Friday 9/8 -
arrive at noon
pick up personal wifi and take express train into Rome
Check into the hotel
Hedera for Gelato
Pick up travel card (buses, subways and hop on hop off bus) at ORT
Take hop on/hop off bus and see various churches, possibly stop at Coin for shopping
Dinner at Roscioli 7:00
Walk home past Spanish steps, etc.
Saturday 9/9
early morning arrival at the Vatican for a pre-general entry tour. finish 10:45
lunch - possibly Pizzarium? or ragno d’oro
3:15 2 hour 45 minute Rome Walking Tour, ends at Campo de Fiori
6:15 take taxi to Piazza Garibaldi (9 minutes fs 21 minutes for the bus), walk down to restaurant, see fountain if we have the time
7:30 Dinner at Antico Arco
Sunday 9/10
9am to 8pm
Il mercatino di Ponte Milvio (dalle ore 9.00 alle 20.00, in piazzale di Ponte Milvio, la prima e la seconda domenica del mese) si estende sulla riva destra del Tevere con ben oltre 150
espositori. Perfetto per chi sta cercando mobili e complementi di arredo, collezionismo, antiquariato, oggettistica.
On the right bank of the Tevere, with over 150 stalls. Seems to be a decent mix of antiques, bric a brac, and other stuff for the home.
MAXXI - Museo Nazionale Delle Arti del XXI Secolo?
Gelateria Neve di Latte?
Lunch at Testaccio?
Coliseum tour
1:30-4:45
Sunset at Piazza Navoni
Dinner at Casa Bleve?
Monday 9/11
leave for Florence
Segway Tour of Florence
7:30 dinner at Konnubio
Tuesday 9/12
8:15 tickets for the Accademia/David
The Cascine Market (closes at 2pm)
Lunch at Osteria Tipperia Il Magazzino ? Trying to have hotel make a reservation
Duomo
7:30 Dinner at Sesto (Westin Florence) for the sunset view
Wednesday 9/13
Walkabout Best of Florence Tour
Thursday 9/14
Walkabout Fiat 500 tour of the chianti Countryside
Dinner where?
Friday 9/15
8:15am Tour of Uffizi
Train to Lucca?
Back in time for 7:30 Dinner at Trattoria Camillo in Oltrarno
Saturday 9/16 leave for Rome in the morning
Campo de’ Fiori Market
Piazza Campo de’ Fiori
Monday – Saturday, 8am – 1:30pm
don’t have travel tickets yet
lunch at Trattoria Cadorna followed by gelato at Il Caruso
3-6pm Borghese Tour
dinner at Hostaria Da Vincenzo
Sunday 9/17
breakfast at hotel
leave hotel by 8:15
be at airport by 9:30
11:25 flight back to Newark