Friday, December 2, 2011
Flights are booked!
Well, for four of us, at least. With Brian's work commitments, he will join us for weeks 4-7 and we'll book his flights as we get a little closer... June 2 through July 30! Now, we can start working on finding five different apartments: Rome for the first 4 weeks, and then one city a week for the next four weeks: Sicily, near Florence, near Venice and near Milan. I also am looking for a language school where I (and maybe even the boys) will study in Rome for the first three weeks.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
We are planning a long trip to Italy next summer. We have been studying the language and Brian and I would like for the boys to see the place where part of their family is from. Taking an almost-4 year old and an almost-8 year old is definitely a different kind of international travel than we have ever done before. You can't expect kids to go through two museums, a cathedral and a long urban hike in one day. And, you can't afford to do it if you are staying exclusively in full-service hotels. So, straight off, we need to approach this in a different way. I found a great journal which guides kids (ages 6-16 recommended) through a number of challenges and adventures, very specifically targeted at kids in Italy. Pasta shapes, card games, catacombs, strange parks, crazy driving, mosaics, etc. We've already started looking through it and are getting excited!
So we are starting our planning now, nine months in advance. We'll keep you informed of our progress!
So we are starting our planning now, nine months in advance. We'll keep you informed of our progress!
Rick Steves' Europe: For Kids, There's No Place Like Rome
We need to find a lot of kid-specific stuff like this. We are probably spending most of our time in or near Rome, so this is a great start.
20 Things Everyone Should Do in Italy | Italy Travel Guide
Hey - we've already done some of these...
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