Venice
Arriving in Venice brought tears to my eyes. I had a magically surreal experience last time I was in Venice in mid 80s and have been reluctant to go back, not wanting to break the spell.
Florence
We were not planning to go to Florence, given all we had heard about how insufferably crowded it is. However, friends in Telluride offered their apartment and Emily had studied Da Vinci, Michelangelo and Rafael last, in 7th grade, so we decided to make the trip.
Torino
Arriving in Torino, we ended up at Porta Susa, not Porta Nuovo, near our Airbnb. Rather than take the metro, we walked the 1+ mile to our apartment at 36 Carlo Alberto, admiring the magnificent architecture of the City along the way.