2025 Italian Lessons

Overview

Thu, Apr  3  PDX 7:25pm -9h35m-> LHR 1:00pm +1    BA 266
2h55m layover
LHR 3:55pm -2h0m-> LIN 6:55pm        BA 568
Chris   $533.20 conf VFFTLR (no bags included, no seats selected)
Kathi  $4023.20 conf VFTN2M (2 bags included, one seat selected)

Daily Details and Naration

0) Apr 3 Thu Flight PDX→LHR 7:25pm -9h35m-> 1:00pm+1
1) Apr 4 Fri Flight LHR→LIN 3:55pm -2h0m-> 6:55pm (Hotel Victoria in Milan)
2) Apr 5 Sat Milano, hotel breakfast, walk around Milan downtown
3) Apr 6 Sun Milano, marathon, Duomo, Leonardo Museum
4) Apr 7 Mon Bus to Milano Centrale, Bus to Bergamo, Fly BGY-MLA, Arrive and rent a car, walk to Marsakala for dinner
5) Apr 8 Tue Malta, Rinella Bay and Valletta old town
6) Apr 9 Wed Malta, Dingli Cliffs, Rabat & Mdina, Marsaxlokk
7) Apr 10 Thu Malta, long coast walk to Marsakala
8) Apr 11 Fri Malta, Golden Bay, St. Paul's Bay, Aquarium
9) Apr 12 Sat Malta, walk to the beach at Xgħajra
10) Apr 13 Sun Malta, Gozo
11) Apr 14 Mon fly Malta to Catania (oops!), late dinner with our host
12) Apr 15 Tue Catania, Butcher shop, bookstore, great dinner
13) Apr 16 Wed rainy day in Syracusa
14) Apr 17 Thu Rent car, drive to Etna, Taromina, hailstorm, then Messina
15) Apr 18 Fri Drive Messina, Cefalu, to Palermo
16) Apr 19 Sat Palermo, return car, Isola de femimine, Mondelo Beach walk
17) Apr 20 Sun Palermo
18) Apr 21 Mon Palermo
19) Apr 22 Tue Flight Palermo to Rome
20) Apr 23 Wed Rome (watched The Two Popes)
21) Apr 24 Thu Rome Fontana di Trevi
22) Apr 25 Fri Rome Vatican, Sistine Chapel
23) Apr 26 Sat Rome Funeral procession
24) Apr 27 Sun Train to Florence
25) Apr 28 Mon Florence class 1
26) Apr 29 Tue Florence class 2
27) Apr 30 Wed Florence class 3
28) May 1 Thu Florence no class, Labor Day
29) May 2 Fri Florence class 4
30) May 3 Sat Florence
31) May 4 Sun Train to Viareggio
32) May 5 Mon Viareggio class 1
33) May 6 Tue Viareggio class 2
34) May 7 Wed Viareggio class 3
35) May 8 Thu Viareggio class 4
36) May 9 Fri Viareggio class 5
37) May 10 Sat Viareggio
38) May 11 Sun Kathi To Florence Chris to Milano
39) May 12 Mon Kathi Italy tour: Florence Chris pick up bike, to La Spezia
40) May 13 Tue Kathi Italy tour: Florence Chris to Piombino (3.5 hrs) then ferry to Corsica 2pm--7pm €74 traghetti lines
41) May 14 Wed Kathi Italy tour: Florence Chris Corsica
42) May 15 Thu Kathi Italy tour: Florence Chris Corsica
43) May 16 Fri Kathi Italy tour: Florence, To Villa Palagina Chris Sardenia
44) May 17 Sat Kathi Villa Palagina Chris Sardenia
45) May 18 Sun Kathi Villa Palagina Chris Sardenia to Corsica
46) May 19 Mon Kathi Villa Palagina Chris Corsica to night in Bastia
47) May 20 Tue Kathi Villa Palagina Chris ferry 8am-1pm Bastia to Livorno, then ride 5hrs to Modena
48) May 21 Wed Kathi Villa Palagina Chris to Bergamo, Alissandro
49) May 22 Thu Kathi Villa Palagina, To Florence (12pm), To Milano, To Heidelberg Chris to Mototouring, drop bike, to Milano Centrale
50) May 23 Fri Heidelberg
51) May 24 Sat Heidelberg
52) May 25 Sun Heidelberg
53) May 26 Mon Heidelberg
54) May 27 Tue Heidelberg
55) May 28 Wed Heidelberg
56) May 29 Thu FRA 2:00pm -3h45m-> KEF 3:45pm FI 521
1h5m layover
KEF 4:50pm -8h5m-> PDX 5:55pm FI 665

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