Italy – With a Little Help From My Friends

I have a long list of places that I want to go and things that I want to see.  Sometimes, however, I just can’t decide what to do.  That’s when a little help from my friends is so important – and I’m hoping that you can help.

l will be heading off to Italy in June, and find myself with a couple of days that I don’t have plans.  And when I say NO PLAN, I really mean NO PLANS AT ALL.

Here’s what I have:

I’ll be arriving in Milan after an all night flight from the US with two other adults.  The flight arrives mid-morning, and I will have roughly 48 hours before I need to be en route (via rental car or train) to Tuscany.  48 hours can cover a lot of ground, but commuting time has to be taken into consideration.  I don’t want to spend the entire time on the train or the road.

So what should I do?

Do I have time to enjoy the natural beauty in the Dolomites?  Should I spend some time visiting the canals of Venice (recently cited as the most expensive city in Europe)?  Should I head off to Lake Como?  Or to Bologna, Florence, or maybe even drive over to Serbia?  And of course, I could always stay in Milan, Italy’s fashion capital.  Where have I forgotten?  So many choices, but I’m stymied.

So hopefully you’ll chime in with a recommendation – what would you do with these 48 hours?  Please leave your suggestions in the comments.

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