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[JLT]

What a wonderful thing to reach 100 years old. And he is still dancing

My dad, who made it to 88, always told me that the secret of living a long life is to always present a moving target. (He was quite a walker.)

 

[MzSarken]

Finally made it home... Elizabeth Taylor is a much better actress. And Second Life is not a game. It's a Social Experience that begins by falling down a virtual rabbit hole.

 

[CatrionaGrace]

Easy boot buying trip: one store, he found a pair he liked in his size, tried 'em on, paid a reasonable price, and out the door we went. My kind of shopping trip: in, score, out.

 

[Louanne Learning]

My kind of shopping trip: in, score, out.

Me, too!

My apologies if you already mentioned, but how old is your grandson?

 

[Rath Darkblade]

We're thinking 5 days in Tuscany (close to Florence) and 5 days on the Amalfi Coast

Tuscany is wonderful. Rome, Florence and Venice are all in Tuscany. Just a note: Google Maps is not much help in Venice.

I was lucky in booking my Florence hotel. It was overlooking the Piazza di Duomo, so when I opened my window, I saw the famous cathedral. (Full name: Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore).

I also went to see the stunning Galleria Uffizi and Galleria Accademia (for David and other masterpieces), strolled around the Duomo piazza and the iconic Ponte Vecchio bridge, and visited the Pitti Palace & Boboli Gardens. The local food is delicious and not expensive.

I haven't been to the Amalfi Coast, sorry. Enjoy your trip!

 

[Louanne Learning]

Looked into whether it is better to rely on trains and public transportation or rent a car.

Trains and public transportation would run us about $2000 Cdn per person.

Renting a car (pick-up and drop off Rome airport) could be for as little as $600 total

 

[CatrionaGrace]

In United Kingdom, we pay extra for a car with automatic transmission. Right hand drive is okay, but I don't want to deal with standard transmission on top of unfamiliar traffic.

 

[Louanne Learning]

The car would definitely be automatic transmission

 

[CatrionaGrace]

I drove manual until I was nearly forty. Tell ya what, automatic transmission can spoil a person for life.

 

[Louanne Learning]

My husband once had a manual transmission truck, and I learned how to drive it. Wonder how I would do now?

 

[Rigor Mortis]

Rome is amazing and I want to go back.

Venice? Never felt more herded, to the point of considering baa baa ing in St Mark's piazza. I know someone who loves Venice, and it is amazing, but she visits friends to stay over several nights, going out when all the tourists have gone.

They do drive on the wrong side of the road in Italy, same as North America. Most aggressive has right of way.

 

[Louanne Learning]

Rome is amazing and I want to go back.

I'm going with my sister and she's been to Rome a couple of times and doesn't want to re-visit so I have to be satisfied with the Florence-Tuscany area and the Amalfi Coast area.

They do drive on the wrong side of the road in Italy, same as North America.

I did read that. It'll put a little less pressure on me if I drive.

 

[CatrionaGrace]

After threading the needle of narrow UK backroads, I came home with a huge appreciation for American roads with shoulders.

 

[JLT]

Easy boot buying trip: one store, he found a pair he liked in his size, tried 'em on, paid a reasonable price, and out the door we went. My kind of shopping trip: in, score, out.

I've been looking for a store around here that will sell me some Wellingtons. All they have at the Boot Barn, the major boot supplier here in California, are various permutations of "cowboy boots" with higher heels.

 

[Saje]

I want to ask what happens if I click on this thread without posting, but by doing so, I must post...

I've been outsmarted

 

[CatrionaGrace]

I've been looking for a store around here that will sell me some Wellingtons. All they have at the Boot Barn, the major boot supplier here in California, are various permutations of "cowboy boots" with higher heels.

Those are called barn boots in this part of the country. Try a farm/ranch supply store like Murdocks or Tractor Supply.