Quote Originally Posted by el_cheepo
thanks again for all the replies!

well, pretty much everything is booked....flights/hotels....i'm still undecided as to whether to take a flight from venice to rome or take the train (www.trenitalia.com). We will most likely take the train as there's enough flying around already . The hotels we got are in excellent locations!
we came way over budget, but that's expected. Also, spending cash (credit card lol) budget has been increased to 1500 CAD each.

i know we are going to be tired but i hope we enjoy!

thanks for all the help!
The trip from Venice to Rome via train is great, the scenery is spectacular down the backbone of Italy. There's more than one track to Rome.. I took the Frienza side trip (including Piza). The central Rome train station has a very nice buffet restaurant with some great local food with wine cheap. The Vatican tour is something I'll never forget.