Italian Itinerary

Sometimes my friends seem to want to know where we went or what we did when we travelled (rather than what we ate or how many bean plants we saw). For those of you this describes:

Brunate (2 nights) village above Como on Lake Como: Ferry to Bellagio (pictured) and guided tour of the gardens of Villa Serbelloni.

Train to Rome, stopping in Bologna for long lunch.

Rome (9 nights): In Rome: Colosseum, Forum, Palatine Hill, St. Peter's, Scavi Tour of necropolis below St. Peter's, Vatican Gardens (me), several other museums (Mister), Modern and Contemporary Art Museum, Pantheon, Spanish Steps, Trastevere neighborhood, lots of walking, neighborhood playground, several markets. Near Rome (3 different day trips): Garden at Ninfa, Ostia Antica, Villa D'Este (Tivoli), Villa Adriana (Tivoli).

Siena (2 nights): soccer match, Il Campo, Cathedral (pictured under scaffolding), Sienese Art Museum, Enoteca Italiana.

Riomaggiore (2 nights) village on the Mediterranean coast, part of Cinque Terra: Hike to botanical point, hike among 4 of the 5 Cinque Terra villages (Vernazza pictured).

Milan (1 night): Cathedral.

Eating should be assumed as a primary occupation throughout. Transportation was by train between cities and private car to Ninfa and Tivoli.