Itinerary

5/13 Depart PDX 1.30pm DL178

5/14 arrive AMS   8.30am

5/14 depart AMS  9.55am DL9376/KL1653

5/14        Transfer by Water Taxi to the Santra Maria del Giglio stop.

Closest stop to the Best Western Ala Hotel (50 meters from stop)

(show voucher at #71 box for actual taxi tickets.) VeniceLink, EUR95 (paid)

Hotel:   Hotel Ala for three nights E570 per room. Breakfast included.

  Note:  All Italian Hotels have a 3 euro per night per person charge, payable locally.

5/15 Tour: Original Venice Walk, includes St Marks Basilica and the Duomo.

Departs 11.10am, 2 hours duration, see details on voucher. Prepaid.

5/16 Train to Verona for the day. Depart 8.50am arrive 10am/return 6.59pm-

8-10pm. (suggestion only, no reservations) probably waterbus to get to the.    

               Train station).

5/17 Waterbus to Venice St Lucia trains tation, #9714 departs 10.50am, coach

#1, seats 51,52,53,54.  arrive Milan 1.25pm   

Depart Milan 2.05pm train #669, coach 2, seats 63,64,65,66.

Arrive La Spezia Central 5.19pm.

La Spezia departure and 6.06pm train #24506, tickets have top be purchased

For this train. Arrival at Corniglia 6.23pm

On arrival we take the mini bus to the Piazza Ciapaa at the ATM machine,

(village center) and call Mrs Monti to come and take us to the apartment..

Hotel: Casa Pele, 2 nights E320.00, (pay only in cash)

Nothing arranged here   .

5/19 Local train to La Spezia, time to be determined. I was not able to get 

Reservation for the train to Forence. Attempt to do this when we go to Verona.

Arrival station in Florence is Santa Maria Novella.  Hotel is a 15 minute walk

away or 5 minute taxi ride.

Hotel: Il Guelfo Bianco, Via Cavour #29, 3 nights 2 rooms total Eur1074.00.

Breakfast included.

5/20 Best of Florence Walking Tour including the Duomo and Accademia Museum. 

               Departure at 9.30am, duration 3 hours.  See voucher for details. (paid)

5/21        Tour: One Day in Tuscany, departs  8am, duration 12 hours. See voucher

For details. (paid)

5/22 Transfer to trains station, SMN, to depart FLR 11.38am train #9565, coach #3,

Seats 51,52,53,54. arrive Rome  Termini 1.20pm.

Taxi to Hotel? Or Metro?

Best Western Canada Hotel, Via Vicenza #58, 4 nights, 2 rooms, EUR604

per  room. (Check for Senior rate).

5/23 Ancient Rome Walking Tour, departs 2pm, duration 3 hours, see voucher. 

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5/24 Tour: Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel, and Raphael’s Rooms.

Departs  9.45am, duration 3 hours.  See voucher for details. (paid)

5/25 Tour: Crypts and Catacombs, the Underside of Rome. Departs 2.30pm,

Duration 3 hours. See vouchers for details. (paid)

5/26 Transfer to Rome Termini Station, depart Rome 1pm train #9717,

Coach #4, seats 51,52,53,54, arrive Naples Centrale 2.10pm

Transfer to the Circumvesuviana train (private) to Sorrento.  This

Train departs on the lower level of the Naples station.Estimated train

 would depart  at 3.13pm and arrive Sorrento at 4.03pm.

I understand that this is not the most comfortable train,  however “when in

Rome”! Tickets  will have to be purchased, as near as I can find out they 

will be about 7 euros each.

We will be met at the Sorrento train station by Positano Taxi Company,

(pre-arranged). There will be a sign with my name on it. We will be 

Transferred to Positano. Cost is 70 euros to be paid to the driver.

Hotel: Villa Franca, 4 nights, 2 rooms, 2400 euros total, breakfast included.

No sightseeing arranged, check with hotel  about a tour to Pompeii.

5/30 Seahorse Car Service private transfer to Naples Airport. Res #06/05.

Pick up time is 3.45am.  The driver will be outside the hotel. 

Pay the driver 120 euros.  The company has my credit card for guarantee

but not prepaid .  It is about 19 miles to the Airport, we will arrive in plenty 

of time for our flight to Rome.

DL8154/AZ1268 departs Naples  7.00am, arrives Rome 7.55am

DL245                  departs Rome 12.55pm, arrives New York JFK 4.45pm

Clear US Customs and Immigration.

DL386                  departs JFK 7.35pm, arrives PDX 10.58pm.