If it does get hot, their A/C isn't nearly what we're accustomed to here, so be prepared to sweat!

When you're in Tuscany, make sure you have cinghiale (wild boar). In Venice, have all the seafood you can, especially the spaghetti al neri (it's made with the ink from cuttlefish, turns your mouth black ). Rome has more of the types of food that you find in restaurants here. Oh, and the place that invented fettucini alfredo is there, naturally called "Alfredo's". In Florence, there was a restaurant on the same street as our hotel and it was so fantastic, we ate there twice (we're 100% Italian, so we're probably a little more picky about what's good and what's just decent). I highly recommend la Giostra. When you sit, they pour you prosecco and bring over a platter of warm figs, rabbit liver pate (I'd never had liver, but loved it), grilled veggies, and caprese with buffalo mozzarella, all complimentary. The dinners were out of this world, and there was a chocolate cake that was by far the best I'd ever had. I wish I could remember the name of the wine shop we stumbled upon (and out of ). Free wine tasting, as much as you wanted. They had 8 bottles out and she kept opening more!

This is making me miss Italy so much! Good thing we're going back next year! I'm sure you'll have an equally good time.