Brown Motion

There is a lot to take in anytime you visit a new place that is marketed to have a variety of attractions.  And Italy is no different.  Depending on your taste and mood you might find a spot you absolutely fall in love with and just chill for a while.  Or you might want to feast all day on a buffet of sights and keep moving. We are the latter category.  Why not taste a bit of everything and then decide if you want to visit again?  So we covered a lot of territory - 2,800 km in 14 days and hitting about 12 cities from top to bottom. Most travel was on trains - the bullet train is called Frecciarossa reaching max sustained speed of 300 kph and then some with regional double decker trains that also do a good 150 kmph - India by comparison runs their fastest train at this speed. There was also boat and bus and taxi travel in certain locales. Here are some highlights - Meeting the Pope - at the Vatican - Wed is a papal audience - you are one of 50,000 atte...