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Verona with Children II
Verona Tours and Itineraries - Verona with Kids II
Chiesa Di Santa Maria Antica & Arche Scaligere
This is the cities proud and famous historic church. It's the church of the Scala family, which was founded around the 7th Century. The brick and stone architectural decoration is really a grand sight to see. The tomb of Cangradne I della Scala rests here on the high left side of the church. The children seem to enjoy this scenery as well, especially when you explain to them the historical significance. There's a gothic canopy that presides over the breathtaking work by Bonino da Campione and Gaspare Broaspini. The detailed work is so inspiring even to children that there encouraged to bring a pad and pencil. The art work is meant to be studied slow and enjoyed, as the detail could be overwhelming and definitely missed if not given proper time.
Romeo and Juliet's House
As mentioned before, this is a high attraction to Verona and definitely to the children; the story and history of Romeo and
Romeo's house is built of brick and the original battlements, however visitors are not allowed in the courtyard. Most of Romeo's house is viewed only from the inside.
This is part of the historic and cultural art of the city that's also a must see for both parents and kids.
Teatro Romano & Archaeological Museum
When you're visiting the Duomo, make a plan to visit this teatro afterwards because it's right next door. This theater was built during the 1st Century BC. It's age and architecture are both fascinating and an item of interest to discuss with the kids. This would be a great time to educate and teach a little history to your children. Take a moment and climb up on the ancient stage and have a family reenactment of a popular movie or play. The theater is open daily from 8am-1:30pm so make it a morning site to see.
Castel Vecchio
This is perfect for the kids! What kid doesn't like castles? They're mysterious, intriguing and make a great place for the
Porta Borsari
Lastly, visit some of the best preserved Roman gates. Porta Borsari is the best well kept in all of Italy. You can also visit Porta dei Leoni and the Porta Palio. All three of these gates date back to the second half of the 1st Century. This would make for another great opportunity for a history lesson.
Verona's sights, smells and overall atmospheric tone are priceless and unique. The fact that all three major Roman roads started in Verona says a lot of where the city still is today. It's the starting place, the birthplace of Roman History and essentially, Italian History. Verona has seen many battles and has survived throughout the years and proven to be a mighty city. It will be an eye-opening experience for both you and your children. It's truly a great city to see and experience with your children and for parents as well. The culture, history and art of the city combined with the local Veronese people are a memory not easily forgotten. This city will leave you well pleased.


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Chief council to Praxis city leader Ranna Seneschal, Fallon was a high ranking member of the Praxis government. However, Fallon actually almost caused the complete destruction of Praxis and Hollow Earth.
Recently, Hollow Earth's largest and most powerful Abnormal, Kanaan, lay dying, and his death would have spelled doom for Praxis, as his death throes would have wrenched apart Hollow Earth. In response, Fallon secretly revived Adam Worth. Her plan was to collaborate with Worth, and find a way to manipulate a huge power source in Praxis that Worth mastered. Using the power source, Fallon would raise a powerful antimatter shield to save Praxis.
Worth, however, claimed that Fallon's plan was to take control of Praxis' defense grid, and to lead her Abnormal tribe to seize control of the city from the humans. Regardless of what Fallon's intentions truly were, Worth betrayed her and stunned her. Worth was stopped by John Druitt of the Sanctuary Network, thankfully, and Fallon's plans were stopped.
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Donnie Russell is 4th Generation Pic-A-Lilli. He worked most of his life in the kitchen with his dad, Pickett Russell at the Original Pic-A-Lilli, located on Route 206 in Shamong. He and his father started the famous wings in 1982. This is our second time around here in Medford. Previously we were located on Jackson Road, doing business as Pic-A-Lill Wings & Things. We are back now and are happy to serve all the wonderful Buffalo products and many new items! Thank You Don & Barb Russell
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Outlook 2015: CLSA remains overweight on India
Bharti Airtel, Grasim, ICICI Bank and Infosys are high-conviction buys. Oil prices key concern
HDFC, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, SBI and ICICI Bank rose between 1-3%
Bharti Airtel, Grasim, ICICI Bank and Infosys are high-conviction buys. Oil prices key concern
The potential acquirers are likely to take 4-6 weeks to complete evaluating the cash-strapped budget carrier
The advisory group presses for enhancement of distribution sector to ensure 24x7 power supply
It is unclear if China would choose to help
Ways to ward off cyber threats during the festival and holiday season
Smart IT infrastructure and data analytics are powering Marico's supply chain and back-end operations
Ending dual regulation and improving transparency in decision-making are key to improving the health of public-sector banks
The Parliamentary Affairs Minister emphasised that the Centre or BJP have no role in conversions or reconversions
Katya Naidu writes about the two superstars from the south and whether they have any lessons to learn from each other
Q&A with CEO and Managing Director of Max Life Insurance
As the rupee has gained against the euro and other currencies, booking now will help get better packages
Mumbai's population alone is expected to increase from 18 million to around 38 million by 2050
The influx of high quality MBAs brought about a seismic change in the advertising agency business in India in 1970s
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For India to make the most of Narendra Modi's ambition and energy, he must get New Delhi to keep up
Rise in US interest rates, fall in oil prices and the slowdown in China are three themes that will dominate the markets in 2015
US tech firms face a harsh reality now as global politics could obliterate advantages created by superior innovation & high-quality products
US has legalised lack of ambition or inequity of action. We can call this a 'win' for developing countries, only if we are delusional
Old private banks that escaped nationalisation of 1960's and 1970's typically began as community banks
Musings on December 15, the International Tea Day
Mid-Year Analysis shows government has daunting task
Much work remains to get GST passed
Analysts expect earnings surprises from consumer discretionary, financial and industrial sectors
Street worried on impact of lower oil prices; analysts say these can be partly offset by de-leveraging gains
Pranab Mukherjee's book is little more than a hagiography of Indira Gandhi and makes us none the wiser
Mark Felton has written a straightforward adventure story, which is undoubtedly the object of the exercise, and he's done it excellently
Research reform starts here for Europe's investors
Activists may take the Pepsi, and Coke, challenge
On Friday, 19 December 2014, Van Eck VIP Emerging Markets Fund bought 3.81 million shares of NCC at Rs 82.90 per share.
The stock rallied 41% to Rs 18.60 from Rs 13.20 on December 18 on BSE.
Meanwhile, about 7.19 million shares of Crompton Greaves changed hands on BSE through block deal.
The stock rallied 7% to Rs 170 on National Stock Exchange.
Smart IT infrastructure and data analytics are powering Marico's supply chain and back-end operations
Lack of clarity on tax rate remains a concern
He has been chosen for the bank's consistent performance during a period of slow economic growth, mounting NPAs and muted credit demand
IIDF raising Rs 1,500 cr through non-convertible debentures to buy out loans to road projects
HDFC Bank had applied for FIPB approval for expanding its equity base by up to Rs 10,000 crore and Ratnakar Bank for capital raising
Nifty, Bank Nifty, DLF, Tata Steel & Bharti Airtel
The deals will allow Airtel to focus on its core business, reduce debt and cut down on capex
The board approved buyback of shares through stock exchange mechanism, at a price not exceeding Rs 86 per equity share.
The stock rallied 11% to Rs 91, hit a fresh 52-week high of Rs 95 during intra-day trade on National Stock Exchange.
Sigma Financial Services, part-owned by Jignesh Shah's private firm, held 7,000 shares of FTIL
The company is also working aggressively on introducing disruptive technologies, including data analytics, to offer real-time solutions to banks
Company will market the product in the US market
To create family trust to take care of promoter group's holding in Suven Life Sciences
The stock rallied 10% to Rs 175 on NSE.
The stock up 2% at Rs 2,517 in early morning trades on BSE.
However, the long wait for delivery could kill Tata Motors' lead over Honda in compact sedans
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On Friday, 19 December 2014, Van Eck VIP Emerging Markets Fund bought 3.81 million shares of NCC at Rs 82.90 per share.
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One of the lawyers contended that Sebi did not give DLF opportunity to represent itself, which is mandatory under the FUTP law
The stock rallied 41% to Rs 18.60 from Rs 13.20 on December 18 on BSE.
The potential acquirers are likely to take 4-6 weeks to complete evaluating the cash-strapped budget carrier
Jet Airways offering bonus frequent flyer miles to passengers on Mumbai-Delhi and Mumbai-Ahmedabad routes
Meanwhile, about 7.19 million shares of Crompton Greaves changed hands on BSE through block deal.
Analysts feel the risks are over-exaggerated though some setbeack in the hydrocarbon segment cannot be ruled out
Electrosteel Castings is the owner and also the largest shareholder, with about 50% equity holding, in Electrosteel Steel
Shares of the company ended at Rs 566.25 compared to the issue price of Rs 645 per share on NSE
Shares trade at Rs 598 as against issue price of Rs 645
The stock dipped 10% to Rs 194, extending its previous day's 6% fall on NSE.
With green field projects not taking off, the company plans to expand existing plants into mega complexes
Sale of govt's residual stake may be delayed
Nifty, Bank Nifty, Jindal Steel, TCS & Cairn
TCL is going through a restructuring programme to prune its debt
The ethanol price decision will have limited benefits; prospects will look up only with a revival in the sugar cycle
Singh will head to Brazil, while company veteran Prashant Pandey will replace him in India
Expectation of advertising recovery and subscription growth are positives but weakening position a worry
Expectations of advertising recovery and subscription growth are positives while weakening competitive position is a worry
The stock hit 52-week high of Rs 155 on NSE.
Analysts say RIL's venture with Chevron will be impacted
Street worried on impact of lower oil prices; analysts say these can be partly offset by de-leveraging gains
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Part payment brings minor relief for airline
The stock rallied 8% to Rs 344, bouncing back 15% from intra-day's low on BSE.
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HTC improves on its One M8; Acer enters a crowded segment
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The right-wing believes preventing conversions will complement the Prime Minister's development agenda and consolidate political gains
Some of the proposals might be difficult to implement, especially those that give states a say in the financial allocations in Central schemes
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Speculation over the motivating factors behind Ralcorp's decision to be acquired by ConAgra traces the genesis of the transaction from this summer to as far back as last fall.
In the past year, Ralcorp has announced it would spin off its Post cereal unit, then went through three months of financial restatements and delays that ended with an additional $54 million charge posted for the transaction. This summer, Corvex Management LP announced that it took a 5 percent stake in Ralcorp and was pressing the company for a sale, merger, or acquisition to add shareholder value.
In September, Ralcorp announced it would restructure the company, folding its three main food divisions into one center-store unit consisting of cereal, pasta, snacks, sauces, and spreads.
Morningstar analyst Erin Lash said her company believed the push toward revival of talks with ConAgra came squarely from Corvex.
"We suspect that Ralcorp management might have been more open this time around due to pressure from Corvex," she said. "And so, we think that could've prompted their willingness to go through with this."
Still, she said the announcement came out of the blue.
"I wasn't expecting this announcement this morning, especially given the unfriendly reception ConAgra received from Ralcorp before," she said.
Jim Wisner, president of Wisner Marketing Group, said he didn't expect this deal either, but that something seemed to be in the works.
"The way it was announced, sort of a fait accompli, this had to be going on for a couple months," he said. "If you go back and look at it, ConAgra paid less than they said they wanted to at first, they got it without Post – which they didn't want, I think – and (Ralcorp) recouped some of the money from Post.
"The reorganization was intriguing. It looked like, do you really want to do that? They had a couple divisions that were apples and oranges, so it was curious why they'd move in that direction. I suspect it was because they were working on this deal."
In a statement in the news release announcing the purchase, Ralcorp CEO Kevin Hunt talked first about the shareholder value that would be created for Ralcorp with the deal. Later, he said the two companies "were a great fit."
That also seemed significant, Wisner said, "because the argument in the past was that it was not what was best for the company in the long term. We've worked with Ralcorp before, and given the culture at Ralcorp and the culture at ConAgra, I kinda believe that."
Wisner said he thought Ralcorp was positioning itself for growth rather than a sale.
"You saw a company aggressively picking up additional businesses as recently as this summer, they figured out the Post thing didn't work the way they hoped to, and they were dealing with that," he said. "There was something clicking around in the back of my mind as a result of the way the reorganization happened. I was more inclined to think it was them making a major acquisition or them initiating a merger with someone else. That was my best guess on the thing."
Jim Hertal, managing partner at Willard Bishop, said Ralcorp may have decided the time was right to maximize its value with a sale to ConAgra.
"If you just look at the growth in value of Ralcorp over the last few years, if you just tracked it back eight or 10 years I think it's been pretty spectacular growth," he said. "In every deal there is motivation to take some of that off the table. This might have just been a more straight forward acquisition at that time."
Carol Spieckerman, president of retail strategy firm Newmarketbuilders, said the creation of the largest private label food producer in North America was important.
"It's certainly a noteworthy mega deal in terms of one giant swallowing another giant," she said.
Hertal said the acquisition was a major statement on the importance of private label in the grocery industry.
"I think the real news in this is beyond the transaction, one of the premier branded companies, ConAgra, is known more for the branded side, but now looks like they will consummate a large deal and be more invested in private brands," he said. "I think this is really a recognition that private label is here to stay."
Spieckerman agreed, saying the deal spoke to the need to complement national brand business with private brand business, since no retailer was looking at the two sides of the business in isolation.
"I think most companies think of private brands as an either-or proposition, but they should coexist," she said. "Private brands and national brand portfolios ideally belong together."
Lash said that the emphasis toward private label could help ConAgra's branded work as well.
"We've long believed that ConAgra's second- and third-tier brands lack equity and pricing to their peers, and we think that with this, ConAgra will be able to benefit as the consumer looks for lower-priced products," she said. "We also believe it will enhance relations with retailers who are looking for those options."
But one of the potential obstacles facing a merger will be how the companies are able to integrate their work, Wisner said.
"Ultimately it is determined primarily by the acquiring company," he said, "what their management style is, how well they are willing to utilize and integrate the strengths of the company they acquire. I've seen some mergers go through, Perrigo acquired some that rolled in there kinda smooth, KE and Tree of Life, all things considered, went fairly smooth. And I've seen some others along the way, often what happens is the acquiring company buys them as a piece of property and regards them as such and folds them into how they do things and goes about its business.
"Will that change Ralcorp? ConAgra's style is not as open, perhaps, as it was at Ralcorp. Does Ralcorp over time become the rest of ConAgra? I think that would be a shame. The visceral understanding of the store brand industry that Ralcorp has, you hope it doesn't get lost."
The best solution, Wisner said, would be allowing Ralcorp to become the private label division operating within ConAgra, able to fold the private label businesses of the companies together while operating side-by-side with the branded divisions.
"To my mind that would be the best way to go," he said. "It's very difficult to wear both hats. I've seen very few people able to do it. You really wind up with something that's not as good as it can be with either one, or one takes precedence over the other. If I were them, I'd go in two different directions, much like people separate foodservice from their retail business, because they really are two difference animals."


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February is Heart Health Awareness Month
CLEARWATER, Fla., (January 14, 2013) – Morton Plant Mease will present two heart health fairs to recognize Heart Health Awareness Month in February and invites the community to attend, learn more about heart disease and take action to achieve and maintain cardiovascular health. According to the American Heart Association, heart disease is the leading cause of death for Americans, claiming 865,000 lives a year. Morton Plant Mease cardiologists will speak on heart health and various health screenings will be offered on the following dates:
February 13 Heart Health Fair
9 a.m. – Noon
Morton Plant North Bay Hospital, Bekesh Education and Conference Center
6600 Madison St., New Port Richey
9 – 10 am. , 11 a.m. - Noon: complimentary sleep, blood pressure, glucose and cholesterol screenings. Registration is required for glucose and cholesterol screenings only.
10 – 11 a.m.: From Hypertension to Stroke Prevention
Cardiologist Christos Pitarys, MD, will speak about hypertension and stroke prevention and how to live heart healthy. Other information for sleep disorders, wellness and the latest treatments in heart and vascular health will also be available. Light refreshments will be served.
February 20 Heart Health Fair
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Aging Well Center at The Long Center
1501 N. Belcher Rd., Clearwater
11 a.m. – Noon and 1 – 2 p.m.: complimentary stroke, blood pressure and sleep screenings. Discounted glucose and cholesterol screenings will be available ($10 prepayment fee required for glucose and cholesterol screening and registration is required.)
12 – 1 p.m.: Heart Disease Can Cause Fatigue
Join cardiologist Wayne Cheng, MD, to learn more about causes and prevention of heart disease and fatigue related to heart disease. A free heart healthy lunch will be provided.
Space for the health fairs and screenings are limited. For information, or reservations, call (727) 953-6877 or go to www.BayCareEvents.org
To learn more about your risk of developing heart disease, visit BayCare's online health assessment: www.yourhealthrisk.org/heart
About Morton Plant Mease Health Care
Nationally recognized for health care excellence, Morton Plant Mease Health Care is dedicated to providing community owned health care services that set the standard for high-quality, compassionate care. Morton Plant Mease's heart care is nationally recognized with Morton Plant Hospital on Thomson Reuters Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospitals list for 13 consecutive years in a row. For three years, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has awarded Morton Plant Hospital's heart surgery program its prestigious overall three-star rating, the highest designation given to hospitals by STS. Morton Plant is one of only approximately 13 percent of more than 1,000 hospitals with a cardiac surgery program to receive a three-star rating.
Morton Plant Mease Health Care is comprised of the following hospitals – Morton Plant, Clearwater; Mease Dunedin, Dunedin; Mease Countryside, Safety Harbor and Morton Plant North Bay, New Port Richey.
About BayCare Health System
BayCare Health System is a leading community-based health system in the Tampa Bay area. Comprised of a network of 10 not-for-profit hospitals, outpatient facilities and services such as imaging, lab, behavioral health and home health care, BayCare provides expert medical care throughout a patient's lifetime. With more than 200 access points conveniently located throughout Tampa Bay, BayCare connects patients to a complete range of preventive, diagnostic and treatment services for any health care need.
BayCare's family of hospitals are: Mease Countryside, Mease Dunedin, Morton Plant, Morton Plant North Bay, St. Anthony's, St. Joseph's, St. Joseph's Children's, St. Joseph's Hospital-North, St. Joseph's Women's, and South Florida Baptist. For more information, visit BayCare on the Web at www.BayCare.org.


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Patch: Milwaukee man arrested for Wauwatosa bomb threat
Updated On: Feb 22 2013 05:38:21 PM CST
Our news partners at the Wauwatosa Patch report that a 31-year-old Milwaukee man has been arrested for making a bomb threat at a Wauwatosa senior living center Thursday.
Emergency personnel responded to Camillus Court East, 10100 Blue Mound Road, at 7:53 a.m. on a report of numerous phoned in bomb threats.
An employee at the center told police she recognized the voice of the person calling in the threats.
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Light Dinners from O, the Oprah Magazine
It's dinnertime, and you're not that hungry, so you need a meal that's light but satisfying. Soup and salad is always the perfect go-to solution, but here, we've compiled 12 recipes from Oprah to help switch up the normal canned soup and bagged salad. From light pasta dishes to tuna salad-stuffed peppers to a white bean salad, these recipes ensure your light, quick dinners will never be the same.
If salad is your solution, try one of these nine dressings and vinaigrettes to spruce it up. And accompany it with one of these quick and easy soup recipes.
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Spaghetti al Limone
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Sautéed Tofu with Tea Seed Oil and Basil Pistou
White Bean Salad with Tomatoes and Crisped Sage
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Asparagus and Pea Farrotto
Orecchiette with Arugula and Walnut Pesto
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It's no secret that The Bachelorette's Chris Soules was a front-runner to star on The Bachelor. He's hot, successful, left his season broken-hearted — all the makings for the perfect lead. But with another past fan-favorite -- Arie from Emily Maynard's season -- also in talks for the gig, host Chris Harrison says the decision came down to the wire.
Did The Bachelor's Sean just say goodbye to his soul mate? Host Chris Harrison thinks he might have.
"I'm pretty sure he let go of the love of his life," Harrison tells TVGuide.com about Desiree's exit.
On Monday's episode, Sean headed to the hometowns of the four remaining women. Although he and Desiree have had a connection since the start of the season, her brother's negative comments to Sean turned him off, and he let her go. But what did viewers not see from Des' hometown date? Harrison fills us in on that and more in our weekly interview.
Oh thank you, ABC. After something like 120 seasons and only two weddings, someone finally found a way to milk even more drama from The Bachelor/Bachelorette franchise without involving Dancing with Stars. And it is the best trash ever. It's the Battle of the Not Working Stars.
Meet the Bachelor Pad contestants
They stole our hearts on ABC's hit reality shows The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. Now, find out what a few of our favorite contestants are doing today. Did bachelor Bob Guiney find lasting love? Plus, get relationship updates from Aaron Buerge, Jen Schefft and more.
They stole our hearts on ABC's hit reality shows 'The Bachelor' and 'The Bachelorette.' Now, find out what a few of our favorite contestants are doing today. Did bachelor Bob Guiney find lasting love? Plus, get relationship updates from Aaron Buerge, Jen Schefft and more.
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Investors Forgive Target Its Trespasses; What About Wal-Mart?
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- If you saw the investor panic over the Target (TGT) data breach last December as a chance to load up, your patience is being rewarded.
The retailer's stock jumped $3.50 Wednesday and is now changing hands at more than $60, after the company announced earnings of $520 million, or 81 cents per share, and revenue of $21.5 billion for its fiscal fourth quarter, ending in January.
That's just $3 short of where the stock was in mid-December, when the now notorious "Target data breach" was announced, and the stock's momentum could carry it over that mark fairly soon.
Investors had waited until Jan. 10 to start dumping Target shares, when the company announced that 70 million names, addresses and phone numbers may have been stolen. Earnings seem to have been a catalyst for investors to buy back in.In reaction to the breach, Target offered fraud-protection monitoring and identity theft protection to its card holders and told analysts on its conference call it would accelerate its move to "chip and pin" cards that are more secure. "Sales have started to recover," CEO Gregg Steinhafel told his conference call, and the "near-term financial impacts" won't slow the company's investments. That seemed to be all some investors needed to hear. Twice as many analysts now rate Target a buy than a sell, with most calling it a hold. The performance of Target stock, especially in the last month, stands in contrast with that of rival Wal-Mart (WMT), which mainly went sideways after it blamed food stamp cuts and payroll taxes for lowered guidance despite beating analyst estimates and raising the dividend. Investors seem to see the Target problems as temporary, and the problems at Wal-Mart as more permanent. This despite the fact that Wal-Mart is well ahead of Target in moving toward smaller stores. Target just opened its first "test" TargetExpress in its home market of Minneapolis last month while Wal-Mart plans to add up to 300 small stores in the next year.
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All of the following post is from Heather (scarecrow) on the Dibb (uk version of this board). I have copied it from the Dibb, over to here for you.
Monaco as other have said is dead easy. It's a 10 min walk along the water front. You will see a large tree on your right hand side, cross the road and the station steps are hidden behind the tree. Then you are on the train for Monaco. Don't forget to validate your ticket before you board the train.
We loved Monaco. We headed straight for the palace and caught the little red train. Then after the palace we caught the bus for 1 euro each and went back to the Cafe de Paris for our rather expensive ice creams. They were €5 each and we sat in the little park in front of the hotel, not in the actual cafe. Then we got the bus back to the train station for another euro each. You'll have loads of time. I remember the issue with the trains very well I think we caught the last train into Monaco that morning and we had a long wait for it due to track failure I think.
For La Spezia, we caught the train again. It's around a 30 min walk to the train station for this port, I was with some fellow Mouseketeers and I can't remember who. But between us all we found the station. You need to head into the middle of town. Then we caught the train to the 5 villages and got on and off at different ones and walked between the first two, which I enjoyed, but Matthew did not. Moan, moan moan. I wish we had taken our swim things with us. We had pizza and gelato at various stops which he enjoyed. You buy the special card from the tourist info shop inside the main station and it includes the pass for the walk and train fare between all of the villages. We were back on the ship for around 2.00 and set off around 9.00
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Now my favourite trip is next. Top tip, get up early in time for the opening of the hydrofoil ticket office and go straight there. Secure your tickets for the boat you want and then you could get back on the magic to have breakfast. I wasted over 1 hour queuing for my tickets and missed the early hydrofoil. As soon as you land on Capri, go to the ticket office to buy your return tickets. If you want to leave the Island earlier than the time on your return ticket they will let you, we did this. Also if funds allow, take a taxi to the top, there are very, very long queues for the funicular and again we wasted time here. I wanted to go to Ana Capri, but we ran out of time. Capri is very expensive to eat and drink, so pre-order your room service sandwiches and fruit to take with you - top tip that Bats gave me.
Link for Ville Franche http://www.eportreviews.com/Europe/V...che_France.htm
Scroll half way down and it shows you a picture of where to catch the train to Monaco.
Naples on your own, again scroll down the page for train info
Pompeii - http://www.eportreviews.com/Europe/I...iOnYourOwn.htm
Little red train in Monaco - http://www.monacotours.mc/
Italian train website - gives you a rough planning guide.
http://www.trenitalia.com/cms/v/inde...80 a3e90aRCRD
Ron in rome - includes photo's to help you get to Rome on the train.
Here's another Rome info page, with a ton of stuff and maps, thanks to a poster on cruise critic for this. http://www.tomsportguides.com/Rome-04-10-2011.pdf
Hop on hop off bus rome http://www.city-sightseeing.com/inde...tinations=Rome
Website for tickets in Italy http://www.tickitaly.com/
A wealth of info for trains across Italy from all ports http://www.ftroute.com/IT_Schedules.cfm (Thanks to Cruise Critic for this)
Capri info (Naples) - http://www.mediterranean-cruise-port...-to-capri.html
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And this info from K8T of the Dibb ...
Rome also simple, so many people do it, it is like a DIY excursion!! Just follow everyone and make sure there is a train after your planned return train, just in case - but my thoughts are that at the worse we would get a cab!!!! (hopefully not though, I dread to think the cost!.
Pompeii is easy on the train, but I would suggest a taxi to the train station, as the walk along the busy roads is horrid (we did it once!). There is a bus outside the gates of the cruise dock, but we missed this last time - However, we still got on another bus further along. Check out Cruise Critic site for lots of help on DIY trips.
You can also do the Vesuvius trip on your own. We combined this with Herculaneum and have done it twice now. Get on the train from Naples to Ercolano. You need to get on the Circumvesuviana line, which is down below the main station - well signposted and trains are every 20 - 30 minutes. It is quite quick and before the Pompeii stop.
When you get off the train, look to your left (you are in a dead end street) and you will see an office selling trips up Vesuvius in a Minibus. These leave every 20 mins, or depending on how many people there are. They take you to the bottom of the walk up and wait until you come back down. It takes about 45 mins to get up - although we had a 3 year old the first time and a 6 year old the second!!! It is quicker to get down! Make sure you wear trainers or shoes which are enclosed as the gravel and rock gets into sandals. It can be chilly at the top too.
When we got back to the minibus, we had time for a quick icecream and they dropped us off at the entrance to Herculaneum, from which we walked back up (about 10 mins max), to the train station to go back to Naples. Herculaneum is actually a lot smaller and easier to understand as a town than Pompeii.
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If you are taking the train to Pompeii, on the way back, make a stop at the Herculaneum. So worth it. So glad we did
It's easy, and right on the way.
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One thing I would like to suggest if you are doing private drivers for some of the ports. Add a licensed tour guide, not for the whole day but for some sites. Many are easy to do on your own but we found having a tour guide for the Colosseum and one for Pompeii was so worth it. The guides just totally engaged our kids and made the history of those places come alive. The company you use for your private driver should be able to arrange tour guides for you as well.
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BATS---thank you so much for taking the time to post all of that information. I really really appreciate it (esp the copy and paste from the Dibb).
And the best tip of all is that Disney buses don't make it w/in the city of Rome.
We tentatively have a minivan scheduled to pick us up to take us into the City, and for a local to take us around using the subway system. I've done this myself w/my husband, but I didn't know if our group of the young and old can take it.
If Disney's buses can't go inside Rome...how do the Disney excursion people get from 1 sight to another?
Also thanks to everyone else's suggestions as well. Lots of information to process. We are going to buy the Rick Steve's cruise port book. I just take issue with his bad handrawn looking maps (we actually used his Rome book a few years back in 2006 and got terribly lost from the maps) so I was hesitant.
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Thanks for all the great info
Thanks for all of this great info. I was starting to feel overwhelmed with all of the options and not knowing what to do and was considering just booking all DCL excursions so I didn't have to figure this all out on my own. But all this advice makes me feel like we could do it on our own if we ant which will surely save us some money and allow us to see what we want to see.
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I posted this before, but it seemed appropriate to this thread.
Please note: a lot of people last time chimed in about my suggestion to purchase Euros in advance from Wells Fargo. Some have done that and their credit card considered it a cash advance. My card did not. Other people like the exchange rate at their local bank or AAA. I personally found Wells Fargo's rate, readily available online, to be better than my bank or AAA. ATM's in Europe are another great way to go: very good exchange rate. I like having local currency when I land, so I do it my way, but any of the above mentioned ways are valid.
Disney Mediterranean Cruise: One Familys Adventure
In August, 2010 my wife and our daughters, ages 12 and 10, went on an eleven night Disney Mediterranean cruise. We enjoyed it very much. I created this brief guide to help our friends who were considering going on the same cruise. Because one couple has never been to Europe nor on a Disney cruise, the introduction provides general information. The remaining pages provide some information about each port
Traveling to Europe: Before You Go:
Passports, valid for 6 months after your trip to Europe.
Make multiple copies of your passports. Take one or two copies on the trip, leave a copy at work, and leave another copy with relatives and/or friends.
Euros. Purchase ahead of time at www.wellsfargo .com. Free shipping on orders of $1000 USD or more.
You will use more than $1000 worth of Euros.
Rick Steves Guides to Naples, Rome, Florence, Barcelona. Rome is the most important guide. Read it now.
Download Rick Steves Audio Guides for iPods.
Purchase tickets to the Vatican Museums at http://mv.vatican.va/3_EN/pages/MV_Home.html
Google search will yield third party vendors and the official Vatican site. Use the official site.
Purchase tickets for 4:00. Gives you time to see other sites and then tour Vatican.
You can show up early for your tour, but not late. We were admitted 2.5 hours before the start of our tour.
Arrive in Barcelona two or three days before your cruise.
1. Barcelona is a fantastic city. Stephanie and the girls spent a total of 5 days touring Barcelona, and there are still a couple of things we would like to see there.
2. You will be over your jet lag when you board the ship.
3. If your flight is delayed or cancelled, you can still reach Barcelona before the ship sails.
Pickpockets are rampant in Europe, especially Barcelona and Italy. Take nothing of extreme sentimental value. Watch all belongings at all times. Consider decoy wallets. I strongly suggest you wear travel socks that have a pocket or that you wear an ankle wallet.
Consider a Capital One credit card. This card does not charge an additional foreign exchange fee and is well worth having.
Free refills do not exist in Europe. Soda costs a lot, and each one costs separately.
Water fountains flow constantly throughout Rome. They provide safe drinkable water. Walk up, fill your water bottle, then cover the spout to force water out the top hole and take a drink.
The Disney Magic is an American ship. Yes, it was built in Italy and it is registered in the Bahamas, but it is ours. Why is that important? It uses standard American electric outlets! Take all the electric gadgets you want.
Consider walkie-talkies, especially if not everyone has a cell phone that works in Europe. They can also be useful onboard.
A GPS with preloaded map of Italy might be useful, but city maps of Naples, Rome, Pisa, and Florence should do the trick. We had none of these, but maps were easy to grab at the tourist offices near every train station.
Barcelona, Spain:
Sites galore! Consider a bicycle tour your first day there. It is a great introduction to the city, and the exercise will help you adjust to the time difference. My wife and the girls used Fat Tire Tours.
The subway system is easy to use. Take the subway everywhere, including to the beach for swimming and people watching.
Las Ramblas is the action street. When night arrives, the street performers, caricature painters, portrait makers, trinket sellers, and other vendors all flock to Las Ramblas, followed by the pickpockets.
The book 1000 Places to See Before You Die lists three spots in Barcelona:
Catalan National Art Museum. Housed in Palau Nacional, it has entire portions of churches moved to this museum to display the Romanesque and Gothic paintings.
La Sagrada Familia. We only viewed the outside, as the crowds are insane.
Museu Picasso. Intimate and nice. Try to visit the galleries in chronological order of his life.
Tapas is not indigenous to the area, but several tapas places exist and offer good food. Paella is a good option. Irish pubs abound, especially between the subway and the beach.
Villefranche, France
The train is right here, and it is your easy gateway to Monte Carlo in Monaco and Nice and Cannes in France. We spent the morning walking around Monte Carlo and the afternoon in Nice. Consider taking your swimsuits to jump in the water at the beach in Nice. The Cote dAzur truly is more blue than you can imagine!
La Spezia, Italy. Gateway to Cinque Terre, Pisa, and Florence:
After you purchase your train ticket, you MUST TIME AND DATE STAMP it in one of the nondescript little yellow machines. A train ticket in Italy is like a subway ticket: you can purchase it now and use it whenever. To prevent people from using the same ticket over and over, you are required to time and date stamp it before you board the train. If they check your ticket on the train and you have not stamped it, you will be fined $50 per person. Ignorance of the rule will not save you.
TIME AND DATE STAMP YOUR TICKET! See above.
Today is a long train ride to Pisa or Florence, or you can choose to take a much shorter ride to the Cinque Terre. We visited Pisa. A few weeks later, my wife and I had the opportunity to tour Florence and the Cinque Terre. If I were to choose again for the Disney Cruise, I would again choose Pisa. It was manageable in a day and the kids loved it. Florence has a lot of art, but I think perhaps overwhelming to see it and Rome back to back.
Cinque Terre:
The Cinque Terre, or Five lands, are five picturesque seaside villages joined by train and by hiking trail. The hike from the northernmost town to the next town is very strenuous and sometimes tenuous. I do not suggest it for kids under 8, although I am sure it has been done by hardy toddlers. Each town is beautiful. Kids would likely be bored. Also, the authorities shut down the hiking trails on rainy days and for a couple days after rain, for fear of landslides.
Disparaged by many, but not by me. All of the important things to see are in the Piazza Miracoli, or Square of Miracles. The Leaning Tower, the Cathedral, and the Baptistery are all here. When you reach Pisas train station, walk or get a cab to the Piazza Miracoli. If you need to find a restaurant for lunch, go right ahead. As the family sits down, send dad to the Piazza to purchase tickets. Dad, stand with your back to the Leaning Tower and the back of the Cathedral immediately to your left. You are staring at a long wall of a one story brick building with several doors. One of these doors is the ticket office. Go over and buy tickets for three attractions: The Leaning Tower, the Cathedral, and Baptistery. Your ticket for the tower will be valid for a precise time, which you can choose. Probably the first choice is an hour or two from now. Choose a Leaning Tower entry two hours from now, and then rejoin your family for lunch.
This is Italy, so lunch just took you one and a half hours. Hustle everyone to the Leaning Tower and wind your way to the top. Then back down. Visit the cathedral and the baptistery.
So much to see and do here, it would be very hard to do it justice on a day that was bookended by two hour train rides. Still, you can visit the Uffizi Museum, which houses Boticellis Birth of Venus and thousands of other paintings, and the Galleria dell Accademia, which houses Michelangelos David. The architecture is amazing, the food is marvelous. Grab a taxi and go across the river to Olio et Convivium for lunch. Walk back across the Arno river via the Ponte Vecchio, or Old Bridge and marvel at the jewelry shops on the bridge.
After visiting Pisa or Florence or both, head back to the ship. Or don't. (What??) Well, you can take the long train ride back to the ship, or you can spend some more time in Florence and let the Magic sail off without you. Enjoy dinner at a nice restaurant, see some more sights, and catch a late train to Rome. Sleep in a hotel in Rome, then wake up ready to see the city.
The train from Florence to the ship takes two hours, and you have to be back to the ship by 7:30, which means you need to be leaving Florence by 4:30 to play things safe. Then tomorrow, in Rome, you will dock at 7 am, so after getting to the train station, waiting for a train, and riding into Rome, you will reach the city at 9:00 am.
Your alternative is to stay in Florence late, perhaps until 8 pm. Then catch a two hour train to Rome. Check into a hotel, see a couple fountains in the evening (beautiful), and get a good night's sleep. Wake at 8 am, and be touring the city by 8:30.
NOTE: you must warn Disney if you plan to spend the night off the boat. They will not be pleased if you don't tell them. They are perfectly happy to let you spend the night off the ship if you do tell them in advance.
Rome, Italy:
Today is the day. Get your game on. Eat breakfast early, get off the ship, run to the train, and try to stay calm as you take the 60 minute ride to Rome.
After you purchase your train ticket, you MUST TIME AND DATE STAMP it in one of the nondescript little yellow machines. A train ticket in Italy is like a subway ticket: you can purchase it now and use it whenever. To prevent people from using the same ticket over and over, you are required to time and date stamp it before you board the train. If they check your ticket on the train and you have not stamped it, you will be fined $50 per person. Ignorance of the rule will not save you.
TIME AND DATE STAMP YOUR TICKET! See above.
Review your Rick Steves guide to Rome as you ride the train. You should have this almost memorized by now, but read it again anyway.
Make sure you have your tickets to the Vatican. You are one sad puppy if you left those on the ship.
Tour the Forum and the Coliseum. Start at the Forum, where lines are short. The ticket for the Forum is also your ticket to the Coliseum, so you will avoid an hour or two line to purchase tickets at the Coliseum. Only fools go straight to the Coliseum and line up for tickets. Enjoy listening to your iPods Rick Steves guide to the forum.
Now tour the Coliseum.
Walk to the Pantheon, which is amazing, beautiful, and free. Signs to the Pantheon are poor, but signs to McDonalds Pantheon will guide you well enough. Dont forget to walk all around the outside of the Pantheon. Find the obelisk elephant just behind and off to the side of the Pantheon. Note the plaques on the church wall behind the elephant: these mark the high water level of past floods.
Have lunch at McDonalds Pantheon or walk on to Trevi Fountain, then to Spanish Steps and have lunch at McDonalds Spanish Steps. Marvel at the leather couches and chairs in McDonalds Spanish Steps.
Seriously, have lunch at McDonalds. You have a LOT to see today. Sitting at ANY table service restaurant will eat an hour and a half to two hours of your precious time. Even though McDonalds will be overflowing with people and huge lines, you can get your food, eat, and be out in 45 minutes.
Get to the Vatican.
Start your day at the Vatican at the Museum. You will see a huge line of people. The line will stretch over a city block. Walk confidently past the line to the very entrance to the museum. Find the tiny line for well-informed people like you. Walk up to the guard, show your tickets, and enter the museum.
At the Sistine Chapel, try cutting down the door in back that goes to St. Peters Basilica. As noted in Rick Steves Guide, this will save you hours of time and avoid another security checkpoint. Well worth doing.
After touring St. Peters, leave via the front entrance. If you duck over towards the right of the entrance, right as you face the cathedral, you might be able to find the little alley/outside hallway that leads to a ticket booth to go up into the dome. An elevator ride takes you to the roof of St. Peters. Enter the dome, and walk around the inside balcony. As you step out of the dome, notice the door to your right. Enter that door and climb the stairs. Keep climbing. Climb some more, even though the walls are leaning. Climb until you find yourself outside the Basilica on the very top of the dome. What a view of Rome! Make your way back down to the piazza in front of St. Peters. In the piazza, you will walk right by the Vatican post office. Stop in and purchase a post card and a stamp and mail yourself a souvenir.
Walk to the nearby train station and grab a train back to Civitavecchia, your port city.
Naples, Italy:
Choices include Herculaneum, Pompeii, Mt. Vesuvius, and the island of Capri. How can you not choose to visit Mt. Vesuvius and Pompeii? We took the Disney excursion to Vesuvius and Pompeii. We had a blast, and our pizza lunch was great.
Remember, Naples is the birthplace of pizza.
Valletta, Malta:
The Disney Magic docks right by the capital city, Valletta ; it is about a half mile walk to the center of town.
Even closer is a hop-on, hop-off tour bus that visits the Tarxien Temples, the Blue Grotto, and Hagar Qim.
I suggest skipping the Tarxien Temples. They were quite a walk from the bus stop and the two temple complexes at Hagar Qim are more impressive. Also, this will permit you to get back to Valletta in time to see the Cathedral, which closes at 4:00.
Take the hop-on, hop-off tour bus, visit the Blue Grotto and Hagar Qim, then walk around Valletta.
Enjoy your last day at sea as you head back to Barcelona.
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Four Swampers--your advice is spot on and hilarious. We've been to Europe (incl Rome) a few times and the way you write directions about attractions is exactly how I give directions (via email) to friends who have never been. Your Rome write up is seriously great and right on.
OK now on to Wells Fargo---do you purchase Euros here via credit card, or by cash? I'm not sure if my CC will consider it a cash advance, but I don't mind just using cash to exchange it. I am a Wells Fargo customer anyway, do they charge a transaction fee?
Nice & Monaco---how easy/hard was this to do yourselves? We speak a bit of french and so its more a logistical/convenience issue for us. We will have the old and the very young with us. What happens when you get to the Nice station. Get off and wander around? When you get to the station at Monaco, are there steep hills to climb before getting to Monaco's city center? I thought I read that in a review somewhere. With our young/old, this will be hard to do (the hills).
Pisa--awesome advice about the ticket office. We are planning on doing Pisa ourselves. How long a line was it? Any shortcut lines (like behind the building). How long a line is it to climb the tower? How far is the Pisa station from the tower itself? Worth a cab ride for the young/old?
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You can find a lot of information about foreign currency exchange with Wells at their website: https://www.wellsfargo.com/foreignexchange/
Nice/Monaco: Very easy to do on your own. The train (think more of a commuter train or a subway on the surface) is right at the port. Go west a couple stops, you are in Monaco. Go east a couple stops, you are in Nice. In both places, we just walked around and found stuff as we went. Getting a guide book for these spots would put you well ahead of us.
Monaco is very hilly throughout. It is kind of built on a hillside. Think San Francisco.
Pisa: No tricks for shorter lines. The Leaning Tower ticket is timed, so that line will be short. It is the wait from when you purchase your ticket to when you can use it that might be long. Think FastPass for Toy Story Mania. That is why you want to get right to the ticket office, buy your tickets, then grab a bite to eat and/or see the Cathedral and Baptistry while you wait for your Leaning Tower FastP, I mean ticket, to be valid.
We walked from the train station to the Piazza Miracoli with the Leaning Tower, etc, but the walk was pretty long. Probably about a half hour, if I remember correctly (I might not, as that was 2.5 years ago). I think a cab would be a much more efficient use of time.
Which cruise are you doing? We are doing the June 15th Athens cruise.
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I'm glad you started this thread! It seems like there are so few Med threads, it's hard to get much response.
We're booked for the 8/17 7-nt Med cruise. It's the most amount of time from work I can miss. We just booked between Christmas & New Years and I think we got a lot done. It will be my family of 4 and my parents.
Our airfare is booked. Got non-stops from Philly to BCN on USAirways. 3 out of 4 seats are booked with miles. We fly Wed evening and sail that Saturday so we'll have 2 nights in Barcelona.
I booked our hotel. We'll be staying at the Hispanos 7 Suiza.
It's an condo/apartment style hotel about 2 blocks from Sagrada Familia. 230E for a 2br/2ba with LR, Kitchen, W/D, & free wifi. Not only does it sleep 4, but our kids will have their own bedroom and so does dh & I. It's not cheap but I much prefer this over having 2 non-connecting hotel rooms. Having a washer/dryer means we won't be dragging 3 days worth of dirty clothes for 4 of us onto the ship. 190E for a 1BR. This is a prepaid rate. It gets great reviews on TripAdvisor.
The hotel offers port/airport transfers. It's 75E for 6 of us from BCN to hotel then 55E from hotel to port. I got a 2nd price from Barcelona Day Tours and they wanted 79E for each transfer.
I guess the hotel's price isn't so bad. There's no way we'd all fit in a taxi, or even 2. I've heard their taxis are very small by US standards.
We'll probably use Barcelona Day Tours for our city tour the day before we sail.
For Villefranche we'll be using up some OBCs by doing a DCL excursion visiting Monaco, the palace & the prince's personal car collection. I really don't care where we go at this port and ds12 will enjoy this. He may get bored later on so this one's for him.
I can't recall where it was recommended to me but someone gave me www.RomeInLimo.com for touring in Italy.
It's a bargain compared to DCL excursions for a family of 4 and being able to share the cost makes it even easier. We plan to hire a separate guide for the Vatican & Pompeii. Now I'm thinking mabye the Coliseum too.
I like the idea of going at our own pace, seeing what we want to see, being able to linger when we like or skip the things that don't interest us.
I don't feel like navigating & dealing with train stations with the stress of having just one day.
Here are our planned tours:
Pisa & Florence:
Pompeii, Sorrento & Capri:
It will be a jam-packed 3 days!!
I'd like add another vote for Rick Steves book. I bought it last year when I first booked but then had to cancel.
IIRC, I read somewhere in the book that walkie-talkies are illegal in either Italy or all of Europe. Something about them using being fine in the US but over there the walkie talkies use emergency channels. I plan to add international service from AT&T before we leave.
I do have some questions:
1. I hear so much about don't bother bringing Euros from the US as ATMs are so easily available throughout Europe. I also read someone saying their sister in law had a problem getting cash at ATMs because her card did not have raised numbers on it. Well, ours don't either. So while I could use it as a visa card too, I'm not 100% convinced I'll be able to get cash anywhere. This worries me.
I'm considering getting this:
Card FAQs:
Has anyone used one of these?
Are most ATMs in Europe Visa-branded?
2. Have any past DCL Med cruisers taken the DCL transfers back to BCN? Do you know if they will offer Onboard Airline Check In? I'm doubtful since it's international travel but I'm still hoping. Our flight home is at 10:45am the day of debarkation so we need to get to BCN quickly and think DCL transfer will be our best bet.
So now we just need to book our tours, pay off the cruise in April and we're all set! Maybe buy some new clothes. Sounds simple right?
Pretty soon, my checkbook will be hemorrhaging.
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