Sunday, June 6, 2024 This would be our last full day of the trip. We left Como that morning and went to Milan to catch a train back to Rome, where we would fly out the next day. However, since we were going to be in Milan, we may as well see some things. The …
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2024 Italy – Day 11 of 12 – Lugano
Saturday, June 8, 2024 This was our last day in the Lake Como area, so we decided to enjoy a relaxing morning again at the place before heading out. We really wanted to experience the Switzerland version of the northern lakes, so we headed out to Lugano for the day. Lugano definitely has a different …
2024 Italy – Day 10 of 12 – Zermatt
Friday, June 7, 2024 This was another one of those early days, as we were in the car by 5 am and on our way to Stressa train station, which was a 2-hour drive. Stressa is located West of Lake Como, on Lake Maggiore. The station is very small and we saw several kids that …
2024 Italy – Day 9 of 12 – Lake Como
Thursday, June 6, 2024 This day was purposefully planned with no activities, so that we could choose to relax at our place, or drive around a bit, depending on how we felt. We ended up taking the morning very slow, waking up late and cooking a simple breakfast. Around lunchtime we drove down to Mennagio …
2024 Italy – Day 8 of 12 – Lake Como
Wednesday, June 5, 2024 We made minimal plans for this day, to get a break from the busy agenda. A private boat tour of Lake Como was scheduled for 9am. The boat took off from Tremezzina. We found some free parking, up the hill from the city, near a graveyard, and walked back down to …
2024 Italy – Day 7 of 12 – Drive from Bologna to Como
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 Checked out of the Airbnb and got on the road around 8am. We had planned to stop, or at least drive through Mantua. However, there was road construction and a lane split that caused us to miss the exit and would have to re-route 30 mins, so we skipped Mantua and …
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2024 Italy – Day 6 of 12 – Venice
Monday, June 3, 2024 Our Airbnb was a two-hour drive away from Venice, so our day started early, out the door by 6am. While it is exhausting waking up this early to fit in all the activities on a trip like this, the payout comes when you beat the crowds and experience the break of …
2024 Italy – Day 5 of 12 – Pisa and Cinque Terre
Sunday, June 2, 2024 We woke up bright and early, packed up and headed out to pick up our cars from the garage at 7:30am when they opened. The streets of Florence are quiet and peaceful in the early mornings, so we had no issue pulling the cars up directly in front of our Airbnb, …
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2024 Italy – Day 4 of 12 – Florence Day 1 of 1
Saturday, June 1, 2024 Everything is easily walkable in Florence. You can walk from one end to the other in 25 minutes. We started our morning with a visit to the top of the Duomo/Cupola (Brunelleschi Pass – 30 Euro/adult – tickets booked online in advance). The timeslot to climb to the Dome is fixed, …
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2024 Italy – Day 3 of 12 – Drive from Rome to Florence
Friday, May 31, 2024 Today we drove from Rome to Florence with many stops along the way, so we started early picking up the rental cars at 7:30am. Driving within the center of Rome is not the easiest, so instead we chose to all head to the train station and pick up the rental cars …
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