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ITALY IN 14 DAYS
Chomeka Franklin
BITE 5390: Web 2.0 Technologies
July 2, 2014
Continent: EuropeLanguage: Italian
Population: 61,680,122Area: 116,347 sq. mi.
DEMOGRAPHICS
ITALY IS MOST FAMOUS FOR:
Architecture Art Cuisine
COMMON POINTS OF INTEREST
Collosseum Leaning Tower of Pisa
Pantheon
Sistene Chapel
CITIES TO VISIT DURING 14 DAY VACATION:
MILAN
VENICE
FLORENCE
ROME
MODES OF TRAVEL
Between Continents: AIRPLANE
Between Cities: TRAIN
Within Cities: CAB, TRAM ,BOAT AND SUBWAY
From the US to Italy
FLIGHT INFORMATION TO ITALY VIA MILAN
STOP 1: MILAN
Population: 1.3 Million People
3 Night Stay
MILAN
MILAN HOTEL INFORMATION
THINGS TO DO IN MILAN
Window Shop at Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II Which has:
•Prada•Gucci•Savini
Visit Piazzo Del Duomo Square Which has:
•Milan Cathedral•Royal Palace of Milan
Leonardo DaVinci Science & Technology Museum
TOURS IN MILAN
Half Day History & Art Tour Which Presents:
LaScala Opera House
DaVinci’s Painting ‘The Last Supper’
Milan: Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II – Shopping District
TRIP FROM MILAN TO VENICE
ItaliaRail
STOP 2: VENICE
Population: 270,000
3 Night Stay
VENICE
VENICE HOTEL INFORMATION
THINGS TO DO IN VENICE
• Set of James Bond’s Casino Royal Set (2006)
• Doges Palace
• Dorsoduro
TOURS TO TAKE IN VENICE
Venice for Beginners Walking Tour Which Presents:
• St. Mark’s Square• St. Mark’s Basilica• A Walk Backstage• Rialto Bridge
Grand Canal Tour
Venice at Sunset
Cab to Florence Hotel
TRIP FROM VENICE TO FLORENCE
ItaliaRail
STOP 3: FLORENCE
Population: 371,000
3 Night Stay
FLORENCE
FLORENCE HOTEL INFORMATION
THINGS TO DO IN FLORENCE
• Piazzle Michaelangelo• Uffizi Gallery• Boboli Gardens
• Galleria Dell Academia• David & Other Sculputures
• Museo Galileo• Ponte Vecchio Bridge
• Stroll Through the Leather Market• Stroll Along Arno River
Florence: Boboli Gardens
Florence at Sunrise
ITALIARAILSUBWAY BIT-CIS TO HOTEL IN ROME
TRIP FROM FLORENCE TO ROME
STOP 4: ROME
Population: 2.8 Million
4 Night Stay
ROME
ROME HOTEL INFORMATION
THINGS TO SEE IN ROME
• Piazza Navona Square
• Hendrick Christian Anderson Museum
• Monty’s Vintage Market
• Capitaline Museum
Rome: View of the Colosseum
TOURS IN ROME
Food Walking Tour When In Rome Tours
RETURN FLIGHT TO RDU
CONCLUSION
• There are a lot of fun and inexpensive things to do in Italy.• Rome is crowded. It was recommended to wait until after August to visit.• Spending less than 3 days in Rome or Florence is a waste because they have so much to do.• The waiters speak fluent English.• I was surprised how easy it was to find nice hotels around the 150.00/night range. • The cost of the trip grew due to traveling from city to city and hotel stays.• The cost of getting back to the US was unreal. I had to fly into Charlotte from Rome.
REFERENCES
Fodors.comGoItalyAbout.comHotels.comItaliarail.comItalyGuides.IT/US/Roma/Rome_Italy_Travel.htmKayak.comLonelyplanet.comMercatomonti.comMuseoAndersen.Benicultural.ItMuseoScienza.org/EnglishStudentUniverse.comThisIsMyHappiness.comTimeout.com/Travel/Features/1245/20TripAdvisor.comViator.com/Tours/RomeVirtualTours.comWalksInsideVenice.comWheninRomeTours.com