Morganhorses
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Oh nice...will do that for sure...We are going to Vatican City no doubt so I will be stopping in there for sure...
Thanks for the idea...
Cheers
Thanks for the idea...
Cheers
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Ducati swag in Italy?
- Thread starter Morganhorses
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Pasta,
That jacket is available.. It is called Puma MotoGp replica.. It is slightly different than what the racers wear. It doesn't have the San Disk bar code logo on it, but has everything else.. PM me and Ill send you the catologue.. You'll have to special order it..Let me know..
That jacket is available.. It is called Puma MotoGp replica.. It is slightly different than what the racers wear. It doesn't have the San Disk bar code logo on it, but has everything else.. PM me and Ill send you the catologue.. You'll have to special order it..Let me know..
Dbone,
Since you're taking the trains here's a couple thoughts.
Don't take the super fancy 'high speed' train. It's more expensive and yes somewhat fancy. You can buy a sandwich on these for about $12 and a coke for $5. They are totally enclosed and air conditioned. Boring.....
Take the city trains. Now this is what Italy is about! Windows open, curtains flapping at 80 mph, and when another train passes the other way you get a tremendous wind blast. You'll go through some incredibly long tunnels also.
It's a lot of fun seeing the people and generally fitting in, in a tourist kinda way. Take a bag with your drinks and munchies.
*The trains run absolutely on time so don't be late.
Rule #1
Remember that nobody speaks English in the train stations so do your research on what trains to transfer on towards your destination. Yeah, you'll go into the Rome Station and ask for a ticket to Bologna (or Borgo Panagiale if a train goes there).
The surly state employee ticket guy in the cage will mutter inaudibly in Italian about your ticket with absolutely no interest that you are obviously a tourist and don't know which end is up.
Rule #2
The tracks are called Binaria. #1 through whatever. Simple enough. But.........
In some of the larger cities there are two separate levels of tracks. Both are numbered Binaria 1 through say 12. You look on the reader board in the station and say yup, my train is on track 7. Your tickets may say Binaria 7, but not which level! So be sure to figger this out. Now how did I know this?
I missed a train due to this error of mine but fortunately I discovered my error and caught the next one to Roma.
Before you leave home study the Italian names for cities.
Florence = Firenze
Venice = Venezia and so on.
Roma=Rome
Other city/town names we take for granted will be spoken and spelled differently when you see them in the stations and if you are on the road.
Case:
I asked someone for la treena (train) to Florence and I got a perplexed I don't know where that is look. Then I remembered to say Firenze and all was well.
You'll have an absolute ball. Just take a lotta loonies as things are expensive by our standards.
edit:
It's been about 5 years since I was in Italy. Are you sure there is enough time to leave Rome in the morning, go to Borgo Panagiale, do the museo, knock around for a few hours and back in one day?
Since you're taking the trains here's a couple thoughts.
Don't take the super fancy 'high speed' train. It's more expensive and yes somewhat fancy. You can buy a sandwich on these for about $12 and a coke for $5. They are totally enclosed and air conditioned. Boring.....
Take the city trains. Now this is what Italy is about! Windows open, curtains flapping at 80 mph, and when another train passes the other way you get a tremendous wind blast. You'll go through some incredibly long tunnels also.
It's a lot of fun seeing the people and generally fitting in, in a tourist kinda way. Take a bag with your drinks and munchies.
*The trains run absolutely on time so don't be late.
Rule #1
Remember that nobody speaks English in the train stations so do your research on what trains to transfer on towards your destination. Yeah, you'll go into the Rome Station and ask for a ticket to Bologna (or Borgo Panagiale if a train goes there).
The surly state employee ticket guy in the cage will mutter inaudibly in Italian about your ticket with absolutely no interest that you are obviously a tourist and don't know which end is up.
Rule #2
The tracks are called Binaria. #1 through whatever. Simple enough. But.........
In some of the larger cities there are two separate levels of tracks. Both are numbered Binaria 1 through say 12. You look on the reader board in the station and say yup, my train is on track 7. Your tickets may say Binaria 7, but not which level! So be sure to figger this out. Now how did I know this?
I missed a train due to this error of mine but fortunately I discovered my error and caught the next one to Roma.
Before you leave home study the Italian names for cities.
Florence = Firenze
Venice = Venezia and so on.
Roma=Rome
Other city/town names we take for granted will be spoken and spelled differently when you see them in the stations and if you are on the road.
Case:
I asked someone for la treena (train) to Florence and I got a perplexed I don't know where that is look. Then I remembered to say Firenze and all was well.
You'll have an absolute ball. Just take a lotta loonies as things are expensive by our standards.
edit:
It's been about 5 years since I was in Italy. Are you sure there is enough time to leave Rome in the morning, go to Borgo Panagiale, do the museo, knock around for a few hours and back in one day?
Thanks for taking the time to write this up for me...
We are taking the high speed train up there...it will help us stay on time and get there. We arrive at 9:30 in the morning in Bologna, giving us lots of time to get to the tour by 10:50 by taxi....Probably be out of there by 1 - 2 pm and then back to Bologna city center...spend the afternoon until 6 - 7pm, hop on the highspeed train back to Rome.
Appreciate the tips man...frig, hope we don't get screwed up by the level business of the tracks...lol
Cheers
We are taking the high speed train up there...it will help us stay on time and get there. We arrive at 9:30 in the morning in Bologna, giving us lots of time to get to the tour by 10:50 by taxi....Probably be out of there by 1 - 2 pm and then back to Bologna city center...spend the afternoon until 6 - 7pm, hop on the highspeed train back to Rome.
Appreciate the tips man...frig, hope we don't get screwed up by the level business of the tracks...lol
Cheers
Jennifer P
New member
STY, you for got "A cleana a train, is a happya train" Haha.
Oh, and BTW, Your stop will always be "Centralli" or you will find your sell in the sticks. And dont ask how I know that.
Oh, and BTW, Your stop will always be "Centralli" or you will find your sell in the sticks. And dont ask how I know that.
hitbrownie
New member
Very true! It seems Mussolini did some good after all!
In my experience,there are always far more Italians, in every endeavour, that speak English far better than most tourists speak Italian.
Maybe because "Binari" (pl, Binario - sing) means 'platform' and each has a track either side. Its better to check which side is deemed "Arriva" (train arriving) or "Partenza" (departing). Italian is my second language - not trying to be a smartarse here.
Much else of what you advise is spot on..
jdw
In my experience,there are always far more Italians, in every endeavour, that speak English far better than most tourists speak Italian.
Maybe because "Binari" (pl, Binario - sing) means 'platform' and each has a track either side. Its better to check which side is deemed "Arriva" (train arriving) or "Partenza" (departing). Italian is my second language - not trying to be a smartarse here.
Much else of what you advise is spot on..
jdw
I'd start on the outer west edge of Via Ugo Bassi, and walk east to town centro. The really impressive stuff is around Piazza Maggiore. Dont miss the twin towers (Le Due Torri) (one incomplete) at Via Zomboni..(east of the Piazza) They were meant to be matching height, but when the second one started to sink, they stopped building it! It leans pretty good.
Another very good tourist spot is San Luca basilica. Its on the top of a hill on the SW corner of town. There is a covered 10,000 feet long walkway from the bottom which climbs the hill...famous for its 666 arches... or you can drive up (although parking can be tough.)
Yeah, I love Bologna. Very midevilish feeling. If you wander around Via Zomboni just south of the towers, you feel like you're back in Romeo/Juliet times....
Another very good tourist spot is San Luca basilica. Its on the top of a hill on the SW corner of town. There is a covered 10,000 feet long walkway from the bottom which climbs the hill...famous for its 666 arches... or you can drive up (although parking can be tough.)
Yeah, I love Bologna. Very midevilish feeling. If you wander around Via Zomboni just south of the towers, you feel like you're back in Romeo/Juliet times....
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LOL, okay I won't...hehe...
Good tip
Cheers
Good tip
Cheers
mr.awesome
New member
Great thread. Me and the wife and kid will be in Roma in July, and then heading north for Ducati and Ferrari factory tours. Trying to learn everything I can!