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Day 1

Flew from U.S. to Toronto to Venice airport, arrived in the morning
Took the water bus to Hotel Firenze, was inexpensive but was hot and a little bit nauseating. Great initial tour of the city though
Walked around and got dinner at a restaurant on the Grand Canal. Food was bad, service was worse. Avoid restaurants on Grand Canal, go for smaller places.

Day 2

Walked around, went to Murano and saw glass galleries
Had a good lunch in Murano
Saw a bad play at some small theatre. The play was about the history of Venice.

Day 3

Took the train to Florence
Florence was great at night, lots of people, had dinner and ate way too much great food
Had some gelato!

Day 4

Went in morning to see the David, had to wait in line for about an hour. Next time would take private tour to skip line
Went to top of Palazzo Vecchio tower, great views

Day 5

Took train to Pisa
Walked quickly to Leaning Tower, took some photos
Caught next train from Pisa to Cinque Terre — specifically Manarola

Day 6

Spent the day relaxing in Manarola
Went to the beach

Day 7

Took ferry from Manarola to Monterosso al Mare
Had lunch and gelato
The ferry back was really slow, got a little sea sick

Day 8

Took the train from Cinque Terre to Rome
Walked around a nearby park
Had drinks on our hotel’s rooftop bar – Hotel Victoria

Day 9

Took a private tour of the Colosseum. Highly recommend a private tour, it allows you to skip the lines!
Walk around, had pizza lunch at a great place nearby
Trevi Fountain was closed for restorations!

Day 10

Took a really early private tour of the Vatican. Was fantastic, got to skip all lines and were one of the first groups into the Sistine Chapel.
Stupidly had lunch at Harry’s Bar – Rome, which was not that good and expensive. Avoid!
Walked down the Spanish Steps, had dinner near the Pantheon

Day 11

Flight from Rome to Santorini
Amazing views from Hotel in Santorini
Beautiful sunset

Day 12

Rented a quad, drove all over the island to different beaches, including the Red Beach
Had amazing food!
Tried 15 minutes of those fish pedicures. Really tickled

Day 13

Ferry from Santorini to Naxos
Ferry was really comfortable and large, so no sea sickness for my wife
Naxos is a quieter Greek island, but after dark really came alive
Naxos has a lot more locals about than Santorini

Day 14

Rented a Smart car and drove around the island to different monuments

Day 15

Drove to other side of the island. Was a really long, winding road. My wife got car sick

Day 16

Took the ferry from Naxos to Athens
Saw Jurassic Park at a nearby theater, were the only ones in the entire cineplex

Day 17

Walked around, saw the Acropolis museum
Had drinks on our hotel’s rooftop bar

Day 18

Was one of the first people into the Acropolis, saw the honor guard raise Greek flag

Day 19

Flight from Athens to Toronto to back home

Year traveled: 2015

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