Itinerary

Itinearay for a Trip to Italy

August 5^th-August 18^th

AUGUST 5^TH: 2:15pm leave RDU, NC on Delta airlines

4:09pm arrive at JFK, NY

6:33pm leave JFK, NY airport

AUGUST 6^TH: 8:45am arrive at MXP Milan, Italy

Take a Taxi to the Michelangelo Hotel (Piazza Luigi di Savioa, 6, Milan, MI 20124 Italy) *two rooms for this hotel

Grab a bite to eat at or around the hotel

Around Noon: Walk to the Train Station to the metro stop called the Centrale F. S. (Metro line 3) to the Duomo metro stop * a one way ticket in the metro is €1.50

Go inside and tour the Domo

3:00pm take a quick walk over to Arnold Coffee (Via Orefici, 26, Milano Italy 4min walk) to have a late lunch

3:40 Walk over to the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II to shop and look around

6:00 ish take the metro back to the hotel

7:00 Have dinner, Frijenno e Magnanno, (Via Benedetto Marcello, 93, 20124 Milano,)

AUGUST 7^TH: Wake up and have breakfast at the hotel

10:30 Walk over to the Centerale F.S. Station, take the yellow line to the Duomo, then take the red line to the Lotto Fiera (M1), then walk about a half hour to the San Siro Soccer Stadium.

11:00 Take a tour of the San Siro Soccer Stadium

12:00 For lunch, Osteria Dei Mosaici (Via Pier Alessandro Paravia, 26,20148 Milano,Italy)

12:45 Go exploring Milan, Italy

Head back to the hotel, and check out

7:30 head over to the Milan Central Flat train station to get a ride to Verona.

8:40 Get off the train station (Verona Porta 

Nuova) , then grab a taxi and head to the 

Best Western Hotel (Corso Porta Nuova 88 VR 

37122 Italy

9:00 eat something from the hotel, and be done for the night

AUGUST 8TH: Get up whenever, and have breakfast at the hotel

Explore the area, do some shopping.

1:00-2:00 pick somewhere to eat that is near by.

3:50 head on back the the hotel

4:00 Be dressed and ready to head to the stadium (Nice attire)

4:00-5:00 Walk to Peperino Pizza & Grill (Piazzetta Municipio, 10,37121 Verona VR,Italy) Its an 11 min walk, but lots of stores to look at

5:00-6:00 Have dinner

Till 8:30 Walk over to Verona Arena (Piazza Brà, 1, 37121 Verona VR, Italy) one min walk, and check out the arena, and look around.

8:45 Watch Romeo and Juliet at the arena

When over, walk back to the hotel

9:00-10:00 Get ready for bed and refresh our selves.

AUGUST 9TH: 8:00 Get up, have breakfast at the hotel again

8:30 Grab cab and head to Juliet’s House (Casa di Giulietta) its a 9 min drive.

8:45-12:00 tour the house and explore the shopping center that is nearby.

12:00 Have lunch at Osteria del Bugiardo (Corso Porta Borsari 17, Verona, Italy)

12:30 Head back over to Romeo and Juliets Wall (write our names on it)

1:00 Head on back to the hotel by cab

1:30-2:00 Pack everything up, and hang out at the hotel, or do more exploring

5:40 Check out of the hotel and head on over to the Verona Porta Nuova, a 9 min walk

6:21 Board the train and head for Venice (Venezia S. Lucia Station)

7:48 arrive at Venice

7:50 Grab a cab (6 min drive) over to Hotel Bella Venezia (San Marco, 4710, 30124 Venezia, Italy)

8:00 Check in and head to the room, order some food, and stay in for the night

AUGUST 10TH: 9:00 Have breakfast at the hotel

9:30 head on over to St. Mark's Square (Piazza San Marco, Venezia, Italy) 4 min walk

9:40-11:00 tour/explore Doge's Palace

11:10-1:00 Tour/explore St. Mark's Basilica

1:00-1:30 walk over to Lunch: Gran Caffè Quadri (Piazza San Marco, 12 Venezia Italy)

1:30 take and 8 min walk to Rialto Bridge (Sestiere San Polo, 30125 Venezia, Italy)

2:00 Continue walking through the Gran Canal, and look at all the shopping places

5:00 Grab something to eat

5:30 Head back to the hotel

AUGUST 11TH: Get up, have breakfast at the hotel

10:00 head on over to Santa Maria del Giglio Square, central Venice

10:20 Get on the Gondala ride

11:00 Finish the ride and head over to the hotel to grab a bite.

12:00 Be back at the hotel and get packing

1:30 Check out of the hotel and head to the Venezia S. Lucia Station (by cab)

2:00-3:40 Hang out at the train station

3:45 board the train, and head for Rome

8:10 arrive at the Rome train station (Roma Termini)

8:10-8:30 Grab a cab and head to the Orange Hotel (Via Crescenzio, 86, 00193 Roma, Italy)

8:40 Check in, grab room service, and stay in for the night.

AUGUST 12TH: Get up and have breakfast at the hotel

10:00 take a 20 min walk to Vatican City

10:20-6:00 explore the city

6:00 Head on over to Osteria delle Commari (Via Santamaura, 23 00192 Roma Italy)

6:30-7:00 Head on back to the hotel

Go to bed

AUGUST 13TH: Wake up and have breakfast at the Hotel

9:00 Finished exploring the Vatican City

12:00 Head to the Colosseum and eat lunch

5:00 Went back to the hotel and ate dinner at La Soffitta Renovatio

AUGUST 14TH: Wake up and have breakfast at the hotel

10:00 Grab a cap and head on over to Montemartini Museum (Via Ostiense, 106, 00154 Roma, Italy)
10:30-12:00 tour the museum

12:00 have lunch at Pastarito (Via Ostiense, 119, 00154 Roma, Italy)

12:30-2:30 Explore more of the Museum.

Head Back,and find some where to eat.

Get back to the hotel for the night

AUGUST 15TH: Wake up and have breakfast at the hotel

9:00 leave for Trevi Fountain, Rome

3:00 leave for Spainish Steps

5:00 Eat Dinner by Spanish steps (Fontana Di Venere)

6:00 Get back to the hotel and pack, and get ready to check out.

8:06 Head to train station

9:35 Get on the train and head to Naples

AUGUST 16TH: Next destination will be Mt. Vesuvius in Naples

9:00 Eat a big brunch at our hotel

12:00 Walk up Mt. Vesuvius

5:00 Left Mt. Vesuvius and eat dinner at the hotel

AUGUST 17TH: Today, we went to Pompeii

8:00 Ate breakfast at our hotel

10:00 Left for Pompeii via taxi

Spent the day in Pompeii exploring and walking

6:00 Left Pompeii and ate dinner near our hotel

AUGUST 18TH: 10:00 AM Left for the airport to fly home!

10:59 Arrive home at RDU airport.

Trip Analysis

Our trip plan:

•August 5th: Flying to Italy!

•August 6th -7th: Milan

•August 8th-9th: Verona

•August 10th-11th: Venice

•August 12th-15th: Rome

•August 16th-17th: Naples

•August 18th: Fly Home L

Weather:

•Milan: 70-80 degrees

•Verona: 74-84 degrees

•Venice: 72-81 degrees

•Rome: 75-84 degrees

•Naples: 75-85 degrees

Cost Analysis Spreadsheet

Ticket Use	Price	Date Used
Train from Rome to Naples	$119.26	August 15, 2015 (8:06 p.m. to 9:35 p.m)
Taxi from Naples train station to hotel	$19.92	8/15/2015
Naples Hotel Rooms	$825.16 total for all rooms and all nights	August 15, 2015 to August 18, 2015
Taxi from Hotel to Mt Vesuvius	$51.11	8/16/2015
Taxi back to the hotel from Mt Vesuvius	$51.11	8/16/2015
Taxi from Hotel to Pompeii	$46.22	8/17/2015
Taxi back to hotel from Pompeii	$46.22	8/17/2015
Taxi from hotel to airport	$22.67	8/18/2015
Plane from Naples to RDU	$6385.00 Total for all five tickets	August 18, 2015
Metro Tickets	$25.00	Used throughout the trip
Plane Ticket to Italy	$708.00 per person (total - $3540)	August 5-6, 2015
Taxi from Milan airport to hotel	$78.31	8/6/2015
Milan Hotel Rooms	$174.59 per room (total of $349.18)	August 6, 2015 to August 7, 2015
Train from Milan to Verona	$56.49 total	August 7, 2015 (7:39 p.m. to 8:49 p.m.
Taxi ride from Verona trainstation to Hotel	$8.61	8/7/2015
Verona Hotel Rooms	$159 for one room per night (one person), $213 for one room per night (two people, two rooms) total $1170	August 7, 2015 to August 9, 2015 (Check out on the 9th)
Taxi ride from Verona trainstation to Hotel	$8.61	8/9/2015
Train from Verona to Venice	$56.49	August 9, 2015 (3:29 p.m. to 4:40 p.m.)
Venice Hotel Rooms	539.88	August 9, 2015 to August 11, 2015
Train from Venice to Rome	$182.00	August 11, 2015 (3:25 p.m. to 7:10 p.m.)
Taxi from Rome train station to hotel	$15.69	8/11/2015
Rome Hotel Rooms	$125 per room per night (total for both rooms and both nights $1000)	August 11, 2015 to August 15, 2015
Taxi from Rome train station to hotel	$15.69	8/15/2015
Souvieners
Gondala Ride	$98.61	8/11/2015
San Siro Stadium Tour	$16.02	8/7/2015
Food	$5,250.00	$75.00 per person per day
Souvieners	$151.09	Money that can be used throughout the trip ($30 per person)
Money for the Duomi tour	$43.25	8/6/2015
TOTAL:	$20,000	All Money Used!!!

 


1 Euro is approximately 1.25 US Dollars

We converted our euro costs to US dollars on our spreadsheet. 

August 18, 2015- Leave Italy+Persuasion with 2 Rhetorical Devices

Leaving Italy

Today, was the day when we needed to leave Italy to come back home! We all had a great time in Italy and can't wait to go back again! Our flight was scheduled at 12:20 p.m. on Aer Lingus but we decided to arrive at the airport at 9:30 a.m. because its was an international flight and Emma had read online that we should arrive early just in case of situations with security or other plane problems. After checking out of our hotel in Naples, Best Western Hotel Paradiso, we got a taxi to the Naples airport for $22.67. The plane ride cost $6,380 for the five coach seats. The trip home made two stops before arriving at the RDU airport. The fist stop was Dublin, Ireland arriving at 2:45 p.m., after a 3 hour and 25 minute plane ride. We had a layover in Dublin for an hour and thirty minutes before our second plane ride departed at 4:15 p.m. for Boston, MA. The plane ride lasted six hours and fifty five minutes but because of the time differences we arrived in Boston at only 6:10 p.m.. From there we had a two hour and fifty seven minute layover until we departed from the Boston airport 9:07 p.m. for RDU Raleigh, NC. Our final plane ride lasted an hour and fifty two minutes and we arrived home at 10:59 p.m. where we got our luggage and each called a taxi to go home. We were both happy and disappointed to go back though because it was hard to find restaurants to eat at in every destination because none of us spoke Italian. We loved Italy though. Italy was like a paradise, luring in tourist from all over the world. Shaily and Caroline were one of those tourists because they didn't want to leave! We thoroughly enjoyed our trip. Our trip went by so fast so we made sure we enjoyed every minute of it. Who knows when we will be going back to Italy?! All of our English lessons and World History lessons came in handy. Mrs. Whitsett and Mr. Cooper will be proud to hear that we were able to experience many of the historical things we learned about in class. Who knew that everything we had learned would come in handy?

August 17, 2015- History

Pompeii

Our last destination in Italy before leaving was Pompeii. Many of us were initially scared to go, but we ultimately decided it would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We decided to eat a large breakfast before going to Pompeii and the once back have dinner. We arrived by an almost hour long taxi ride which only cost $46.22 for all five of us. Pompeii has been a popular tourist attraction for over 250 years! 1/3 of the buildings are open to the public, and we were able to explore some of the buildings, like the houses of the nobility where you can still see the reminiscent of murals on the walls to restaurants where the stone held the bowls for people to get their lunch at. Some sections of the ancient city are still buried under the cooled lava but the rest of the city Pompeii is open to the public. We whole day in the ancient town! Walking down the streets of the ancient city was amazing. We could imagine what it looked like before coted in lave and hidden from the world for centuries. After spending most of the day we got a taxi back to our hotel, Best Western Paradiso, where we ate dinner at La Bettola del Gusto. We had a great time in the famous city and learned a lot about the history and culture of the city and the people who had once occupied it. 

August 16, 2015- Nature/Environment

Mount Vesuvius

After arriving by train the day before we our last destination was Naples, Italy. Our first day we were excited to see Mount Vesuvius, the famous volcano known for covering Pompeii in lava destroying the Roman city. We ate a big brunch before leaving since we would be at the volcano all day. The area around Vesuvius is a national park, and we were in awe when we saw the spectacular sight. The summit of the volcano is open to visitors, so we ventured to the top! Spending most of our morning doing so. As we walked up Mt. Vesuvius we saw the beautiful elevated views as well as over heard a tour group talk about the history! The group was pretty slow and we soon passed them on our way up the volcano, but not before learning some about the volcano. For example the volcano is one of the most dangerous volcanoes today, even though it is dormant. It is so dangerous because of the three million people in the radius of the volcano. Also we learned that Mt. Vesuvius was once taller than its 4,203 ft. but the top was blasted off in the expulsion in 79 AD that destroyed Pompeii. The climb up the volcano was not easy but once at the top it was all worth it because of the beautiful panoramic views of the city of Naples and the ocean that lies west of the volcano. We had packed snacks to eat while enjoying the view. After about two hours absorbing the views and taking pictures we hiked back down the volcano and grabbed a taxi back to our hotel, Best Western Paradiso, for $51.11. Once back at the hotel, we sat and relaxed for a while and then went out for dinner. 

August 15, 2015- Culture+ Food

Trevi Fountain

Our last destination in Rome was to Trevi fountain. It was constructed by the Italian architect Nicola Salvi and completed by Pietro Bracci in 1629. The fountain was previously at the junction of three roads, but it is now a 

very popular tourist attraction. We all wanted to throw coins into the fountain, a tradition most tourist do because it is said that throwing coins into the fountain backwards brings good luck and prosperity. To properly throw the coins in the fountain though you have to use the right hand and throw over the left shoulder. Approximately 3000 Euros are thrown into the fountain daily and the money subsidizes Rome's needy so we all felt okay when we threw the money into the fountain. After spending some time taking pictures and just enjoying the fountain we ate lunch at Al Moro, because Emma was starving. After eating we left the Trevi fountain and started our eight minute walk to the Spanish Steps at Piazza di Spagna. Despite their name the Spanish Steps were built in the early 18th century at French diplomat's bequest and have an irregular butterfly-shaped design. There we all got flowers from the small cut flower shop that was there at the steps. After getting flowers we sat down and watched people go about their regular day, including two policemen chase someone off the steps for eating lunch there, which apparently is against the law. 

We ate dinner around the Spanish Steps around five at La Fontana Di Venere, where we got to try Italy's famous bruschetta. Bruschetta is typically served before a meal in Italy. It consists of grilled bread rubbed with garlic and topped with tomatoes, olive oil, salt and pepper though sometimes toppings may vary. Emma loved it! Also we ate some desserts at a dessert shop nearby. After we ate dinner we returned to our hotel, Orange Hotel Rome, and checked out and got a taxi for the train station for our 8:06 p.m. train from Rome to Naples. The taxi cost $15.96 and once at the train station we waited for a short time and then boarded the train. The train left at the exact time and we arrived in Naples at 9:35 p.m., our last destination. Once in Naples we got a taxi for $19.92 to our hotel, The Best Western Hotel Paradiso.