Adventures

Day 1 - Thursday
1:00 PM - Leave by bus for Logan International Airport
5:00 PM - Arrival at Airport and check in.
Boston - Paris Air France Flight 337 - Lv. 5:30 PM

Day 2 - Friday
Arrive Paris - Charles de Gaulle - Ar. 6;15 AM
Paris - Naples Air France Flight 2178 - Lv. 9:35 AM
Arrive Naples - Ar. 11:50 AM
Transfer by bus to the Amalfi Coast. and check into the Hotel Bonadies. Overnight and dinner at the hotel.

Day 3 - Saturday
Breakfast in hotel. Morning to recover from jet-lag, walk around Ravello, wander down to Amalfi, or take the boat to Positano. Evening mass at Chiesa San Francesco. Overnight in Ravello. Dinner (on own).

Day 4 - Sunday
Breakfast in hotel and leave for Rome. Visit Pompeii en route. Check into Albergo Santa Chiara. Dinner (on own) in Piazza Navona. One week participants arrive.

Day 5 - Monday
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning tour of Rome, including the Roman Forum and Colosseum. Afternoon free to wander to "old city". Dinner on own (suggestions provided). Overnight in Rome.

Day 6 - Tuesday
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning visit to the Vatican and St. Peter's. Optional visit to Vatican Museum. Time to relax and shop in the afternoon. Dinner at Scusi Il Ritardo in front of the Pantheon. Overnight in Rome.

Day 7 - Wednesday
Up early and get bags on the bus for trip to Assisi. Breakfast in the hotel. Drive to St. Peter's Square for a papal audience. Lunch (on own) en route. After lunch continue on to Assisi Check into the Hotel dei Priori. Dinner at hotel.

Day 8 - Thursday
Breakfast at hotel. Morning Mass and tour of Basilica of St. Francis. Lunch (on own). Afternoon free to go to the Carceri or wander up to the Rocca. Dinner (on own) in the evening at the hotel or Osteria Pozzo della Mensa. Overnight in Assisi.

Day 9 - Friday
Breakfast in the hotel and leave for Pienza. Visit Orvieto, en route. Lunch (on own) in Orvieto. Overnight at Hotel Corsignano, in Pienza, model city planned by Pius II and home of pecorino cheese.

Day 10 - Saturday
Day trip to Siena. One week program people continue to Florence for flight home. Return to Pienza in late afternoon. Dinner at Ristorante dal Falco. Overnight in Pienza.

Day 11 - Sunday
Day free in Pienza or afternoon trip to Montalcino. Overnight in Pienza.

Day 12 - Monday
Leave early for Firenze. Visit a winery in Castellini in Chianti en route. Arrive in Firenze about 4:30 PM and check into the Hotel Silla. Dinner on own at Osteria di Pozzi.

Day 13 - Tuesday
Day to explore Firenze and visit Santa Maria della Fiore. Evening vespers in Chiesa Ognissanti. Farewell dinner at Ristorante Fagioli. Overnight at Hotel Silla.

Day 14 - Wednesday
Those returning to the US, leave for the airport about 10 AM.

Florence - Paris Air France Flight 5041 - Lv. 1:05 PM
Arrive Paris - Ar. 3:00 PM
Paris - Boston Air France Flight 322 - Lv. 3:55 PM
Arrive at Boston - Ar. 5:45 PM

Transfer to Brunswick - Ar. 8:00 PM

"Cari viaggiatori!!", to those who are anticipating going to Italy in May of 2008.

Come stai (that means, "How are you")? Or, as the walrus said, "The time has come to speak of many more things . . .!

Fall is here and here is the latest on an exciting Italian "Adventure". Because of varied commitments by those initially interested in going, the departure date is still to be determined. We should have a definite decision by the end of September.

The price of the trip will be somewhere in the $2800 - $2950 range, assuming that eight people participate.

We're planning on a fourteen day tour, including two nights in Ravello on the Amalfi Coast, three nights in Rome with all the splendor of St. Peter's and the Vatican, two nights in Assisi which cradles the spirit of St. Francis, four nights in Pienza, originally built as a "model town" for Pius II, where we can explore Tuscany and two nights in Florence, city of the Medicis. There will also be a one week option for those who can not make the full commitment.
As details unfold, I'll keep you updated.

A presto, (until later)

Calvin