I think Firenze stands for Florence. Maybe you mean Fiesole?

Bagold:

I was wondering how long it would take for someone to get that joke. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif It's one of my favorites.

Maybe you should visit Turin and the nearby city of Torino?

BAGold,

I am very glad that you found my help valuable to you.

I hope that you got some really good bargains! Were the rest of the "regular" shops having any sales of any note, as well, since it was February?

Also, how much did the car cost, and was it an automatic?

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[This message has been edited by bagold (edited 03-15-2001).]

Some shops were still having sales, but not all.

The car was suppose to cost around US$45/day, but I went over the 150km that was included and returned it after hours which cost me extra to park it in the parking lot. Total was around US$110. It was a manual car which was good for me to practice on! I learnt to drive in a manual but haven't had much chance to do so in the US.

Thanx. We are thinking of going to Europe in July and cashing in my Marriott Rewards for a 7 night stay in London, before my wife has a conference in another hotel in that city.

Since the other sale month is July, we may, if this trip pans out, jet over to Italy via Ryanair, Buzz, etc. and take advantage of some sales!

Are you using the 200K award for the 7 nights?

Yes, at least I am trying to do so. There are very strong rumors that the points necessary for that award points are going to be increased quite soon.
Do you have any experience with redeeming the awards?

I am contemplating doing so, but am unusre that there is a particular destination I would like to redeem at given that the hotels that I would like to stay at appear to be out of "free" rooms.

Does anyone know whether one can pay a fee (how much?) to carry over the use of the 7 night hotel award stay for another year?

DOC 2 BE, e-mail me and I can give you more details.