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-==== Italy 2009 ====
+====== Italy 2009 ======
-Possible that we're going to Italy in May of 2009.  Europecar has rental volvo wagon for $900 or so for a week if we want to go that route.  Orbitz or going directly to Budget, can get an Alfa Romeo for $700, or basically $100 / day for the car, so that's not terrible.
+  * [[http://www.stresa.org/eng/index.html]] Locality website.
+  * [[http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/e]] Direction / schedule checker for trains.
-SAS had us all 4 going to Milan and back for $2,700.  I should have locked that in I think, keeps climbing ($3159.54 on cheaptickets.com now (08/08/2008).
-United Airlines 936 from Washington, DC  (IAD) to Lugano, Switzerland (LUG) direct on a 767, then Swiss air to Milan from here is a short hop or take the train.
+===== Car Rental =====
-  * [[http://www.stresa.org/eng/index.html]] Locality website.
+Probably won't need a car the first week (I won't), but maybe the parent's would like one.  I'll be at the conference all week, and essentially hotel bound.
-  * [[http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/e]] Direction / schedule checker for trains.
+  * The cost of a minivan which will seat all of us is around $1200.
+  * Two smaller cars would cost the same and give us more room and flexibility.
+===== Hotel =====
+==== Conference ====
+==== Later ====
+  * [[http://www.ciaobambino.com/destinations/Italy-family-travel.asp]] <- search for kid friendly places in Italy
+  * [[http://www.villapia.com/grounds.htm]] <- hotel Christine found, looks amazing.
+==== Geneva ====
+Optionally, we might want to stay the last night in Geneva, so that we are fresher for long the trip home.  This one is near the top of the list for Geneva on trip advisor.
+  * [[http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g188057-d228211-Reviews-Manotel_Edelweiss-Geneva.html]]
-==== Airlines Directly ====
+===== Tansportation =====
-Direct links to airline sites.
+==== Bus ====
-  * [[http://www.flysas.com/]] - SAS Scandinavian Airlines
+==== Train ====
+  * I spoke with an agent from [[http://www.raileurope.com/]] and we found there is a local train from the Airport to the main Geneva terminal.  From there you can take a direct 3 hour train to Stresa.
+    - Train you want to take is: CIS 125
+      * Depart Geneva main station at 11:07 on Saturday May 02, 2009
+      * Arrive in Stresa 14:30 on Saturday May 02, 2009