Tentative Italy Vacation Itinerary

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My wife and I took a trip to Italy last May, our first. We spent 5 nights in Florence, 5 in Rome. We took a day bus trip through the hill country of Tuscany from Florence, and a day out of Rome to go to Pompeii. We loved it, I wouldn't have done it any different. Rome can't be done in a week, much less 2 days, and Florence is just so wonderful you want to stay even after you've done the tourist sites (which will still take you a week, but skip the Palazzo PItti). I think we Americans tend to make our vacations too much work, and miss out on too much. Don't just do the sights, soak up some of what makes each city unique, try a bunch of different restaurants, walk around the city at night. Take some day and half day tours with the city as home base, they're all over the web. Just my suggestion.