Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Genoa to Cinque Terre
Claire and Bruce used a travel agent for their tickets. $1200 each round trip to Genoa. Good price. Genoa is easy for me to get to from Verona. It is a city from which tours to Cinque Terre tend to start. Now I need to find a cozy place for us to stay in one of the villages. We will be together the last ten days of my trip. We leave Italy on the same day, May 24!
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Verona Flat
I rented a one bedroom apartment in Verona through Airbnb from April 11-May 24. Full price is 23 euro a day, divided by how many people are there on any given day!
It has a sofa sleeper that I can use when company visits. I can also get 2 additional single beds.
Check the website for details:
https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/3926378
Monday, December 15, 2014
Cinque Terre Getting there
Cinque Terre-Getting There
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g187817-s301/Cinque-Terre:Italy:Arriving.And.Departing.html
Most travelers to Cinque Terre arrive via train. The five villages that make up Cinque Terre are on the Genoa-La Spezia (Pisa) rail line. The most easily reached town by train is Monterosso. Trains run from the station on the northern side of town to Florence (trains run every hour, the three-and-a-half hour ride costs 8 Euro), Genoa (every hour between 5:30 a.m. and 11 p.m., the hour-and-a-half ride costs 3.62 Euro), La Spezia (every half-hour, the 20 minute ride costs 1.19 Euro), Pisa (every hour between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., the two-and-a-half hour ride costs 4.39 Euro), and Rome (every two hours, the seven hour ride costs 26.60 Euro). One of your best bets to get around Cinque Terre is to purchase a Cinque Terre Tourist Ticket, which costs 4.20 Euro. This ticket lets you take unlimited train rides to the five villages over a 24-hour period. Another option is the Cinque Terre Card (5.40 Euro) which allows for unlimited train, bus, and path access for a 24-hour period.
There is also a ferry service available to get you to Cinque Terre from La Spezia. The La Spezia-Monterosso ride costs 18 Euro. Ferries leaves twice a day for the one-hour boat ride. From Monterosso, you can find ferry service to the other villages. There are usually a number of ferries that leave each port during the day. Fares cost between 2.25 and 8 Euro, depending on destination.
http://www.cinqueterreonline.com/tips.htm#getto
It is not easy to find accommodations in the Cinque Terre (Monterosso, Vernazza, Manarola, Corniglia, Riomaggiore) unless you book ahead. You can try to arrive without reservations, but from June to September it is almost impossible to find a free bed in these little villages. The only chance you have is to arrive early in the morning and see if anything is available.
The town of Levanto is bigger and has a lot of accommodations: Hotels, camping areas, Bed & Breakfasts, vacation rentals. You can select from a great choice of places and prices.
Remember: Make your reservation months before your arrival. Then make
a confirmation call some time before your arrival. If the hotel thinks you will
not show up, they will give your room to somebody else!
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g187817-s301/Cinque-Terre:Italy:Arriving.And.Departing.html
Most travelers to Cinque Terre arrive via train. The five villages that make up Cinque Terre are on the Genoa-La Spezia (Pisa) rail line. The most easily reached town by train is Monterosso. Trains run from the station on the northern side of town to Florence (trains run every hour, the three-and-a-half hour ride costs 8 Euro), Genoa (every hour between 5:30 a.m. and 11 p.m., the hour-and-a-half ride costs 3.62 Euro), La Spezia (every half-hour, the 20 minute ride costs 1.19 Euro), Pisa (every hour between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., the two-and-a-half hour ride costs 4.39 Euro), and Rome (every two hours, the seven hour ride costs 26.60 Euro). One of your best bets to get around Cinque Terre is to purchase a Cinque Terre Tourist Ticket, which costs 4.20 Euro. This ticket lets you take unlimited train rides to the five villages over a 24-hour period. Another option is the Cinque Terre Card (5.40 Euro) which allows for unlimited train, bus, and path access for a 24-hour period.
There is also a ferry service available to get you to Cinque Terre from La Spezia. The La Spezia-Monterosso ride costs 18 Euro. Ferries leaves twice a day for the one-hour boat ride. From Monterosso, you can find ferry service to the other villages. There are usually a number of ferries that leave each port during the day. Fares cost between 2.25 and 8 Euro, depending on destination.
http://www.cinqueterreonline.com/tips.htm#getto
It is not easy to find accommodations in the Cinque Terre (Monterosso, Vernazza, Manarola, Corniglia, Riomaggiore) unless you book ahead. You can try to arrive without reservations, but from June to September it is almost impossible to find a free bed in these little villages. The only chance you have is to arrive early in the morning and see if anything is available.
The town of Levanto is bigger and has a lot of accommodations: Hotels, camping areas, Bed & Breakfasts, vacation rentals. You can select from a great choice of places and prices.
Remember: Make your reservation months before your arrival. Then make
a confirmation call some time before your arrival. If the hotel thinks you will
not show up, they will give your room to somebody else!
Saturday, December 13, 2014
Count Down
I am now on vacation! I have two weeks to empty out Kellee's room so that she and Jayson can move in. I have moved everything out of her closet and working on the same in the TV room so Jayson has a closet.
Tonight I spent looking at places in Verona. If I can get it I am leaning toward this one, See if you can view. There is no cost if you choose to sign up with airbnb:
https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/3926378?checkin=04%2F11%2F2015&checkout=05%2F24%2F2015&guests=2&s=Jj7M
The apartment has only 1 bedroom but it has a sofa sleeper. My cost is 836 euro a month. That is about 27 euro a day, to be divided by how many people are there on any given day. I can get as many as 2 more beds if others want to come. I have leads on several larger places. I am thinking Ebony/Matt and children? Or the Finley/Williams group?
When Claire and Bruce come, they can have the bedroom and I will take the sofa. They are leaning toward May 14-24 or so. Claire wants to go to Cinque Terra. I am discussing the place I posted earlier for those dates. If all that works out, I will rent the place in Verona for a month and then take Claire and Bruce to Cinque Terra.
Now hot tub and bed. Buona notte
Tonight I spent looking at places in Verona. If I can get it I am leaning toward this one, See if you can view. There is no cost if you choose to sign up with airbnb:
https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/3926378?checkin=04%2F11%2F2015&checkout=05%2F24%2F2015&guests=2&s=Jj7M
The apartment has only 1 bedroom but it has a sofa sleeper. My cost is 836 euro a month. That is about 27 euro a day, to be divided by how many people are there on any given day. I can get as many as 2 more beds if others want to come. I have leads on several larger places. I am thinking Ebony/Matt and children? Or the Finley/Williams group?
When Claire and Bruce come, they can have the bedroom and I will take the sofa. They are leaning toward May 14-24 or so. Claire wants to go to Cinque Terra. I am discussing the place I posted earlier for those dates. If all that works out, I will rent the place in Verona for a month and then take Claire and Bruce to Cinque Terra.
Now hot tub and bed. Buona notte
Monday, December 1, 2014
10 work days to go
I am not officially retired until December 31, 2014. On that date we become eligible for the County retirement insurance. This is the reason I have been working full time for the past few years.
As of today, I have ten working days left. I will work until next Thursday, December 11. Then I have vacation for two weeks. In which time I have much packing and sorting to do!
I return to work for a few days, December 30 and 31 to sort and pack some more. Then done with this phase of life.
It is like looking at the universe through a telescope--so many solar systems to visit.
As of today, I have ten working days left. I will work until next Thursday, December 11. Then I have vacation for two weeks. In which time I have much packing and sorting to do!
I return to work for a few days, December 30 and 31 to sort and pack some more. Then done with this phase of life.
It is like looking at the universe through a telescope--so many solar systems to visit.
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