[Travelandtourism] FYI!

[sharon howerton]

Dear Tatyana,
I went to Italy 3 years ago with my choir and was permitted to touch a 
number of things that my sighted friends could not. The tour guide we had 
definitely knew I was blind and always made sure I could touch. When we were 
not with a tour guide, my friends would mention to whomever that I was blind 
and could I touch, and there was never a problem. In Italy we visited 
Venice, Ravenna, Florence, Rome and Assisi, singing in most of those places 
including Mass at St. Peter's. It was a wonderful trip. If I may help 
further, you are welcome to contact me off list  at
shrnhow at att.net
Sharon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tatyana" <tagrig at verizon.net>
To: "NFB Travel and Tourism Division List" <travelandtourism at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2010 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Travelandtourism] FYI!


> Hi
> I'm planning with my husband who is sighted going to Europe this Summer. 
> We're going to spend 2 weeks. We didn't decide yet what part of Europe we 
> would go. But we have 3 options in mind- France or Italy or combined 
> Germany/Austria/Check republic. I'm interested in castles and walled 
> cities and walks in old towns. Observing of nature is also nice. So I 
> would like to ask you, dear listers, can anyone recommend me  places where 
> I will  get an access to touch things? I know that it can be a lot but we 
> have only two weeks and of cause we can't see everything. I know that 
> there are many palaces and castles but perhaps I will not be allowed to 
> touch stuff inside, like furniture etc. So I'd be happy to hear any 
> stories and experiences about traveling to Europe of blind person.
>
> Thank you
>
> Tatyana.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Don Gillmore" <don.gillmore at gmail.com>
> To: "Travel and tourasim" <Travelandtourism at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2010 12:22 PM
> Subject: [Travelandtourism] FYI!
>
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