2 weeks and counting

Well, two weeks from now, I will be on the plane to Rome. I have made my reservations and the itinerary is as follows....
Arrive Rome July 8. I will be staying in the Crowne Plaza St Peter's - close to all the great spots. I have requested tour tickets for the Vatican and St Peters (Sistine Chapel!), Forum and Colosseum, Galleria Borghese, and have a walking plan for the Fountains and Piazzas. Hope the tix confirm! It will be a short 30 hours there....and I hear the general public lines are LONG.
Afternoon of July 9 I will train to Naples, and ferry to Palermo (overnight), arriving early on the morning of the 10th. Vickie will arrive by air into Palermo on the 10th as well...We have reserved a decadent hotel room in the Hotel Centrale Palace, with a balcony overlooking the 'sea'. We will have time to sightsee Palermo on Fri and Sat morning....perhaps Taormina or Cefalu??
Sail begins the afternoon of the 11th. Looks like there are 12 of us....We will leave Palermo, and visit
Ustica
Levanzo
Favignana
Trapani
Erice
Zigaro
and back to Palermo on 18 July (just in time to early celebrate my birthday).
I will catch the 8pm ferry back to Naples, destination Amalfi Coast ... by train connect to Sorrento.
A day and night in Sorrento will be followed by Capri, then Positano.
Believe it or not, back to Rome and home I go.
Packing a lot in, but I CANNOT WAIT!!
Pasta, Seafood, Wine, Sun, Sailing, Art, History, People Watching, Shopping....more, more.
Just wish the Captain was here to enjoy it with me.
Rosetta Stone is calling. Arrivaderci! (not paying attention to the spelling....)

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