Trieste, Italy in Feb

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Feorlen , Dec 16, 2003 10:54 am
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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!
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slawecki , Dec 16, 2003 11:26 am
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Train to Venice?
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gaelflyer , Dec 19, 2003 2:47 pm
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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
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USAFAN , Dec 20, 2003 11:05 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by slawecki:
Train to Venice?</font>
I believe that is a good idea .. the boats depart direct from Venice train station to all nice venues.

I have never been in Trieste. Somebody recommended Udine .. I did not like it, it's rather boring.
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