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Date: June 22nd, 2018 3:11 PM
Author: azure abode ratface

"tours" are u oriental?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#36291906)



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Date: June 22nd, 2018 3:11 PM
Author: Charcoal forum puppy

2 days is probably too much in venice

just do 1 day, just do a gondola ride so your gf can take photos, just do some walking around and just do never go back

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#36291907)



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Date: June 22nd, 2018 3:13 PM
Author: Irate bateful generalized bond

That was originally the plan, but circumstances now call for 2. What about a boat ride to Burano and other little islands?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#36291928)



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Date: June 22nd, 2018 3:16 PM
Author: Copper Contagious Home Gay Wizard

honestly, just get away from the main drag (train station to rialto to Doge Palace) and wander to the outskirts of Venice. it's really peaceful and the architecture is lovely

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#36291944)



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Date: June 22nd, 2018 3:23 PM
Author: Irate bateful generalized bond

Thank you.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#36291999)



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Date: June 22nd, 2018 4:12 PM
Author: Dashing athletic conference doctorate

this is good advice. venice is much more bearable when you wander away from all the super touristy areas.

buy a vaporetto pass.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#36292396)



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Date: June 22nd, 2018 4:10 PM
Author: Dashing athletic conference doctorate

the vaporetto is the way to go, gondola rides are a huge fucking scam. only people i saw on them on my trip were asian tourists with selfie sticks and gaudy designer clothing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#36292387)



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Date: June 22nd, 2018 5:52 PM
Author: Irate bateful generalized bond

Tyvm

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3774025&forum_id=2#36292982)