I just came back from a eight day vacation to Switzerland and Italy with my girlfriend Carrie. We had a great time. Both Switzerland and Italy are so beautiful. We left on Wednesday morning around 4.30 in the morning and drove straight to our first stop: Locarno Switzerland. I love the mountains and the lakes! It is gorgeous there! What is really funny, is the fact that Locarno (located at Lago Maggiore) is almost subtropical and is really a beautiful place. We enjoyed our stay there a lot. Thursday we left Locarno, and drove for another five hours or so to our next stop: Florence. Again a breathtaking nice city. What a nice architecture and rich art! We loved it! We had a great hotel room and stayed there for two days going to all the nice places like the Duomo, Ponte Vecchio etc.. Then we went to our final destination: Rome, where we stayed from Sunday till Wednesday. For those interested: I have posted a few photos right here. Check this article later for some more stories and observations about Italy.