The Italian Holiday

They keep saying on the radio here - If you are bored You are boring. Just had a lazy Saturday afternoon. I was so bored that I could die :) Finally decided to watch an old classic "Houseboat". Carry Grant and Sophia Loren did wonders:) Loved watching the movie all over again and more so loved to hear the "Bing Bang Bong" Song. It made my day:)

And the gorgeous Diva reminded me of my Italian Holiday.

Prego, prego

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Anywhere you may go
Make each day be a day full of fun
If there's a game or a girl to be won
Do it with a Bing Bang Bong
(A Bing Bang Bong)
A Bing Bang Bong

Presto, presto
Do your very besto
Don't hang back like a shy little kid
You'll be so glad that you did what you did
If you do it with a Bing Bang Bong
(A Bing Bang Bong)
A Bing Bang Bong

Be like Cristobal Columbo
Take a chance, take a chance
Don't be a dopey or a dumbo
Goin' 'round in a trance

One step, two step
Step into a new step
Live your life with a zip and a zing
You'll have the world on the end of a string
If you do it with a Bing Bang Bong
(A Bing Bang Bong)
A Bing Bang Bong :)

For an architect, Italy is heaven, and being there felt like the big fat History of Architecture by Sir Bannister Fletcher came alive. No words are enough to describe that country that simply mesmerizes. Italy was a backpacking trip with a few friends. We flew from Chicago to Zurich. After a couple days in Switzerland, we took the Euro rail to Milan from Lucerne about 4 and a half hours of scenic rail journey.

Imagine enjoying an Italian gelato standing by the Grand Canal right under the Rialto bridge at midnight and staring at the starlit sky... :) An absolute Dolce far niente moment yet by far so blissful. So I learned the wonderful phrase in Italy which meant 'Sweet Doing Nothing' :)

The Italian Holiday 1 (Itinerary details)

From Milan, we took the train to Venice, one of my absolute favorite cities in the world. From Venice, we headed for Pisa and Florence. From Florence, we took the train to Rome and later the Vatican. From Rome, we flew back to the States.

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Italian Rail Network