Italy 2010

Quick update on the Italy trip:

Anyone who doesnt know, I am traveling to Italy with my parents this spring. We will be there for 10 days and will be traveling to Rome, Florence, Cinque Terre, and Milan.

Tickets are bought! Lodging is booked and now its time to plan for the days we will be in each city!

Rome:
Most of our day are planned out, havent done any research for the evenings yet. We are going to the Colosseum and Forum, the Treve Fountain and Spanish Steps, the Vatican, the Pantheon, and possibly getting a tour guide for one of the days. If you've been there, any suggestions for restaurants? Suggestions for what to do in the evenings?

Florence:
We will be in Florence for 1 1/2 days, we know we want to go see the David, and go to the Ponte Vecchio. Any other places we have to go to or things we must see?

Short stop in Pisa for the Leaning Tower and lunch.

Cinque Terre:
We are staying in Vernazza, in this adorable little bed and breakfast. So fun! We will be here for about 1 1/2 days. Our full day will be spent doing the hiking trail through each of the little towns. We will train down to Riomaggiore then hike back to Vernazza, its roughly a 5 mile hike. But its going to take all day as we will be stopping in each town, maybe grabbing the best gilato in each or finding the perfect lookout spot or the most charming cafe. What do you think we should look for?

Milan:
2 days here, but our 1st day we are going to the Ferrari Museum in Modena, then on our way back to Milan stop in Parma for some dinner and desert. This was my dad's 1 request for the trip, which I am extremely ok with, as I am bit of a car girl. :)
The next day in Milan is still up in the air, we have limited time so Im not sure what we want to stuff into that day. There are so many things to do and soo little time! Suggestions would be nice.
The little hotel we are staying at in Milan is close to the airport, but as we have an early flight out, this is the best.

Thus concludes our trip. We fly back to the USofA and I arrive late in the evening back in KC.

If you have suggestions for our trip: cafe's you fell in love with, little shops we have to visit, the must see things in whatever museum, or maybe just your favorite spot in the city; I would love to here about them!