Italia

Well my husband and I got back late last night from ten fabulous days in Italy. As you may have read in an earlier post, we traveled with another couple and I have to say that it could not have gone better! We had a terrific time together.

We started the trip in Rome and despite what people say, you can see Rome in a day or two. Don't get me wrong, we hit the ground running as soon as we got there and we walked the entire city over the course of the two days. We did a tour of the Vatican, which I highly recommend because we learned a lot and more importantly got to skip the massive line outside the entrance.

Our next destination was the Amalfi coast. On the way down we stopped in Naples for a pizza (the pizza was amazing, the town was scary) and then took the local train to Pompeii. I had higher expectations for Pompeii, but I am still glad we saw it. After Pompeii we continued on the train to the Amalfi Coast and it was absolutely beautiful. One of the days we took a private boat tour to and around the Isle of Capri. I have to say I think that was my favorite part of the vacation.

After the Amalfi Coast we went to Florence for three days. We did a Tuscany Bike Tour and it was killer and a killer. They aren't lying when they say the Tuscany area is full of hills. We rode to a winery owned by Prince Cosini and after a tour of the winery we had lunch and two glasses of wine. Unfortunately, the wine did not make the hills on the return bike ride any easier.

After Florence we headed back to Rome for one last day before our flight out. It was a relaxing day just walking around the town. Overall it was a great trip, but I am glad to be home. The flight from Rome to NY was 10.5 hours (including an hour sitting on the runway) and the trip from NY to Dallas was 8 hours (including four hours of sitting on the runway, I'm still annoyed about that). Needless to say I am exhausted and tired of being on a plane. The toughest part comes tomorrow....going back to work.