9.13 - Agenda

OK... NOW WHAT???
So... here we are - 7 days from lift off  - and I'm still trying to get this #@&)%¥*?!/€ agenda worked out.

I still have some days without Scheduled Chaos and that's probably a good thing, and still no place to sleep on Monday-2 Oct, but there's gonna be a lotta Fine Wine, Sharp Cheese and Great Crusty Bread along the way with a few  blisters from all the walking planned.

Of course Dragon Chick is still working on wardrobe, there aren't enough "Que Cute Capris" or "Darling Blouses"  in the world... [or at least Aventura Mall] that fit her idea of a proper carefree wardrobe for Tuscany, and let's not EVEN get started about shoes!!!

I on the other hand have enough polos, kahkis, and shorts to make it 8 days before we do laundry. Good, right?  Ok...Ok, Guys definitely have it easier. [I'm really trying for the 2 smaller bags and a light carry-on...]

Oh wellllll - Thats why they call it L U G G A G E!

Back to the agenda:

• Tuesday's flight lands us in Venice on Wednesday [thats what you get for flying against the sun].
• Three days later we grab a car and head to Lake Garda for an overnight and a little sightseeing.
• Sunday  we stop by Verona for a walk about in Romeo & Giulietta's neighborhood [yeah Giulietta is the right spelling she was Italian after all] along with some light history before we head south to our cute "Villa on a Hilltop" in Montale at Agriturismo Il Pianccio for a week of day trips starting with:
• Monday- A visit to Pinocchio's mountain top home town - Collodi,  then a bike tour around the walled city of Lucca, dinner in Viareggio or wherever
• Tuesday- A very early run south to Siena for a "Thrreeee Houuur Tourrrrr" [OK... its not Gilligan's Island] before a race north to Castello Verrazano  for a vineyard tour, tasting, lunch and then off to San Gimignao for whatever.
• Wednesday- Helloooo Firenze - for a full day, Mercato San Lorenzo [maybe a new hat], The Uffizi, a Renaissance Walk, petting Il Porcellino, Dinner at Da i 5 Amici and more.
• Thursday- More wineries, Sharp Cheeses, Crusty Breads starting at Tenuta Capazana, with lunch at Il Falcone, then off to Fattoria Artimino before finding some place else to get lost on the way home.
• Friday - [part of the dilemma] maybe Bologna and Modena for Cheese and Prosciutto factories
• Saturday- [More dilemma] but maybe just a day of rest
• Sunday - off  to Lerici on the coast for an overnight and a boat ride or maybe a  hike to the Cinque Terre
• Monday- [Still more Dilemma and still no place to sleep] but maybe Parma and Cremona or whatever
• Tuesday- gets us to Milan to dump the car and an overnight before our flight out Wednesday.  Perhaps a quick stroll around Itlay's Fashion and Financial capital, a gaze at  Da Vinci's Last Supper and then our own Last Supper in Bella Italia.

Yeah... still a work in progress but "Oh What Fun!!!"
I'm pooped already and we haven't even left!!

More preparation Drama to Follow.

Ciao 4 Now

 Uncle Chuck  & the still trying on Capri's, Blouses & Shoes,  Dragon Lady