Also, there are no public restrooms, so you just pee into the water streets.
Trip to Italy
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This is a pretty good book I read about 10 years ago which covers some of the peculiarities about Italy in a sports novel. You might have heard of the author.
Playing for Pizza: A Novel: Grisham, John: 9780345532053: Amazon.com: Books
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Wait, Jesus did not carry the cross to his trial, he carried it to his Crucifixion I thought.
There is an announcement in Scala Santa that basically says - I can't remember the exact words but there's the essence - "redemption and absolution doesn't come from climbing these stairs but from the deeds in our daily lives".
First time I climbed - I almost cried from the pain in my knees.....So painful. The second time, I was more prepared by bringing knee pads.
Speaking about absolution; there are 7 basilicas in Rome that if you visit them in a day, you'll get indulgences
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First time I climbed - I almost cried from the pain in my knees.....So painful. The second time, I was more prepared by bringing knee pads.
Speaking about absolution; there are 7 basilicas in Rome that if you visit them in a day, you'll get indulgences
Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome - Wikipedia
Interesting. I hadn’t considered that the pandemic would have continued to effect tourism that much. Crazy.
Always bring toilet paper or something similar. The hike around the towns are easy and beautiful. Some of the establishments make you pay to use the bathroom. Public restrooms were terrible and few.
Just enjoy it and drink lots of limoncello!
Ciao!
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Good call on skipping the Alps. We've all heard what happens when they find a stranger there. Not pretty.
Seriously, though, my brother had TDY in Italy about 4 decades ago and he said that Venice was the worst. Sounds like it hasn't gotten any better.
When I was in Rome there was often an attendant in the public restrooms and you paid something like 100 Lire (about 7 cents). The purpose was to keep the beggars out of the restrooms. Granted it was 1993 when I was in Rome,
It's also Rome so there are probably still some sidewalk urinals in the alleys. I know they were there in 93 and I don't think much has changed
Cinque Terre was probably my family's favorite stop in Italy. We started at the furthest south village and took a boat to the northernmost village then we walked/took the train back south. Some interesting churches and cemeteries to tour and panoramic views of the sea. And great food. One night we got a pizza and a bottle of wine and walked down to the marina to watch the sunset. Absolutely breathtaking. I would also recommend watching the Rick Steves episode that would give you the cliffs notes version of what each village has to offer. Wear comfortable clothes and enjoy! Chin Chin
Roma is chaotic. But it's a beautiful chaos. I think Rick Steves summed it up perfectly in his book - "Roma chaos, bellisima chaos"
I need to see Rome before I cash in my chips. The history has to be pretty amazing if not a bit commercialized at this point.
Our cruise leaves out of Rome so that's where we're flying into a few days ahead of that to go to Cinque Terre and bum around Rome a bit.
Don't drink too much wine the night before hiking those trails. You'll end up sweating it all out.
My wife and I will be flying into Zurich and traveling with the parents of our exchange student from Germany the 2nd week of May. We will be there for 2 weeks and making our way from Zurich to the Amalfi Coast and back to Zurich. This is our first time to Italy so I will post an update after our travels. Lots of good information in this thread and I am looking forward to our trip!
