Our honeymoon will begin in Venice, the city of canals, which we have been told it is the most romantic city on earth. We look forward to spending three nights in Venice, giving us enough time to explore the city and enjoy all it has to offer. We will be staying in a small family owned hotel right on the Grand Canal, overlooking the Accademia Bridge. While in Venice we would like to tour the lagoon islands, and of course, take a ride in a gondola. We also plan on taking a trip into the hillside villiages surrounding Venice to check out the vineyards where they make Italian wine and Prosecco.

Our journey will continue with several days in the ancient city of Rome. We would like to see all the major sights like the Colosseum, The Vatican (including the Sistine Chapel!), and the Pantheon, then we'd like to just wander around, checking out the piazzas, fountains, and family-owned restaurants. We are staying at Fellini Bed and Breakfast, which is centrally located so we should be able to walk just about everywhere. Five days will hardly be enough in a city that has been standing for thousands of years, so we plan on making the most of our time in Rome!

From Rome we will fly to Sicily on a hunt to find distant Guarinos in the tiny villiage of Valledolmo. We actually found that Guarino is one of the five most popular surnames in a town of only 4,000! After stopping in Valledolmo, we will stay for 2 days in Taormina, a romantic city sitting on cliffs overlooking Sicily's coast. Here we would like to hike up Mount Etna, one of the world's most active volcanos. We also plan on staying one night in Cefalu, a town on the northern coast, and one night in Palermo before we fly back home.