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Leaning tower of pisa pizza oakland11/6/2023 Other than keeping your eyes on your kids if it’s crowded, there’s nothing better than appreciating a cappuccino or glass of wine while your kids happily run around in a stunning, historic setting where you feel like you’ve traveled back in time. I wish we had Italian-like piazzas in American cities-a place without cars where the community congregates over coffee or again, over nothing at all. The same thing happens when we spend time in Italy. Electronics were nowhere to be found and not missed. Last summer when we traveled through France, every night our group of boys (ages 5-10) would meet kids from all over the world and play tag in a random square. Parents assume kids will be bored “doing nothing”-but I assure you, it is amazing how they learn to entertain themselves in these settings. It’s refreshing to be immersed in a culture that happily wanders without purpose and enjoys simple pleasures like relaxing in beautiful place for an hour or two. North American families get very caught up in moving from one activity to another. Loitering is an accepted and widely embraced pastime in Italy. My favorite destination with kids in Europe is Italy. ![]() School age kids and up, on the other hand, will get the educational opportunity of a lifetime. Very young children will not remember specifics about one tourist site or another -or even particulars about a given country in my son’s case-but I’ll argue that even babies and toddlers benefit from the flexibility required to travel far from home to a distinctly different environment. “Why bother, they won’t get anything out of it” and, “What in the world will I do with them once I’m there?” are the most frequent concerns. Expense aside and despite what I do for a living, many of my friends think it’s crazy to travel to Europe with kids under 12.
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