Pisa, Italy

May 31 From Vernazza, we took a day trip to Pisa, by train. We changed trains in La Spezia, and it took about 1.5 hours one-way. It was a 20 minute walk from the train station to the Field of Miracles.  We had a delicious lunch at a local restaurant a couple of blocks away.…

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Cinque Terre, Italy

May 28 – 31 On Tuesday, May 28th, we woke up early and took the train from Milano-Centrale to Vernazza, with a brief stop to change trains in Levanto. We were once again renting from Anna Maria.  Upon arrival in Vernazza, we walked uphill to our rooms with our luggage, then helped Ed and Betty…

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Lake Como, Italy

May 27 We woke up at 5:45am, had a continental breakfast at the hotel, then walked to the train station for a day trip to the town of Varenna on Lake Como. Lake Como was one hour away by train. Our train tickets also included the water taxi at Lake Como, which helped us avoid…

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Milan, Italy

May 24th – May 27th Chris picked us up at our house at noon on May 24th.  The freeway was crowded with Memorial Day traffic, but we made it to the airport a little after 1 PM. We met Dan and Ann there, who had taken the light rail and proceeded to wait for the…

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