mare1203
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Buongiorno e Benvenuto! My sister, Kathy (kanadar), and I have just returned from the Adventures by Disney Viva Italia trip and are excited to begin our trip report. It is our first time doing a full trip report of any kind, though we have contributed to the Disney Dining Live Thread before.
While we saw there was just a trip report done for Viva Italia, we did experience a few differences from the previous poster and we had been planning on doing our own report for a while. Im sure you wont mind another one! Most notably was the change in hotel in Venice and a very different last night activity, so we hope you find it enjoyable to read. I believe that most adventure groups will begin doing our Venice experience in the coming weeks.
This was our first Adventures by Disney trip and we had an amazing time. We were in Italy from June 18-27 (we added a pre-day in Rome).
First, lets have some introductions:
My name is Mary. I am 29 and I live in Arizona. I am a fan of Disney culture and tradition, though I am quite bad at Disney music and movie trivia. Before moving to Arizona I worked as a cast member in Disneys Animal Kingdom where I was a paleontologist at the Dino Institute, so Disney is in my blood. I also did a college program. Although I loved my time at Disney, I decided to move on and now work in higher education. I have always wanted to go to Italy and love to travel. I most looked forward to seeing all the history and sampling the wonderful food and drink.
Part two of this tag-team is Kathy. She is 26 and lives in central Illinois. Kathy has just finished her studies to teach English as a Second Language and is looking for a teaching position. She also just got engaged to her Prince Charming, Jeff. So, after completing this trip she will dive head first into planning a Disney Fairytale Wedding (yep, we arent loyal to the brand at all ). Kathy loves ice cream, so I know she looked forward to gelato and seeing the sights.
The main man and person for whom the trip is for is Bob. Bob also lives in central Illinois, about 45 minutes from Kathy, and he owns a meat distribution company. He will also be turning 60 in a few weeks. He started us on the Disney vacation love in 1994 and his favorites are resorting at the Polynesian and visiting during the Epcot Food & Wine Festival. Our family enjoys indulging in food & wine, so that was something we were very much looking forward to during the trip. He was most excited for the entire trip, spending time with his girls (he is a Dad, after all), and enjoying Italy.
So, benvenuto and andiamo adventurers as we explore all that Rome, Tuscany, Florence, and Venice have to offer, and maybe get a few surprises along the way!
While we saw there was just a trip report done for Viva Italia, we did experience a few differences from the previous poster and we had been planning on doing our own report for a while. Im sure you wont mind another one! Most notably was the change in hotel in Venice and a very different last night activity, so we hope you find it enjoyable to read. I believe that most adventure groups will begin doing our Venice experience in the coming weeks.
This was our first Adventures by Disney trip and we had an amazing time. We were in Italy from June 18-27 (we added a pre-day in Rome).
First, lets have some introductions:
My name is Mary. I am 29 and I live in Arizona. I am a fan of Disney culture and tradition, though I am quite bad at Disney music and movie trivia. Before moving to Arizona I worked as a cast member in Disneys Animal Kingdom where I was a paleontologist at the Dino Institute, so Disney is in my blood. I also did a college program. Although I loved my time at Disney, I decided to move on and now work in higher education. I have always wanted to go to Italy and love to travel. I most looked forward to seeing all the history and sampling the wonderful food and drink.
Part two of this tag-team is Kathy. She is 26 and lives in central Illinois. Kathy has just finished her studies to teach English as a Second Language and is looking for a teaching position. She also just got engaged to her Prince Charming, Jeff. So, after completing this trip she will dive head first into planning a Disney Fairytale Wedding (yep, we arent loyal to the brand at all ). Kathy loves ice cream, so I know she looked forward to gelato and seeing the sights.
The main man and person for whom the trip is for is Bob. Bob also lives in central Illinois, about 45 minutes from Kathy, and he owns a meat distribution company. He will also be turning 60 in a few weeks. He started us on the Disney vacation love in 1994 and his favorites are resorting at the Polynesian and visiting during the Epcot Food & Wine Festival. Our family enjoys indulging in food & wine, so that was something we were very much looking forward to during the trip. He was most excited for the entire trip, spending time with his girls (he is a Dad, after all), and enjoying Italy.
So, benvenuto and andiamo adventurers as we explore all that Rome, Tuscany, Florence, and Venice have to offer, and maybe get a few surprises along the way!
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