Day1
WeflewoutonThanksgivingDay.EventhoughwetraveledaroundThanksgivingalot,thisisactuallythefirsttimewetraveledontheThanksgivingday.PoorDavehadtoeatWhopperforhisThanksgivingmeal.Thankstolowairtrafficandtailwind,ourflightfromJFKtoRometooklessthan8hours.WearrivedinRome~7:00amonDay2.
Day2
FoundtheLeonardoExpressthatgoesfromtheairporttoRomaTerminirailwaystation.Boughttheticketsattheticketw...[
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Itinerary:Rome->Florence->Venice->Milan
IhavealwayswantedtogotoItaly,partlybecauseofitshistoryandculture,partlybecauseoftheVatican,andthisyearthatdreamcametrue.
InearlyNovember,wedecidedtogotoItalyonThanksgiving.Weonlymadeageneralplan:
Day1:TraveltoRome
Day2-5:VisitRome
Day6-10:VisitFlorencearea,includingdaytripstoSienaandPisa
Day11-12:VisitVenice
Day13-14:VisitMilan
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EveryyearattheendofSeptember,Fairmount,IndianawillhostaJamesDeanfestivalinmemoryoftheactorwhodiedin1955attheageof24.Thefestival'smainattractionistheJamesDeanRunatPlayacresPark,whichisareallycoolcarshow.
1.Prowleristoonewtobeallowedinthecarshow,butthatdoesn'tstopabunchofProwlerownersdrovetheircarstotheshow.
2.Prowler.
3.ToPlayacresPark.
4.ReplicaofthecarthatJamesDeandrovetoh...[
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Day10
Didn'tdomuchthelastday.WevisitedtheNationalMuseumofIcelandinthemorning,thendrovetoKeflavikforalatelunch.ReturnedthecartoKeflavikInternationalAirportlater.Theguyattherentalcarofficewouldn'tinspectthecarfordamages.Heinsistedthattheyneededtothoroughlywashandcleanthecarbeforetheycouldinspectthecar,eventhoughourcarwasspotlessclean.Wejustwashedandvacuumeditthedaybefore.Idon'tknowifthisistheire...[
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Day9
WesavedthelastfulldaywehadinIcelandtotourtheGoldenCircle,anamegiventothe300kmcircularroutewhichincludessomeofIceland'smostfamouslandmarks:ÞingvellirNationalPark,Geysir,andGullfoss.
1.ÞingvellirNationalPark.AccordingtoWikitravel:Theparkishometotheworld'slongestrunningParliament,firstestablishedin930AD,andalsohasadramaticlandscapeformedasaresultofsittingalongtheborderbetween...[
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Day8
Todaywasthefirstdayinour10-dayIcelandtripthatwedidn'thaveanyrainatall.Day9wasthesecondday,andthatwasit.Weatherwise,thisistherainiestvacationwehavehadinrecentyears.
WeleftÓlafsvíkafter8:00amandtookourtimetodrivetoReykjavik,whereweweregonnastayforthenexttwonights.
1.Snæfellsjökull,madefamousbythenovel"JourneytotheCentreoftheEarth"(1864)byJu...[
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Day7
Todaywasalongdrivingday.WeleftLakeMývatnafter8:00am,andreachedÓlafsvíkafter5:00pm.ThedrivefromAkureyritoBrú,wherewelefttheRingRoadtogotoÓlafsvík,wasrelativelyboring.AfterwegotonSnæfellsnesPeninsula,thingsgotprettieragain.
1.Everyautumn,horsesandsheepareroundedupandsortedusingpenlikethis.
2.TogettoÓlafsvík,wehadtoleavetheRingRoadatBrú,tookseco...[
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Day6
LakeMývatnisnotfarfromeitherAkureyri(100km,thethirdlargestcityinIceland),orHúsavík(60km,atownfamousforwhale-watching),sowecheckedbothplacesoutinaquickdrivingtour.
1.Goðafoss(waterfallofthegods)onthewaytoAkureyrifromLakeMývatn.
2.SomeprettybuildinginAkureyri.
3.AcutelittleIndiantake-outplace.
4.Residentialhouses.
5.OutsideanAkureyrisouvenirshop.
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Day5
WeleftEgilsstaðirafter9:00am,andheadedtowardsLakeMývatnwhereourhotelforthenexttwonightswaslocated.Alongtheway,wecameuptoasignthatsaidDettifossis30kmawayonroute864.Route864isasecondaryroad,notFroad,whichmeansourrentalcarisallowedtodriveonit,sowedecidedtocheckitout.Whatamistake!Theroadwasnotonlyunpaved,butwaswashboardedhorribly.Theshakingwassobadthatwecouldn'tseestraightandwerege...[
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Day4
Today'soriginalplanwastodrivethrougheastIceland.Sincewedidn'thaveahotelbookedfortonight,wedidn'tcarehowfarwegotto.Butafterwegotup,theweatherlookedpromising,sowedecidedtogobacktoJökulsárlónagainbeforedrivingnorth,anditreallypaidoff.
1.AlongtheRingRoad.
2.WereachedJökulsárlónaround9:00am,andthetourbuseswerealreadythere.
3.Jökulsárlónagain.
4.Thereseemedt...[
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