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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think Italy is better on a budget.  Rome and Florence are great, but I really loved the small towns, especially around Lake Como.[/quote]

OP here- you guys are making me crazy!  So, I am paying for this trip primarily with credit card/mileage points, which can probably go farther in Italy anyway.  So I am conscious of cost but not overly so.  I was leaning towards London and Paris at this point because of the weather- my kids are about to start school and it will be much harder to get away and take a trip during the school year (when things are cheaper) while they are in school (we are not taking them on this trip).  I hate hate hate going to crowded tourist destinations in the summer.  I was thinking the next time we ever travel will be around spring break, at which time the weather in Italy will probably be better than London or Paris, right?

But you guys are making Italy sound irresistible![/quote]

Londoner PP here - never ever go to London for the weather! (Or Paris, for that matter!) Go to Italy! All of these places are full of tourists all the time. Italy - weather/levels of tourists depends where you go. Venice can be extremely hot and sticky in the summer (and smelly) but I've been in the summer and it's fine. It is touristy all year round. Same with Florence, Rome, etc. Tuscany (or Chiantishire, as some Brits call it!) is a popular tourist destination too, but it's a big area with lots of small towns - I don't think it will feel heaving with tourists wherever you are. [/quote]

Agreed, London weather is awful, unless you're the type to love foggy rainy grey days.  (I have a friend who does.) Paris is a little better.  You didn't mention when you were going, but if you go in the winter, both London and Paris are awful.  London weather is only great in the summer, IMO.  [/quote]

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