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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2018 0:19:11 GMT
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Post by thomasjerome on Jul 14, 2018 0:31:45 GMT
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Post by Schiggy on Jul 14, 2018 4:38:14 GMT
Florence. It's got great charm and beautiful scenery (both architectural and natural). It's the best place to just wander without a care of where you are going - it's a great city to get lost in.
Rome is also great - at every corner, there seems to be some ancient statue, building, bust or fountain. That and the main landmarks are gorgeous and grand. Venice is too crowded and claustrophobic, too labyrinth-esque and confusing to get around, and too much of it looks exactly the same. The museums, art galleries, and buildings in general aren't as interesting as Florence's or Rome's. But further east is the residential areas, where they actually have trees, real streets and open areas! It's a nice contrast. The cemetery island is also damn gorgeous; probably the nicest thing I saw there.
Not that I dislike Venice, but I went there after Florence and Rome, so it seemed quite unremarkable after those two making such big impressions.
Never been to Milan and don't really care to. There's the famous church with the Last Supper and fancy shopping outlets. Anything else of note, really?
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Post by countjohn on Jul 14, 2018 5:06:04 GMT
Not that I've ever been, but I've always wanted to go to Rome, just to eat the whole time if nothing else. And go the places Princess Ann went in Roman Holiday! Seeing all the Catholic shit could be cool too.
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Post by cherry68 on Jul 14, 2018 6:10:55 GMT
Venice is too crowded and claustrophobic, too labyrinth-esque and confusing to get around, and too much of it looks exactly the same. The museums, art galleries, and buildings in general aren't as interesting as Florence's or Rome's. But further east is the residential areas, where they actually have trees, real streets and open areas! It's a nice contrast. The cemetery island is also damn gorgeous; probably the nicest thing I saw there. Never been to Milan and don't really care to. There's the famous church with the Last Supper and fancy shopping outlets. Anything else of note, really? I recently made a photo exhibition with the title "private Venice". Let's say the main secret is waking up early in the morning. There are places with trees in San Marco too. Walk around outside the main sites. Sometimes just few meters are enough. About Milan and your comments, just 😑 |
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Post by Schiggy on Jul 14, 2018 6:16:13 GMT
Venice is too crowded and claustrophobic, too labyrinth-esque and confusing to get around, and too much of it looks exactly the same. The museums, art galleries, and buildings in general aren't as interesting as Florence's or Rome's. But further east is the residential areas, where they actually have trees, real streets and open areas! It's a nice contrast. The cemetery island is also damn gorgeous; probably the nicest thing I saw there. Never been to Milan and don't really care to. There's the famous church with the Last Supper and fancy shopping outlets. Anything else of note, really? I recently made a photo exhibition with the title "private Venice". Let's say the main secret is waking up early in the morning. There are places with trees in San Marco too. Walk around outside the main sites. Sometimes just few meters are enough. About Milan and your comments, just 😑 On tours, which went away from touristy places, I saw small patches of grass at certain homes and small amounts of trees, but it seemed more like a novelty in those places than being able to say trees were even uncommon and not rare. But of course, I didn't go on quests to find them, it was just peculiar how there weren't really any where I went! I have no interest in Milan  Sorrrry  |
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Post by cherry68 on Jul 14, 2018 6:29:31 GMT
I recently made a photo exhibition with the title "private Venice". Let's say the main secret is waking up early in the morning. There are places with trees in San Marco too. Walk around outside the main sites. Sometimes just few meters are enough. About Milan and your comments, just 😑 On tours, which went away from touristy places, I saw small patches of grass at certain homes and small amounts of trees, but it seemed more like a novelty in those places than being able to say trees were even uncommon and not rare. But of course, I didn't go on quests to find them, it was just peculiar how there weren't really any where I went! I have no interest in Milan Sorrrry Well, considering that Venice is built on poles planted in the sea, the lack of trees is not that surprising. Milan has the Cathedral (not the place where the last supper is), the Gallery Vittorio Emanuele, the Sforzesco castle, the Brera art gallery (one of the richest in Italy), the Teatro alla Scala opera house (where every singer dreams to be one day) and lots of other things, ancient and modern. To reply the thread, I think Siena is wonderful just to walk around. If you get there at sunset, you can't but being amazed. |
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Post by MsMovieStar on Jul 14, 2018 13:27:28 GMT
oh honey, I love Italy!
Rome is simply amazing and the men are so forward and romantic. They kept saying they wanted to marry me... voglio scoparty, I remember that... and lots of what we'd call inappropriate touching on the subway. Very handsy. Italians like to grab a lot.
I also love Venice. I went for my gap year. Seventeen, wearing crazy glasses & bikini tops and hanging out at Peggy's villa hoping to meet rich art collectors. I'll never forget it. We did spend a lot of time giggling at that sculpture of the man on the horse... An older woman took us to dinner at a restaurant called La Zucca, and we both were really nervous and scared... LOL
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Post by Mattsby on Jul 25, 2018 18:55:50 GMT
Oops, been meaning to post on this thread. From my brief experience a couple months ago……
> Florence is my favorite, I’ll go in detail later.
> Rome - is great but also a very eager city, from shop owners in front of their places beckoning you, street hucksters, traffic, tourists. Some of the side streets and piazzas and parks are beautiful and lotta the popular sights are must-sees but you kinda have to get used to nuzzling with thousands of people. I actually almost studied abroad in Rome during college but, um, it didn’t work out lol.
> Sorrento - I visited during the off-season which I really do not recommend. Quite eerie when a coastal town becomes completely vacated around 9:30PM lol. I’d recommend this town for older couples who have a fondness for lemons and slow walks.
> Trieste - wish I was here for longer, it’s an undervalued little northeasternmost city. Beautiful and relaxing. Nearby to Croatia and Austria, so there’s a Euro-mix here in terms of people and food. Great cafes! James Joyce mementos all over the place.
> Back to Florence! Or as they call it: Firenze. It probably helped that I had a really great time here. But almost immediately just the “tone” of the city is so different than Rome. It’s nicer and far more welcoming. And the FOOD! is the best; all over Italy I had several of my favorite meals here (one place had pictures of Dario Argento on the wall). There’s also—and that fiend Viced is probably gonna hop on the next flight—a great night life. One of those places you can simply walk around and have a great time, bar-hopping optional (for some, wink).
Also for anyone who plans on visiting: my friends and I had heard about a “Secret Bakery” in Florence (open btwn 3am-6am) and it’s, well, secret, so there’s no way of finding out the address besides asking locals (who may or may not know about it and they definitely aren’t quick to tell you) but anyway by far they make the best cream croissants of all time. So if you're going, I recommend it, and happy sleuthing!!
Question for everyone: how do you take your Italian coffee? I tried everything, mostly favored the caffe macchiato, the caffe al ginseng was interesting, but ended up getting Americanos bc I'm the dork who loves just holding a cup of coffee.
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Jul 25, 2018 19:34:28 GMT
Paris.
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Post by cherry68 on Jul 25, 2018 19:35:40 GMT
MattsbyItalian coffee is Espresso, less than half a little cup. People suggest not to put sugar in it to taste the coffee better. Have you tried caffè corretto (the one with a liquor in it)?
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Post by Mattsby on Jul 25, 2018 19:41:19 GMT
Have you tried caffè corretto (the one with a liquor in it)? No no, I don't much like liqueur. I almost always drink my coffee black.  |
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