7 Feb 2016 02:53
so getting married in tuscany in july and will be flying into Milan the weekend before so planning on 2 days milan 3 days florence then to our wedding venue then planning on driving around tuscany from the monday until sat when fly back to HK.
any recommendations hotels / places to see etc want to see Cinque Terre
ct
60 posts since 19/10/10
7 Feb 2016 11:25
Antinori wine cellar tuscany is incredible.
wine and architecture out of this world, lunch on the top too is great, recommended
9 Feb 2016 04:21
so were doing 2 days milan 3 days florence then off to wedding venue for 4 nights then lake como for 5 nights. we were going to try and fit venice in for 2 nights but its eary july very hot and too much hassle
any recommendations??
Anto
4108 posts since 19/1/12
9 Feb 2016 08:25
Lake Como for 5 nights might be too much. What you're planning to do there?
Consider Milan (i'm from here and based here) is less than 1hr by train from Como, and that from Milan you can head to Cinque Terre for a weekend.
Venice from Milan, by train, is less than 3hrs.
posted 9 Feb 2016 10:59, edited 9 Feb 2016 10:59
Any "craft beer" bar recommendations for Milan Anto? Went to a couple of good ones last year but can't remember what they were called or where they were.
Preferably fairly central (20 minutes' walk from the Duomo or a few Metro stops).
Also somewhere that will definitely be showing the Italy v Scotland rugby on the 27th in the unlikely event I get away from work.
9 Feb 2016 11:59
In Paris this coming weekend, anyone recommend any french pubs to watch France v Ireland?
posted 9 Feb 2016 12:23, edited 9 Feb 2016 12:23
The Temple Bar in Rue Princesse is where you want to be, we watched some of the World Cup games there.
There are several pubs down that street that show the rugby (some of the owners are rugby fans) but the best one was The Temple Bar.
I'd asked a Parisian colleague for recommendations and that was where he suggested.
Andy's friend wrote: The best area to watch rugby in Paris is Saint Germain des prés as there are lots of bars and pubs owned by rugby lovers, there will be a cool atmosphere there for sure.
Basically the triangle between the tube stops “saint germain des pres”, “odeon” and “saint sulpice” is packed with cool places like the “little temple bar”, the “eden park pub” etc… Rue Princesse is the best address to put in your mobile.
9 Feb 2016 12:31
perfect answer mate. Cheers!
9 Feb 2016 13:22
Cheers. I think the Baladin on Via Solferino was one of the ones I was at last year.
MoB
37353 posts since 31/8/04
9 Feb 2016 13:44
Anyone been to Avingon? We're looking to go late august for 10 days for a bit of chill in the sun and some things to do.
87
3357 posts since 21/6/08
posted 28 Feb 2016 13:53, edited 28 Feb 2016 13:53
I'm going to Rome for 5 days in April. So far I've booked the Vatican museums and listed various restaurants I intend to go to. Any tips? I'm especially interested in the best day trips to go for.
SJ
625 posts since 27/11/11
28 Feb 2016 17:18
The extended Colosseum tour that takes you down into the pits is worth a go if you've not been before. I'd look at Pompeii as well although we didn't have enough time to do it.
29 Feb 2016 08:45
Anyone been to Bolivia? Thinking of going as part of a longer trip in S. America. Worth it?
29 Feb 2016 11:24
trailofdavid wrote: Anyone been to Bolivia? Thinking of going as part of a longer trip in S. America. Worth it?
Big fan of Bolivia, liked it more than Peru personally. Where else are you going and for how long?