Preparations two weeks prior to departure for Italy.

Marge and Gary in Washington, DC 

With just two weeks prior to our departure for Italy, Marge and I are still making check lists of things to be done. We've studied guide books and films on the Emilia Romagna area as well as Venice. I've reviewed train and bus schedules. We've estimated the Euros needed and notified the credit card companies of the cards we'll use. But the most important item, progress with the multiple language courses we've been studying, seems to have stalled. Our hope is that once there, we'll be forced to learn. Meanwhile, we're watching Italian movies and listening to Italian CDs.