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Going to be in Germany and Austria over the holidays, including Munich on Christmas Day. Any recomendations on restaurants for a Christmas meal in Munich and for other days both there and in Vienna?

TIA :cheers:

Thanks, I’ll look into those things. With teenagers the Viking cruise doesn’t work, but sounds like a great way to se those spots otherwise.

Looking at taking the family to Europe over the Christmas holidays. We have two teenage girls and have been to London, Paris, Rome, Florence, but not opposed to doing London or Paris again and tying it in with another location. Some places we've thrown out there besides those above are Barcelona, Prague, Vienna, but really don't know and are looking for general ideas to get started with planning.

Also, we not opposed to leaving Christmas day because we go to mass and celebrate with family on Christmas Eve. Just want to enjoy some of the Christmas festivities and do all of the normal food/art/history stuff.

TIA for any recomendations! :cheers:

Thanks for the recommendations - we are staying in Trastevere as well. I'm intrigued by the winery owned by Sting for sure.

Thanks - I’ll definitely look into these.

Thanks everyone. Keep ‘em coming.

Planning out a Thanksgiving trip to Italy and looking for any recommendations.

- Any memorable meals (fancy or hole in the wall places) that we should look into?

- Any wineries that we should hit? For reds, we love big/bold wines.

- Looking to do a cooking class or food tour with our teenagers.

TIA! :cheers:

Bumping thread as to not start a new thread on Italy, and I've already asked a few questions here.

Booked to in/out of Rome for Thanksgiving week.

What are the best areas to stay in both Rome and Florence to get an authentic stay and be close enough to walk everywhere, but not be in the super touristy/busy areas.

i.e., in Paris we stayed in Saint German de Pres and loved being close enough to everything but having more of a low key neighborhood with lots of food/drink options close. Have two teenagers to entertain as well.

Thinking 3 nights in Rome, 5 in Florence, or should we do 2 Rome/3 Florence/3 Tuscany?

How would you rank the following to visit: Siena, Chianti, Orvieto, San Gimignano, Pisa, Lucca, Montelcino?

Is Naples/Pompeii worth taking the day trip?

Thanks!

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A school can spend a million dollars on security. A 300-person private school can’t.

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My child's private elementary school added a full-time armed police officer and asked that each family contribute $150 to offsetting the cost to the school. My other child's private high school did the same.

Both have had their facilities retrofitted with additional security measures as well, since both are open campuses instead of a traditional single-entrance school.

It can be done with minimal contributions from families in addition to additional funding from the school, and call me naive, but I think most families would be willing to contribute to make these things happen in their children's schools.

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s there much to see it terms of countryside/sites

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We took the train and loved seeing the small villages in France, each with its own church. Very charming. It was very convenient and we upgraded on the train so that we could enjoy the views with a little privacy/comfort. Once in Paris, it is very easy to get anywhere from the station. We had a driver meet us on the platform and were out of the station very quickly.

Our itinerary had us fly into London and out of Paris, and after seeing the lines at LHR, I am so glad we did. Paris took a little while, but was much easier to get out of, in my opinion. I love Paris!

Went with the family to London and then Paris for Mardi Gras 2020- literally at the Covid outbreak. It was cold but not crazy cold. Definitely doable - I think we over prepared and it wasn’t as bad as we thought it would be.