Visit my grandpa's cousins and see about that chunk of land they say they held onto for him, a third of which is my mom's, so a fourth of that would eventually be mine, which might be a postage stamp at that point but I doubt my siblings will care and my mom isn't gonna do anything with it so ... I imagine I could do something cool with 1/3 of a couple of acres of rolling hills. On the other hand, I'm not sure I can justify taking ownership of the property without first learning Italian. So ... that's rough. I also feel a little burnt out from new construction stress. I would need to build something to make a vacation house on that land - there's nothing there. My god, dealing with zoning in Berlin, MA, was slow. Can you imagine what it would be like in the middle of nowhere, Italy? (I can - I'm thinking maybe something would get built by the time I retire if I start now
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Re: AbruzzibuddhagrrlJanuary 22 2009, 16:16:22 UTC
Oh, but if you're asking from a sort of "give me suggestions" perspective, I'll second Venice. I've never been there and everyone who has (including Italians I met elsewhere) seems to love it. It's on my very long list of tourist destinations.
I would not go back to Milan if you paid me. (Okay, maybe if you literally paid me, like it was part of my job, but not as a vacation destination.)
Re: Abruzzibrainiac69January 22 2009, 17:58:52 UTC
yes, Venice was very cool and I do want to go back. The tour of the palace was very hip, as we booked the "secret passage" tour and got to see, well, secret passages and stuff. The food was great (Anthony Bourdain a couple weeks ago went to one of the restaurants we went to), the atmosphere was very cool, etc etc. We only spent a couple days there so didn't get a chance to go to the guggenheim museum or the glassworks...and I'm sure there are a bunch of other nifty things one could do. You can also just find a random square and sit and do nothing with your coffee beverage.
I'd recommend Venice over Milan easily and it edges out Florence by a smidge. The Piemonte region was very hip but it'd be tough had we no Italian-speaking guide.
(writing this before looking at what other people post)
Depends I think on the intent of your trip - if you are going to relax and enjoy good food and wine (vs. going to "see the sights"), I would go to Piedmont region. Can get around easily with a car, you are near asti and alba and good food and ridiculous wine.
If i was going to "see the sights," i'd probably go with Venice, simply because it is so unlike anything anywhere. And the seafood is amazing. Florence would be a close second.
crap, i forgot about the italian speaking guide part of piemonte. a fine point. i don't know how we would have gotten around otherwise. Couple of folks have mentioned Tuscany - having been to both Tuscany and Piemonte, I would lean toward Piemonte, frankly. There are more cities/towns on top the hills there, whereas Tuscany is more hyuge villas on top of the hills. Again, depends on what you are looking for. I get the sense that there might be more to do in Piemonte. Then again, we spent overnight in Piemonte and I've only done day trips to Tuscany.
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I would not go back to Milan if you paid me. (Okay, maybe if you literally paid me, like it was part of my job, but not as a vacation destination.)
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I'd recommend Venice over Milan easily and it edges out Florence by a smidge. The Piemonte region was very hip but it'd be tough had we no Italian-speaking guide.
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Depends I think on the intent of your trip - if you are going to relax and enjoy good food and wine (vs. going to "see the sights"), I would go to Piedmont region. Can get around easily with a car, you are near asti and alba and good food and ridiculous wine.
If i was going to "see the sights," i'd probably go with Venice, simply because it is so unlike anything anywhere. And the seafood is amazing. Florence would be a close second.
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