My Vacation to Italy Options

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Hey Everyone,

Next week My wife and I are going to Italy for our vacation. I know there are some members here that are from Europe and wonder if you all have any tips for me. I really dont know much about how Europe is as its my first trip there. I have been told not to take Cash or Travelers checks but to take my atm card? Any advise?

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Hey Everyone,

Just got back yesterday and the plane ride was just aweful. 11 hours is the longest plane ride I have had to take and dont want to go through that again!

Italy was just awesome. I really did not like the train rides as they were very confusing. I had no idea I needed to get a reservation to take a train since we purchased the Europass for the trip. Rome and Venice were great, but Tuscany was the best. The people there were great, the vino and food were to die for. I highly recommend seeing the countryside of Italy if you are planning a trip.

This vacation cost more for me than even my 2 weeks in Hawaii. My 2 weeks in Hawaii ran me about usd7000.00, and the Italy trip of less than 2 weeks ran me close to usd9000.00. I was amazed at the prices of everything there.

Well, I can wait to get on some Cassino and Barb later and kick all your asses, lol.

P.S. Being at the train station there I seen that there is a city in Italy called Cassino. I had no idea that the map was based on an actual city, lol.

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Hey Everyone,

Just got back yesterday and the plane ride was just aweful. 11 hours is the longest plane ride I have had to take and dont want to go through that again!

Italy was just awesome. I really did not like the train rides as they were very confusing. I had no idea I needed to get a reservation to take a train since we purchased the Europass for the trip. Rome and Venice were great, but Tuscany was the best. The people there were great, the vino and food were to die for. I highly recommend seeing the countryside of Italy if you are planning a trip.

This vacation cost more for me than even my 2 weeks in Hawaii. My 2 weeks in Hawaii ran me about usd7000.00, and the Italy trip of less than 2 weeks ran me close to usd9000.00. I was amazed at the prices of everything there.

Well, I can wait to get on some Cassino and Barb later and kick all your asses, lol.

P.S. Being at the train station there I seen that there is a city in Italy called Cassino. I had no idea that the map was based on an actual city, lol.

FEEZY! some info on cassino please!? yes and theres a church i believe the allies couldnt take after bombing after bmbing,monte cassino?

[Hellfighter]

yes and theres a church i believe the allies couldnt take after bombing after bmbing,monte cassino?

Well the church was actually a huge historic monastery. The Allies let everyone in the area know that the Abbey was going to be obliterated. I believe the Germans were telling the Allies they weren't using it too/well as a defensive position [leaving aside the superb observation position it provided]. It was evacuated, then plastered, whereupon the Germans used it thereafter now that it was superb defenesive terrain [rubble]. The fight for the town of Cassino was very vicious as you can see in the link in my prior post -not as good as Feezy's posts with pix, but it gives a good all-round description.

edit; actually here's the link again Actually has a good intro on the creation of the Polish forces fighting in the Western army.
http://hometown.aol.com/wladp/page/cassino.htm
and a new link [BONUS ].
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Monte_Cassino
Look at all the various allied contingents thrown in- even the awesome Nisei Combat unit [segregated Japanese-american unit].
Actually I'll throw in a link for these brave Americans of Japanese descent.
http://www.homeofheroes.com/moh/nisei/index4_cassino.html


This post has been edited by Hellfighter: 05/08/06 4:04pm