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So next year a friend and I will be flying to rome from Australia on the 12th of August. We have about three weeks before we part ways (I to stay with a friend in Sicily and her to fly to family in London) So I thought, how should we divide our time?
I'm basically bahia hotel san diego the one outlining this as a rough draft and I was thinking Rome, Florence, Cinque Terre. We are doing this on a student budget, everything I have read says that Venince is unbelievably expensive but is this true? Could we squeeze it in?
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Many people believe that you have to stay in Venice to experience the city. I don't, though it is interesting at 7am and 11pm. I think it is worth looking at B Bs in Venice but you will be looking at Euro100+ bahia hotel san diego for a night for twins. However I do suggest looking at Mestre (which bahia hotel san diego is at the other end of the causeway from Venice) and is linked by train and bus for very cheap and fast transfer. bahia hotel san diego Mestre station/bus station is pretty travel busy so not the most perfect place to stay, but old mestre is just to the East of the station and prices here are way down and in amongst a more ancient town. So if money is tight, look at B Bs in Venice, if not Old Mestre does great deals.