The Intrepid tour group was small – five participants plus our local leader. The small group size made for easy coordination and movement as we travelled by train from Rome to Venice via Florence, Lucca, La Spezia (the Cinque Terre), Asti, Milan and Lake Como. Many thanks to Ana, Paul, Brenda, Mariah and Andrea for making the two weeks fly by. Lots of good memories, food and wine! Lots and lots of wine… We spent the first morning together doing a walking tour of some of the Rome sights, then headed to Florence by train (2-ish hours) for a couple of nights. I had been in Florence twice previously but had never been to the Accademia to see Michelangelo’s David, so that was my primary goal. Third time lucky and it was worth the wait! Crowded
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