No no no! You need to focus on the "one of the best places in the world to visit" comment.

I have been several times and I tend to go, "off the beaten path" in Europe and other countries so I see areas and people tourists usually don't get to see. Italy, especially Rome, is a truly wonderful place.

Oh! Don't be nervous! Italy is a magical place. I enjoyed every city we went to. Pompeii was beyond belief!! I had seen the movie "The Last Days of Pompeii" when I was young and never thought I would go there one day. It was awesome. Naples, Capri and Surrento were very beautiful. Don't miss the Blue Grotto. You are taken by motor boat to rowboats and they row you into a cave with no discernable light. The cave is flourescent pale blue. They don't know why or how it is blue! I think it's only accessible at low tide. You have to lie down in the rowboat to get in to the Grotto. The blood oranges grow down there. Very Yummy! Going to Rome is as close to the Holy Land as I will ever get. St. Peter's Basillica was great. I was moved to tears. I felt the presence of the Holy Spirit there. The Pieta is downstairs there and some past Popes. The Sistene Chapel as well as the hall leading up to it were impressive-try to get a guided tour there. Don't forget to go down in the Catacombs where Persecuted Christian celebrated mass and some died down there, bones remaining. My parents came over from the USA (we were living in Germany for 3 yrs) and I will never forget that 8 day tour. Pisa was pretty also.I did not go up in the bell tower, but my husband, now ex, did. We walked every square inch of Florence, and my leather shoes just burst open!! Nice leather goods in Florence. The Academy of Arts has Michelangelo Bunorotti's DAVID sculpture. The Church of the Holy Cross is where Galileo, Michelangelo and Copernicus are entombed. I'd go as luggage if I could!! Lol!

Oh ok... I was getting nervous... The plan is to to to Rome, Tuscany, Blue Grotta, a couple of places I can't think of right now and then hopefully Greece... This will be a trip of a lifetime for me...

If there is any possible way, include Venice in the trip. It is second only to Rome in unique beauty and first in unique shopping. Watch some Murano glass artisans make unbelievably beautiful objects in minutes. I watched them make a Farrrari horse in less than five minutes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=IT&hl=it&v=oyUEqiJ52I4

http://europeforvisitors.com/venice/articles/murano_the_glass_island.htm

Always remember that Italian men only grow moustaches so they look like their mothers.

Oh! Don't be nervous! Italy is a magical place. I enjoyed every city we went to. Pompeii was beyond belief!! I had seen the movie "The Last Days of Pompeii" when I was young and never thought I would go there one day. It was awesome. Naples, Capri and Surrento were very beautiful. Don't miss the Blue Grotto. You are taken by motor boat to rowboats and they row you into a cave with no discernable light. The cave is flourescent pale blue. They don't know why or how it is blue! I think it's only accessible at low tide. You have to lie down in the rowboat to get in to the Grotto. The blood oranges grow down there. Very Yummy! Going to Rome is as close to the Holy Land as I will ever get. St. Peter's Basillica was great. I was moved to tears. I felt the presence of the Holy Spirit there. The Pieta is downstairs there and some past Popes. The Sistene Chapel as well as the hall leading up to it were impressive-try to get a guided tour there. Don't forget to go down in the Catacombs where Persecuted Christian celebrated mass and some died down there, bones remaining. My parents came over from the USA (we were living in Germany for 3 yrs) and I will never forget that 8 day tour. Pisa was pretty also.I did not go up in the bell tower, but my husband, now ex, did. We walked every square inch of Florence, and my leather shoes just burst open!! Nice leather goods in Florence. The Academy of Arts has Michelangelo Bunorotti's DAVID sculpture. The Church of the Holy Cross is where Galileo, Michelangelo and Copernicus are entombed. I'd go as luggage if I could!! Lol!


Gosh! I got so caught up there, I totally forgot about the Roman Forum and The Colliseum. I cannot believe I stood and also walked around in the Colliseum!! Too much!! Enjoy.
The Italian men do pinch bottoms! Usually in a crowd. It's supposed to be a compliment! I'm not so sure about that!!