I have just PMed you the FT dinner information for May 7th and also my flight information and where I am staying.....and I am just one....

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let's bump this baby up!

I looked for the flight information, list of attendees, etc. on the first post, and didn't find it. Is it posted somewhere else?

FLR do Arrivals, departures, hotels
 

I shall post here information I have from some of you plus information I have...

Florence Arrivals

Staying at the Hotel Orto dei Medici
Via San Gallo, 30
tel 39 055 483427

Dorlee Ar FLR 05 May DL 8593 @11:50A Dep FLR 11 May DL 8265 11:15A
Leonard " "
MsEverywhere 06 May By Train from FCO TBA 09 May early train to FCO
KLC May 6, 2005 FLR AZ 1692 AR.11:00 AM Dep: May 9,FLR 2005 AZ 1678 11:15 AM

Staying at the Palazzo Magnani Feroni
Borgo San Frediano 5
Tel 39 055 239 9544

dedehans Ar FLR 04 May DL 8593@11:50A Dep FLR 08 May AZ 1682 @3pm


Staying at the Westin Excelsior
Radiocycle
Mrs Radiocycle
Arriving by train 7pm May 5

Hotel Panorama Firenze
Via Cavour 66
Skye1 --- Ar from Rome by train May 5 7pm, dep May 8 or 9 by train back to Rome...

Flyer Talk Dinner and pre dinner on May 7th
 

Saturday, May 7

Flyer Talk Dinner Gathering

Wine and snacks up on rooftop garden of Palazzo Magnani Feroni
Borgo San Frediano, 5
Being arranged by Dedehans and hotel manager....time likely 6:30 pm....Pay as you go....

8:00pm Flyer Talk Dinner (8 people so far....) Trattoria 4 Leoni
www.4leoni.com
Piazza Della Passeria

Fixed price menu and pricing 50euros per person plus 7 euros tip per person...

Here again is our menu for our fine repast...... :)

Starter: Mixed Tuscan Ham, Salami and different cheese

Mixed Tuscan Fried bread with liver and Buschetta with tomato and oil




First course: Tomato Tuscan bread soup

Pasta with pears, Taleggio cheese and asparagus



Second course: T-Bone Florentine Steak or grilled beef/Chicken

Fried vegetables



Dessert: Homemade Tiramisu' Cake (with white cream and coffee)

Special Prato's Biscuits with Vin Santo (sweet wine)



Beverage: Aperitif " Valdo" Sparkling wine

Mineral water

Red Wine "Pater" Sangiovese Frescobaldi

Moca coffee

4 Leoni
 

Just went to their web site, and my mouth is watering already!! I will bring my own Leoni (Leon..ardo :) )

Still working on accomodations. Arriving on AA from STL/ORD early Thursday morning, & will take the train up to Firenze either soon thereafer, or following a leisurely few hours visiting Rome (been to Rome before, so not sure how long I'll stay there this time). Will take the train back to Rome either Sunday night or early Monday morning, to catch a noon AA flight back to ORD/STL.

Funny coincidence....in my hotel room tonight, Lawrence KS, flipping channels---the Discovery Channel has a special on how the Duomo in Florence was desgined and built...and a good several segments about Florence in general. Too cool!!!!!

bumping this up.....have made the modifications on last page (I think) for us all...
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Yep, getting hungry just thinking about this :D !

Reservations for Uffizi & Accademia
 

I sent an email to the Hotel Orto dei Medici asking if they could arrange tickets for the museums so that we could avoid the long wait in line. We were able to get two tickets to the Accademia at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, May 6, but the only time during our visit that tickets were available for the Uffizi was the morning of May 11, and unfortunately, that is the morning we depart.

Does anyone have another idea for getting tickets to the Uffizi?

If you are staying at the Orto dei Medici, and need tickets, I suggest you send an email right away.

I emailed all of you a website and other stuff......Not going to be easy in May as we are arriving in high season, tutti!

Taxi fare from FLR to city
 

I wanted to have enough euro with us for the taxi ride to the hotel, and I sent an email to the Orto dei Medici hotel asking for an approximate cost. They replied 20 -25 euro depending on traffic.

You can catch the bus for about 1.5 Euro and it will take you to Centro specifically near Santa Maria Novella, which is the train station.
That sounds about right for a Taxi.

Dorlee, have you asked about visiting the Uffizi in the evening? Even when we were there mid-summer there were tickets available at the museum itself for 7pm entry. Hey, it's a museum full of expertly-lighted paintings, you don't need daylight. But it is a not to miss place, whatever it takes.

Regrettably our "art tour" missed the statue of David in favor of lunch at trattoria Pinnochio (look for the knee-high statue by the door, there is no other sign). But later we found Davide, a real, live, absolutely fabulous 30 yr old selling very high quallity leather goods in a very upscale shop on a small steet I could never find again. Wish I could join you, because Davide is 35 now and must be tired of the young chicas and thinking an older woman (moi?) would be more interesante.

Whatever. Take Leonard for a gelato or two and enjoy Florence. Wish I could be there.

Lilli if I see 35 year old Davide I will tell him you said buon giorno. Maybe he likes chocolate......and California ;)

I wish you, your son, and sister were going to be there. We just need to plan more "dos"!!