It's official.
I have registered to attend the Costume Colloquium in Florence this Fall.
Admittedly, I was a bit daunted by the registration fee, but it is a once in a blue moon opportunity. Therefore, I just closed my eyes, held my nose, and took the plunge.
I also got permission from my boss to take the time off so I can attend.
Yay!
Those are the good news.
The bad news is that probably
ballistabob may not be coming with me, due to the fact that he has not enough leave time available.
Pooh.
I like travelling with my husband. :-(
In regards to accomodations, I am still debating whether to take advantage of the hotelling package that they are offering through the conference or to book something on my own. The disadvantage of doing it through the conference is that they don't tell you which hotel you are going to, and I much prefer to do my own research and read the reviews of the places.
With pictures.
Oh, and a safe in the room is not negotiable.
But I have time.
At least I have registered early and, taking into account that only 250 registrations will be accepted, first come first served, things are looking up.
And now, back to the drawing board.
Belfebe out.
I have registered to attend the Costume Colloquium in Florence this Fall.
Admittedly, I was a bit daunted by the registration fee, but it is a once in a blue moon opportunity. Therefore, I just closed my eyes, held my nose, and took the plunge.
I also got permission from my boss to take the time off so I can attend.
Yay!
Those are the good news.
The bad news is that probably
ballistabob may not be coming with me, due to the fact that he has not enough leave time available.Pooh.
I like travelling with my husband. :-(
In regards to accomodations, I am still debating whether to take advantage of the hotelling package that they are offering through the conference or to book something on my own. The disadvantage of doing it through the conference is that they don't tell you which hotel you are going to, and I much prefer to do my own research and read the reviews of the places.
With pictures.
Oh, and a safe in the room is not negotiable.
But I have time.
At least I have registered early and, taking into account that only 250 registrations will be accepted, first come first served, things are looking up.
And now, back to the drawing board.
Belfebe out.
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*Happy dance!*
I'd recommend Hotel Il Perseo, where we've stayed twice, but I don't think they have safes in the rooms. At least, I don't think they did in 2004.
We loved staying there - it's very comfortable, not too expensive, especially in the off season, and everyone is very friendly. It's right down the street from the Duomo, so it's also in a great location. I highly recommend it! (Plus their breakfast buffet is really nice - I personally don't need bacon and eggs in the morning but I do need more than a roll and coffee! They have a variety of stuff including good yogurt and really yummy muesli... and a caffe latte that will get you going.)
Must . . . get . . . coffee . . .
I can't recommend any hotels for you in Florence, as I stayed in an upscale (i.e. adult, not youth) hostel called Instituto Gould. It was very good, very safe, @10 minutes from the Pitti Palace, and near the University. However, I would be happy to recommend some places to see in your spare time, shopping opportunities, good places for gelato (because you MUST try the gelato), and let you paw through my Italy photos.
It would be even awesomer if Marcellus were able to go, but I definitely understand the whole "not enough time off" thing...
I think we are doing our own research for hotels, since like you said, they don't tell you where they'd be putting you up.
I am researching hotels, and zeroing right now on two, one of the being the one that
Let me know what you guys are planning. It would be faboo to be all in the same hotel, but if not, the fact that we will all be going to the same conference will ensure that we have loads of fun. :-)
Drea found an article of little hotels in Florence and Venice.
The best part? You can make a reservation and your card will not be charged until you get there, or if you have not made a cancellation within 72 hours. I reserved early because they have only 20 rooms.
The service seens to be good. One thing I liked is that within 24 hours of registering online, I got a note from the owners welcoming me and telling me to let them know if I'd need any help booking visits to museums, tours, etc. Very nice people.
Currently, I have booked a single room, as I am not sure that Marcellus will be able to make it for a couple of days or not. If you are interested in rooming, let me know. :-)
If I decide (today) to go, I'd love to share a room. More than anything, I'm too chicken to find my way around a foreign country by myself. I've only been to Canada and Russia. They speak English in Canada, and I was with a group (for the beginning, anyway) in Russia.
How long are you planning to stay? I was looking at the 4th-11th to have a couple extra days to drool in their museums.