On Wed, 09 May 2007 01:52:22 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski" >
magnanimously proffered:

>
>"bob" > wrote in message
>> My wife and I planned to take a similar trip (also taking in Venice
>> and Rome), and renting a villa near enough to Florence that we could
>> spend a week to ten days enjoying Florence's art & culinary treasures.
>>
>
>Sorry to hear of your problem. If you do go, this is the place we rented.
>It was a great location, reasonable price, outstanding facilities.
>
>http://www.villeinitalia.com/houses/...tHouseNumber=8
>
>The agent was good also. This is just outside of Florence so you can drive
>in in 20 minutes or take the train nearby.
>
>The drive from here to Venice is about 3 hours.

Many thanks for the link. That place looks perfect ... and very
reasonably priced. Being able to train into Florence is a HUGE
advantage. I'd better get back to my Italian lessons. Cheers, b


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