Im here in Germany ! Leave here at 5am Sat morning (I'm 7 hours ahead of St Louis)...for a week in Italy, hitting Venice first, then Rome, Capri, Pompei, Vatican City.. then Florence. Spent today at Ramstein AFB... my mom's house is in a little villiage Kollweiler....which is close Saarbrucken...close to the France border.
WOULD LOVE TO DRIVE MY GN ON THE AUTOBAHN ! ! ! !
Hope everyone is having a great weekend !
Rome: was great, food sucks, dont take taxi's there a rip-off very expensive and alway seem to find the long route. Plus they have a very good transit system.
Vatican City: is in Rome plan on spending about 4-6 hrs there great place a lot to see, well worth it.
Pompei: was great dont pay for the tour just get the radio guide, best food i had the whole time I was in Italy was this little restaurant across the street form the entrance to Pompei city, you cant miss it has oranges and lemons hanging from the roof, great lasagna and Piazza. also get the mixed lemon/orange drink they sell and dont forget to get a bottle of lemon chelo.
Mount Vesuvius: since your already going to Pompei I would suggest stopping at Mount Vesuvius this the volcano the destroyed Pompei, only way up is to climb were comfortable shoes.
Capri: was very beautiful, very nice wife got some custom sandals made.
Sorrento: Since your going to Capri stop by Sorrento great little town with a lot of high end shops (Prada, Gucchi, etc...) you can catch a ferry to Capri from Sorrento.
Napels: was a dump looked worst then Down Town Los Angels, looked like nothing but crooks.
Always order off the menu with set prices or you will get the surprise, the $19 chicken and pasta, is now tonights special and custom made for you and when you get the check its $49
here is a pic i took of the Trevi Fountain at night
Have fun.
