Makabi & Liron present
The Grand Tour · 2026
Fort Lauderdale → New York → Lake Como → Villa Pitiana → Firenze → Roma → Tel Aviv
SEPTEMBER 1 — SEPTEMBER 29, 2026
🇺🇸 🇮🇹 🇮🇱
BOOKED · FLL→JFK→Milan · Sep 1
BOOKED · Rome FCO→Tel Aviv · Sep 10
OPEN · Colosseum & Vatican timed entries
The Route
Nine Days of Italy, Then Israel
Fort Lauderdale to New York to Malpensa, one night on Lake Como with the car, then back to Milan for the fast train to Florence — the wedding at Villa Pitiana, three nights in Firenze, two in Roma, and the night flight to Tel Aviv at 21:50.
STYLIZED ROUTE — NOT TO SCALE · ONE DAY OF DRIVING · THE REST BY TRAIN
Master Schedule
The Whole Trip, Hour by Hour
Tap any day to open it — every hour, address and confirmation in one place.
Chapter One
🇺🇸 Travel Day — Florida to Milan
Tuesday · September 1~08:15
Leave home for Fort Lauderdale At FLL by 09:15
Roll out around 08:15 and be inside FLL by 09:15. It's a long, good day: two flights, one continent change, one ocean.
11:12 → 13:59
Delta DL1422 · Fort Lauderdale → New York JFKBooked
Ticketed: 11:12 AM out of FLL, 1:59 PM into JFK, 2 hours 47 minutes nonstop. Booked through Chase Travel.
Confirmation
GCR8WI
Delta Air Lines · DL1422
Non-stop · Confirmed
FLL
Fort Lauderdale
11:12 AM
Tue 1 Sep 2026
2h 47m
Chase Travel
JFK
New York
1:59 PM
Tue 1 Sep 2026
Trip ID
1019335478
At the airport by
09:15 AM
Layover at JFK
~8h 20m
Travelers
Michael & Liron
The Chase Travel confirmation — click to enlarge
14:30–16:30
The Rebbe's Ohel 15 min from JFK
Open 24/6 with a visitors center — pre-flight visitors do this all the time. A send-off for the journey: a wedding, the chagim, a new year ahead.
17:00–19:00
Kosher dinner before the ocean
Two plays: the Five Towns or Crown Heights. Either keeps you 30–40 min from JFK.
19:00
Back at JFK Terminal 4 3 hrs early
Emirates check-in opens at ~18:20 (4 hrs before). Bags, security, lounge, a drink and dinner — Delta lands at T4 too, so you never have to leave the terminal if you'd rather not.
22:20
EK206 · JFK → Milan MalpensaBooked
Emirates, nonstop, 7h55m — 10:20 PM out of JFK, 12:15 PM Wednesday into Milan Malpensa. Overnight flight: sleep on it.
Confirmation
EK578776542
Emirates · EK206
Business / First · Flex Plus · Confirmed
JFK
New York · T4
10:20 PM
Tue 1 Sep 2026
7h 55m
Flex Plus · 2 travelers
MXP
Milano Malpensa
12:15 PM
Wed 2 Sep · next day
Check-in opens
~6:20 PM
Terminal
JFK Terminal 4
Class
Business / First · Flex Plus
First stop in Italy
Lake Como (~1 hr drive)
Emirates app · JFK 22:20 → MXP 12:15 +1 — click to enlarge
Chapter Two
🇮🇹 La Dolce Vita — Como, Firenze, Roma
Sep 2 – 10Wed · Sep 2
Land MXP → Lake Como
- 12:15Land Milano Malpensa — benvenuti in Italia
- 12:15Immigration → luggage → customs (allow to 13:45)
- 13:45Pick up the Avis car at MXP T1 — the only driving of the trip
- 14:30🚗 Drive straight to the Mandarin Oriental, Blevio — 60–75 min
- 15:45Arrive, park, check in at the spa reception (reservation 18586)
- 16:15💆 Spa · Serenity Aroma Flow 60 min + Pregnancy massage 60 min, couple treatment room, female therapists
- 19:30🍸 Change, aperitivo on the lake terrace
- 21:00🍽️ Dinner at CO.MO Bar & Bistrot · 2 guests · 21:00–22:30
- 22:45Short drive to the Airbnb — Via Borgo Vico 48, Como · smart lock
- 23:15Sleep. You've earned it.
Where you sleep
Airbnb · Via Borgo Vico 48, Como · 1 night (HMKK3AYT4Z)
Booked. Check-in any time after 14:00 with a smart lock, ten minutes from the Mandarin Oriental in Blevio, and a clean exit toward Tuscany in the morning.
🛎️ Lake Como, Sep 2 — Confirmed
Mandarin Oriental afternoon · dinner at CO.MO · Airbnb in Como
- Spa Mandarin Oriental, Lago di Como — reservation 18586 · Wed 2 September 2026 · 4:15 pm · one Serenity Aroma Flow body massage (60 min) + one Pregnancy body massage (60 min) in the couple treatment room · guest Mr. Makabi · €460 total · SP583 116, 22020 Blevio CO
- Dinner · CO.MO Bar & Bistrot — Wed 2 September 2026, 21:00–22:30, 2 guests, under Michael Makabi · Via E. Caronti 69, Blevio 22020 · +39 031 325 11
- Airbnb · Apartment in Como, hosted by Roberto — confirmation HMKK3AYT4Z · Sep 2 → 3 · check-in after 14:00 · Via Borgo Vico 48, Como 22100
- Check-in method is a smart lock; the host sends a short check-in video by WhatsApp or email, and wifi details appear 48 hours before arrival.
- Free cancellation window: before 2:00 pm on Aug 26 for a partial refund.
Spa, Airbnb and dinner confirmations — click to enlarge, arrows to flip
Thu · Sep 3
Como → Milan → 🚆 Firenze → The Wedding 💍
- 07:15Wake up at the Airbnb · 07:45 quick breakfast
- 08:15Short walk from Borgo Vico along the Como waterfront, coffee, photos
- 09:45Pack, lock up (smart lock), load the car
- 10:30🚗 Como → Malpensa T1 · return the Avis car (~55 min)
- 11:30Car returned at MXP T1 — inside the 13:00 window. No more driving in Italy
- 12:00🚆 Malpensa Express · MXP T1 → Milano Centrale (~50 min)
- 12:55🛋️ Italo Lounge + Fast Track at Milano Centrale — included on the ticket
- 13:40🚄 Italo 9939 · Milano Centrale → Firenze S.M.N. · Salotto 2, coach 1, seats 5 & 6 · PBLUPV
- 15:35Arrive Firenze Santa Maria Novella · quick panino and espresso
- 15:50🚕 Taxi Firenze → Villa Pitiana, Reggello (~45–55 min) — prebook it
- 16:45Arrive Villa Pitiana. Bags up, check in (window 15:00–17:00)
- 17:00🍸 Reception — all white
- 19:30🍽️ Welcome dinner
- 21:00🇮🇹 Italian party + band
Where you sleep
Villa Pitiana · night 1
Car back at Malpensa, Italo 9939 south at 13:40, taxi to the castle — in Reggello by ~16:45, just before the 17:00 check-in cut-off. No Florence sightseeing today; Firenze gets three full nights after the wedding.
Fri · Sep 4
The Wedding Day
- 08:00Wake up slowly — no 6 AM alarms
- 09:00☕ Breakfast · 10:00 relax
- 11:00🏊 Pool & drinks at the villa
- 13:00Light lunch — a wedding feast is coming
- 14:00Back to the room: shower, dress, get ready
- 15:00Kabbalat Panim
- 16:00💍 Ceremony
- 17:00🍽️ Wedding feast
- 19:00🎉 The party · 22:00 🪩 after-party
- —From here: no schedule. Enjoy the wedding.
Where you sleep
Villa Pitiana · night 2
Black tie / elegant all evening.
Sat · Sep 5
Check-out → Firenze
- 08:15Wake up slowly and pack before breakfast
- 08:45Bags ready by the door
- 09:00🥂 Wedding recovery breakfast, goodbyes
- 11:30Check-out (window closes 13:30)
- 12:00🚕 Prebooked taxi Villa Pitiana → Florence (~50 min)
- 13:00Arrive 25hours Hotel Piazza San Paolino · bags with reception (check-in from 15:00)
- 14:00🍝 Long Tuscan lunch in the centro storico — nowhere to be
- 15:00🛎️ Check in properly — the 'Gigantic' room, lounge and pool access
- 16:00First easy wander: Piazza della Signoria, Ponte Vecchio, gelato
- 19:00🍸 701 Rooftop Bar, Grand Hotel Cavour · terrace table, Duomo at eye level (#SV9FG442MU3, party of 3)
- 20:30🍷 Dinner in Santa Croce or Oltrarno · bistecca and Chianti
- 22:30Slow walk back along the Arno
Where you sleep
25hours Hotel Piazza San Paolino · night 1 of 3
One hotel for all three nights, five minutes from Santa Maria Novella, and everything else on foot. Confirmed and non-refundable — this bed is locked.
Sun · Sep 6
Firenze — The Renaissance Day
- 08:00☕ Breakfast · cappuccino and cornetto, standing at the bar
- 09:00⛪ Duomo complex — the Cathedral, Baptistery, and the climb up Brunelleschi's dome (timed entry)
- 11:15🖼️ Uffizi Gallery — Botticelli, Leonardo, Caravaggio (timed entry)
- 13:30🍕 Lunch near Piazza della Repubblica
- 15:00🌉 Ponte Vecchio → Oltrarno · Palazzo Pitti and the Boboli Gardens
- 17:00Back to the hotel — shower, change for dinner
- 18:40🚶 Walk down to Lungarno Acciaiuoli — eight minutes from the hotel
- 19:00🍽️ Dinner at Picteau Bistrot & Bar, on the Arno at Ponte Vecchio · party of 2 (table held 15 min)
- 21:15🌉 Ponte Vecchio and the lungarni after dark
Where you sleep
25hours Piazza San Paolino · night 2
Duomo dome and Uffizi both need timed tickets — book them the moment they open, back-to-back this morning. Evening is Picteau, confirmed for 7:00 PM.
Mon · Sep 7
Firenze — David, Markets, Tuscany
- 08:30☕ Breakfast, unhurried
- 09:30🗿 Galleria dell'Accademia — David (timed entry, first slots are calmest)
- 11:00Mercato Centrale — truffle, pecorino, schiacciata, a spritz
- 12:30🛍️ Leather at Santa Croce, gold on Ponte Vecchio, gifts
- 14:00Optional: half-day Chianti wine tour, or Santa Maria Novella and Santo Spirito on foot
- 17:15Back to the hotel — shower, change for dinner
- 18:15🚶 Walk to Piazza Ognissanti — six minutes from the hotel
- 18:30🍸 Arrive Cosimo Rooftop, on top of The Excelsior · terrace cocktails and aperitivo
- 19:35🌅 Sunset over the Arno from the terrace
- 19:45🍷 Dinner on the rooftop — Tuscan kitchen, 360° panorama (table held from 19:00)
- 21:30Walk the Arno back along Lungarno Vespucci
- 22:30Pack lightly for the morning train
Where you sleep
25hours Piazza San Paolino · night 3
The day is deliberately loose so the evening can be the centrepiece: sunset aperitivo then dinner on the Cosimo rooftop, confirmed for 7:00 PM.
Tue · Sep 8
🚄 Firenze → Roma
- 07:30Breakfast · 08:15 check out (window closes 12:00)
- 08:30🚶 Walk to Firenze S.M.N. — five minutes from the hotel door
- 09:00☕ Coffee + last panino near the station — no rush, the train is afternoon
- 15:28🚄 Italo 8913 · Firenze S.M.N. → Roma Termini 17:05 · Prima Business, coach 3, seats 15 & 16 · ZLIZ2U
- 17:05Arrive Roma Termini · taxi to the hotel, drop the bags
- 17:30Check in at Eitch Borromini · Deluxe Suite, Piazza Navona
- 19:00🌙 Pantheon → Piazza Navona → Trevi Fountain at night
- 20:30🍷 Dinner in Trastevere · carbonara, cacio e pepe, amatriciana
- 22:30Gelato and a walk home
Where you sleep
Eitch Borromini Palazzo Pamphilj, Piazza Navona · night 1 of 2 (check-in 14:30)
The 15:28 Italo gives a relaxed last Florence morning, then puts you in Rome by 17:05 with the whole evening free. Colosseum moves to the next morning.
Wed · Sep 9
Roma — Vatican Day
- 07:30☕ Breakfast · 08:15 taxi to the Vatican
- 08:45🇻🇦 Vatican Museums — earliest timed entry beats the crowds
- 10:45🎨 Sistine Chapel → St Peter's Basilica (dome climb if you're up for it)
- 13:00Lunch in Prati — better food than anything by the walls
- 14:30🏰 Castel Sant'Angelo and the bridge, or Villa Borghese if you'd rather sit
- 17:00Back to the hotel: shower, change, reset
- 18:45Spanish Steps → Via Condotti → Trevi → Pantheon
- 19:45🍸 Aperitivo
- 20:30🍝 Big final Rome dinner — this is the night to splurge
- 22:30Rome at night: gelato, Trevi again. It's a different city
Where you sleep
Eitch Borromini, Piazza Navona · night 2
Book Vatican and Colosseum timed admission well in advance — the Vatican sells out first.
Thu · Sep 10
Rome morning → Tel Aviv
- 08:00Wake up · 08:30 breakfast
- 09:30Easy Rome morning — no giant attraction, you've earned it
- 09:30Coffee, Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Via del Corso, gifts, leather
- 12:30🇮🇹 Final Italian lunch — not airport food
- 14:00Gelato and a walk · 15:00 free time, shopping, espresso
- 11:00Check out of the Eitch Borromini (bags stored at reception)
- 16:30Hotel: collect bags, freshen up, travel clothes
- 17:30🚕 Leave Rome for Fiumicino — don't cut this close
- 18:15Arrive FCO: bags, security, passport control, lounge
- 21:50✈️ El Al FCO → TLV, nonstop, ~3h20
- 02:10🇮🇱 Land Tel Aviv, Friday Sep 11 — trip complete
Where you sleep
On board · Israel from here
Prebook the car to FCO rather than hailing one on the street — the fixed airport fare from the centre is the safe move.
🚄 Milan → Florence by Italo — Ticketed
Italo 9939 · Thu Sep 3, 2026 · Milano Centrale 13:40 → Firenze S.M. 15:35
- Ticket code PBLUPV · Rec. n. 119765830 · purchased 21 Aug 2026 (web) · CIV
- Train 9939 · ambience Salotto 2 · departure 13:40 Milano Centrale, arrival 15:35 Firenze Santa Maria Novella
- Michael Makabi — coach 1, seat 5 · Liron Alon — coach 1, seat 6 · both with Lounge + Fast Track
- Offer type FLEX · 2 × €120.00 = €240.00 total · paid by Visa
- Boarding closes 2 minutes before departure — be at the platform by 13:30, and use the Italo Club lounge from ~12:55 while you wait.
Italo ticket PBLUPV — click to enlarge
🚄 Florence → Rome by Italo — Ticketed
Italo 8913 · Tue Sep 8, 2026 · Firenze S.M.N. 15:28 → Roma Termini 17:05
- Ticket code ZLIZ2U · Rec. n. 119766748 · purchased 21 Aug 2026 (web) · CIV
- Train 8913 · ambience Prima Business · departure 15:28 Firenze Santa Maria Novella, arrival 17:05 Roma Termini
- Michael Makabi — coach 3, seat 15 · Liron Alon — coach 3, seat 16
- Offer type FLEX · 2 × €55.90 = €111.80 total · paid by Visa
- Boarding closes 2 minutes before departure — be at the platform by 15:20. The ticket is the digital or printed receipt; you can also use the travel summary screen from the Italo app.
Italo ticket ZLIZ2U — click to enlarge
SIDNEY & EVIATAR
Villa Pitiana — a 1000-year-old castle estate
Thursday · Sep 3
15:00Check-in at the castle
17:00Reception
19:30Welcome dinner
21:00Italian party & band
Friday · Sep 4
09:00Breakfast
11:00Pool & drinks
15:00Kabbalat Panim
16:00Ceremony
17:00Wedding feast
19:00The party
22:00The after-party
Saturday · Sep 5
09:00Recovery breakfast
11:30Check-out (until 13:30)
—Arrivederci — taxi down to Firenze
Arrival
Thu Sep 3 · 15:00–17:00
Departure
Sat Sep 5 · 11:30–13:30
Dress code
Thu all white · Fri black tie
What to bring
Swimwear · comfortable shoes · good energy
The invitation — click to enlarge
🛎️ Firenze, Sep 5–8 — Confirmed
25hours Hotel Florence Piazza San Paolino · 3 nights, 2 guests
- 25hours Hotel Florence Piazza San Paolino — the centro storico, five minutes from S.M.N.
- Room: “Gigantic” · lounge and pool access · primary guest Michael Makabi
- Check-in Sat, Sep 5, 2026 · 3:00 pm · Check-out Tue, Sep 8, 2026 · 12:00 pm
- Stay confirmation 2536450167 · Trip ID 1027965825 · confirmed Aug 17, 2026
- $1,880.40 total (taxes $145.44 and fees $48.58 included) · 183,181 pts redeemed · $0 billed to card
- $48.58 due at the property at check-in · the rate is non-refundable, so the dates are fixed
25hours Hotel Florence confirmation — click to enlarge
🍸 701 Rooftop Bar, Sat Sep 5 — Confirmed
Grand Hotel Cavour · 7:00 PM · party of 3 · terrace table guaranteed
- 701 Rooftop Bar — Grand Hotel Cavour, centro storico: a small terrace looking straight at the Duomo, Giotto’s campanile and the rooftops.
- Reservation #SV9FG442MU3 · Sat, Sep 5, 2026 · 7:00 PM · Michael Makabi, party of 3
- Confirmation sent to mtip@hey.com · flagged as an anniversary occasion
- The reservation guarantees a table on the terrace and carries a €35 per person fee that includes the first drink (classic cocktail, wine or champagne). Everything from the second drink on is menu price.
- Dietary notes on file: no pork, poultry, red meat, shellfish or shrimp.
- Landing day plan: check in at 15:00, wander until dusk, then rooftop drinks at 19:00 before a late Tuscan dinner.
701 Rooftop Bar confirmation (#SV9FG442MU3) — click to enlarge
🍽️ Picteau Bistrot & Bar, Sun Sep 6 — Confirmed
Lungarno Acciaiuoli, on the Arno at Ponte Vecchio · 7:00 PM (cena) · 2 guests
- Picteau Bistrot & Bar — riverside terrace looking straight at Ponte Vecchio, the classic Florence dinner view.
- Reservation #SVBLM3TL2PJ · Sun, Sep 6, 2026 · 7:00 PM · cena · Michael Makabi, party of 2
- Confirmation to mtip@hey.com · occasion noted: anniversary + baby shower
- Dietary notes on file: no pork, poultry, red meat, seafood, shellfish or shrimp · pregnancy noted.
- House rules: no deposit needed · table held only 15 minutes — be on time · outdoor terrace tables can’t be reserved, preferences are noted and honoured subject to availability.
- Rebooked from Sep 7 to Sep 6 — no clash with Cosimo Rooftop, which keeps Monday evening.
Picteau Bistrot & Bar confirmation (#SVBLM3TL2PJ) — click to enlarge
🍸 Cosimo Rooftop, Mon Sep 7 — Confirmed
The Excelsior, Piazza Ognissanti · sunset aperitivo then dinner · 2 guests
- Cosimo Rooftop Restaurant — on the roof of The Excelsior on Piazza Ognissanti, a 360° panorama over Florence and the Arno, several outdoor terraces, upscale Tuscan cooking and proper cocktails.
- Reservation confirmed for 2 · Mon, Sep 7, 2026 · 7:00 PM · booked under Loren Alon
- Confirmation no. 10162 · All Saints Square 3 (Piazza Ognissanti 3), Firenze 50123 · tel 055 2715 2783
- Request on arrival (or by phone, 055 2715 2783): outdoor terrace table with the best sunset / Arno view — anniversary trip
- The evening: 18:30 arrive · 18:30–19:30 cocktails and aperitivo · ~19:35 sunset · 19:45/20:00 dinner · 21:30+ walk along the Arno
- cosimorestaurant.com — menus, terraces and event calendar
- Far more EDITION energy than a tourist rooftop — this is the Florence sunset dinner of the trip.
Cosimo Rooftop reservation + OpenTable email (conf. 10162) — click to enlarge, arrows to flip
🛎️ Roma, Sep 8–10 — Confirmed
Eitch Borromini Palazzo Pamphilj · 2 nights, 2 guests
- Eitch Borromini Palazzo Pamphilj — a 17th-century palazzo on Piazza Navona, walking distance to the Pantheon, Trevi and Trastevere.
- Room: Deluxe Suite, 1 king bed with sofa bed · primary guest Michael Makabi
- Check-in Tue, Sep 8, 2026 · 2:30 pm · Check-out Thu, Sep 10, 2026 · 11:00 am
- Stay confirmation 2536492219 · Trip ID 1027967397 · confirmed Aug 17, 2026
- $1,581.38 total (taxes $140.60 and fees $34.70 included) · 154,667 pts redeemed · $0 billed to card
- $34.70 due at the property at check-in · the rate is non-refundable, so the dates are fixed
Eitch Borromini Palazzo Pamphilj confirmation — click to enlarge
🚗 The Rental Car — One Day Only
Avis confirmed · MXP T1 Sep 2, 13:00 → MXP T1 Sep 3, 13:00
- Avis — Luxury Car · Alfa Romeo Stelvio or similar · driver Liron Alon
- Car confirmation CN974044648353 · Avis counter 23404281US5 · Trip ID 1027965523
- Pick-up Wed, Sep 2, 2026 · 1:00 pm — MXP Milano Malpensa Apt T1
- Drop-off Thu, Sep 3, 2026 · 1:00 pm — same desk, MXP Malpensa Apt T1. Bring it back around 09:15 — early returns are free and you need the train.
- $179.36 total (fees $2.71 included) · 17,936 pts redeemed · $0 billed to card
- Free cancellation until Sun, Aug 30, 2026, 12:59 pm
Avis reservation confirmation — click to enlarge
The car exists for one reason: Malpensa → Lake Como → back to Milan. Everything after that is train and taxi. Confirm the agreement covers:
- Unlimited mileage (the whole loop is under 200 km, so this is easy)
- Add Michael as second driver at the counter
- Confirm automatic transmission at pick-up
- Full insurance
- Highway and toll travel
- Return it at Malpensa T1 on the morning of Sep 3 — same desk as pick-up, then the Malpensa Express straight to Milano Centrale for the Florence train.
🔥 Reserve These First
In this order — availability, not price, is the constraint
Milano Centrale → Firenze S.M.N. on Sep 3— booked: Italo 9939, 13:40 → 15:35 (PBLUPV).Firenze S.M.N. → Roma Termini on Sep 8— booked: Italo 8913, 15:28 → 17:05 (ZLIZ2U).- Taxi Firenze ↔ Villa Pitiana — prebook both legs (Sep 3 up, Sep 5 down); it's ~50 minutes into the hills at Reggello.
- Duomo dome climb + Uffizi — timed slots for Sep 6.
- Galleria dell'Accademia (David) — timed admission, first slots on Sep 7.
- Colosseum timed admission — morning slot on Sep 9 (the 15:28 train on Sep 8 leaves no afternoon time).
- Vatican Museums timed admission — earliest slot on Sep 9; it sells out before the Colosseum does.
Avis drop-off change— done: car now returns MXP T1 Sep 3 (CN974044648353).
Chapter Three
🇮🇱 Dawn Flight to the Holy Land
Thursday · September 1018:45
Leave the Rome hotel At FCO by 19:30
Last Roman espresso, settle the bill, prearrange the car — Fiumicino is ~45 min out and El Al wants you early.
21:50 → 02:10
El Al · Rome FCO → Tel Aviv-Yafo Booked
Ticketed: 9:50 PM out of Rome Fiumicino, on the ground at Ben Gurion at 2:10 AM Friday — one short night flight and you're home for the chagim.
Airline reference
BTKX2X
El Al Israel Airlines
Non-stop · Confirmed
FCO
Rome Fiumicino
9:50 PM
Thu 10 Sep 2026
3h 20m
Confirmed · 2 travelers
TLV
Tel Aviv-Yafo
2:10 AM
Fri 11 Sep · next day
Leave hotel
~6:45 PM
At the airport by
7:30 PM
Trip ID
1019461089
Status
Flight confirmed
The El Al reservation — click to enlarge
Sep 11 – Sep 29
Israel for the chagim
Land Friday morning, then nearly three weeks in Israel: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and the start of Sukkot all land inside the trip. Family, Jerusalem, the sea, and one very long dinner table.
Chapter Four
🏠 The Dreamliner Home
Tuesday · September 2900:15
El Al LY17 · Tel Aviv → Miami nonstop Ticketed
Ticketed for Tuesday 29 September 2026: wheels up 00:15 from TLV on the 787 Dreamliner, 13h15 nonstop, into Miami at 06:30 the same morning. Eighteen days in Israel, then straight home in one hop.
Booking code
ZMZHRE
El Al · LY17
787 Dreamliner · Non-stop · Confirmed
TLV
Tel Aviv
12:15 AM
29 Sep 2026
13h 15m
FLEX (N) · 2 passengers
MIA
Miami
06:30 AM
29 Sep 2026
Seats
35J · 35K
Baggage
23 kg × 2
El Al Protect
$2,119 covered
Special meal
Not selected yet
The receipt itself — click to enlarge
~06:30
Land MIA · Tue 29 Sep · home, tanned, married-off friends, new year begun
The Paperwork
Every Confirmation, In Order
Four flights, four record locators, one chronological line — every one of them ticketed.
Sort:
When
Booking
Confirmation
Status
Sep 1 · 11:12
Delta DL1422 · Fort Lauderdale FLL → New York JFK · 13:59 · Chase Travel · Trip ID 1019335478
GCR8WI
Confirmed
Sep 1 · 22:20
Emirates EK206 · New York JFK → Milano Malpensa · 12:15 Sep 2 · Flex Plus
EK578776542
Confirmed
Sep 2 → 3
Avis Luxury · Alfa Romeo Stelvio or similar · MXP T1 Sep 2, 13:00 → MXP T1 Sep 3, 13:00 · driver Liron Alon · Trip ID 1027965523
CN974044648353
Confirmed
Sep 2 → 3
Airbnb · Apartment in Como, hosted by Roberto · Via Borgo Vico 48, Como · check-in after 14:00 · smart lock
HMKK3AYT4Z
Confirmed
Sep 2 · 16:15
Spa Mandarin Oriental, Lago di Como · Blevio · Serenity Aroma Flow 60 min + Pregnancy massage 60 min · couple treatment room · €460
18586
Confirmed
Sep 2 · 21:00
Dinner · CO.MO Bar & Bistrot, Mandarin Oriental · Blevio · 2 guests · 21:00–22:30
Michael Makabi
Confirmed
Sep 3 · 13:40
Italo 9939 · Milano Centrale → Firenze S.M.N. 15:35 · Salotto 2, coach 1, seats 5 & 6 · Lounge + Fast Track · FLEX · €240 · Rec. 119765830
PBLUPV
Confirmed
Sep 5 → 8
25hours Hotel Florence Piazza San Paolino · 3 nights, 2 guests · “Gigantic” room, lounge & pool · Trip ID 1027965825 · non-refundable
2536450167
Confirmed
Sep 5 · 19:00
Drinks · 701 Rooftop Bar, Grand Hotel Cavour, Firenze · party of 3 · terrace table guaranteed · €35 pp incl. first drink · Michael Makabi
SV9FG442MU3
Confirmed
Sep 6 · 19:00
Dinner · Picteau Bistrot & Bar, Lungarno Acciaiuoli, Firenze · 2 guests · Ponte Vecchio terrace view · rebooked from Sep 7
SVBLM3TL2PJ
Confirmed
Sep 7 · 19:00
Dinner · Cosimo Rooftop Restaurant, The Excelsior · All Saints Square 3, Firenze · 2 guests · sunset aperitivo then dinner · Loren Alon
10162
Confirmed
Sep 8 · 15:28
Italo 8913 · Firenze S.M.N. → Roma Termini 17:05 · Prima Business, coach 3, seats 15 & 16 · FLEX · €111.80 · Rec. 119766748
ZLIZ2U
Confirmed
Sep 8 → 10
Eitch Borromini Palazzo Pamphilj · Piazza Navona, Rome · 2 nights, 2 guests · Deluxe Suite, king + sofa bed · Trip ID 1027967397 · non-refundable
2536492219
Confirmed
Sep 10 · 21:50
El Al · Rome FCO → Tel Aviv TLV · 02:10 Sep 11 · Trip ID 1019461089 · agency MH34CX
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Sep 29 · 00:15
El Al LY17 · Tel Aviv TLV → Miami MIA · 06:30 · FLEX (N) · seats 35J/35K
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All four flights, the Avis car, the wedding invitation, Como, both hotels and the Cosimo rooftop dinner — click to enlarge, arrows to flip
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🏨 The Beds, Night by Night
Eight Italian nights · four beds
| Night | Area | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | Airbnb · Via Borgo Vico 48, Como | Confirmed (HMKK3AYT4Z) · 10 min from the Mandarin Oriental |
| Sep 3 | Villa Pitiana | Wedding weekend |
| Sep 4 | Villa Pitiana | Wedding weekend |
| Sep 5 | 25hours Hotel Florence · Piazza San Paolino | Confirmed (2536450167) · 701 Rooftop Bar drinks at 19:00 |
| Sep 6 | Same · 25hours Piazza San Paolino | No hotel moves during the Florence days |
| Sep 7 | Same · 25hours Piazza San Paolino | Cosimo Rooftop dinner at 19:00, then the Arno walk home |
| Sep 8 | Eitch Borromini Palazzo Pamphilj, Piazza Navona | Confirmed (2536492219) · Deluxe Suite, on the piazza itself |
| Sep 9 | Same · Eitch Borromini, Piazza Navona | Walk everywhere — maximum Rome time |