Trieste, Italy in Feb
Dec 16, 2003, 10:54 am
#1
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: San Francisco, CA
Posts: 234
Trieste, Italy in Feb
So Jet'Dillo has been invited to speak at a conference in Trieste. I'm likely to be on my own to amuse myself for a few days. I've looked at a few tourist web pages and all I see for winter is ski resorts (I don't ski) and maybe a museum or two.
Any suggetions? Recommended English resources? I can muddle through Italian if I must with a good dictionary at hand, but I'm by no means good at it. (Between nonna and opera I've picked up a bit, but I still failed basic Italian in school.)
I guess in the meantime I'll just have to hang out in little North Beach cafes working on my language skills!
Any suggetions? Recommended English resources? I can muddle through Italian if I must with a good dictionary at hand, but I'm by no means good at it. (Between nonna and opera I've picked up a bit, but I still failed basic Italian in school.)
I guess in the meantime I'll just have to hang out in little North Beach cafes working on my language skills!
Dec 19, 2003, 2:47 pm
#3
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Posts: 311
Trieste isn't incredibly interesting as Italian cities go. Udine is within range of a day trip and worth such, also Cividale near there is a unspoilt gem.
Around Trieste are some caves. A better plan is to head into Slovenia, where there is a world famous cave at Postojna. These caves are only an hour or so from Trieste but I am not sure about transport links. Slovenia generally is very pleasant to visit, but there are infrequent trains from Trieste, making daytrips a little difficult. Perhaps there are buses. Buon viaggio
Around Trieste are some caves. A better plan is to head into Slovenia, where there is a world famous cave at Postojna. These caves are only an hour or so from Trieste but I am not sure about transport links. Slovenia generally is very pleasant to visit, but there are infrequent trains from Trieste, making daytrips a little difficult. Perhaps there are buses. Buon viaggio
Dec 20, 2003, 11:05 am
#4
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Naples, Florida
Posts: 7,419
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by slawecki:
Train to Venice?</font>
Train to Venice?</font>
I have never been in Trieste. Somebody recommended Udine .. I did not like it, it's rather boring.
