Pre-Vacation Preparations

With 26 days left before departure, it was obvious that we needed to get "supplies". So on Saturday, we went downtown on the GO train to Front Street to visit the "Europe Bound" store. Neat little shop with all the requirements, we ended up getting a great map of Italy, two disposable rain poncho's, a pair of two way radio's (just in case we get separated going by a pizza shop) along with a $14.00 pair of binoculars (what a deal).

On Sunday evening we slid in the two DVD's that Wayne gave us for Northern and Southern Italy to plot the course of traval on arrival. At this point we're planning to land in Rome, spend two or three days, then head north to Florence for one or two more days. From there we'll rent a car and head over to Portofino and the "five cities" for a couple then head back down to Rome to finish things off.

I think we're ready.....stay tuned !