Italy Tour Information LET'S GO TO ITALY TOGETHER May 25-June 6, 2012 "The Sound of Music" & Taste of Italy May Adventure is Austria & Italy Truly a Magical Adventure with Stephani & Tony Sign-up NOW for May 25-June 6, 2012 tour! Sign-Up NOW, this will fill-up FAST Stephani takes two(2)groups of Americns to Italy and Beyond twice a year, May/June & Sept/Oct Sept 20-Oct 2, 2012 - Southern Italy & Sicily! Decorate Ornate presents another fabulous "Small Group" tour of Italy! We travel in our own Mercedes-Benz coach with Stephani & Tony leading the way! It's absolutely "Magical" we're "off the tourist" paths & see things only read about in fairy-tale story books! Enjoy the "Small Group" Adventure Call Decorate Ornate Store - 903.845.2519 E-mail: ALNCHANCE@AOL.com FaceBook: Stephani Chance If you want your "own" group, family, church girlfriends, cooking in Tuscany, honeymoon call Stephani now - 903.845.2519 Scroll to bottom of page & read "Recommendations Stephani shopping on the island in Greece where they filmed the Mamma Mia movie! Peggy celebrating her Birthday on the island where they filmed the Mamma Mia movie! per Peggy, "Stephani had my birthday in Italy & Greece!" it was totally magical, and the best time of my life!" Stephani & Peggy in Italy market looking for treasures. Loaded up and heading to East Texas? Stephani in Rome, Italy enjoying two - Oh so good! I love the Art - Italy Stephani in Southern Italy Stephani & Luciano in boat - (my dear friend born and raised in Rome, Italy) Leaving Venice, Italy to Burano Starting our Italia magical adventure - Stefania & Tony in Italy Tony & Stefania - the Lips! Stephani at Cortona, Italy - Cortona is the village where the movie "Under the Tuscan Sun" was filmed. Do you remember Frances Mayes' house in the movie? Bramasole is the house and we visited it..... On our way to find Frances Mayes' house (Under the Tuscan Sun was filmed at her house and is located at the top of Cortona, Italy village. These nice Italians were so surprised to see our bus driving up the narrow road to find her house! Do you remember the old man in the movie that put flowers in here everyday? "Under the Tuscan Sun" - Must see the movie! "Hand-made" mask in Venice, Italy What a wonderful time we are having in Italy! This group with Stephani are from Houston, Dallas, Mexico, Arizona, Gilmer, Kilgore and Breckenridge! This is Peggy Garmon's, attorney in Gilmer, TX, second trip to Italy with Stephani! Jacque Gibbs & Stephani take a few minutes out of their shopping in AnaCapri, Italy, to grab a bite! You can see the expressions on the little lady & husband, as they wonder what planet we just arrive from.. Yes, the rain came down a little hard, but that's NO stopping us from shopping and having a blast.. We are in Sorrento,Italy - home of the HUGE Lemons Stephani in Sicily - June 2008 - Marionette Show A great find at the Rome, Italy market this morning! Rome, Italy - My dear friend who paints for Decorate Ornate! Stephani talking to a local resident - Positano, Italy Anthe Caruso & Stephani in Positano, Italy - WOW so Gorgeous! South Italy - so Gorgeous... Come go with us for the Sept. & May Tours Go get your PASSPORT NOW - Sign-up NOW for next tour... Wow, George from Carthage & Brian meeting us from Iraq to enjoy a little family time Italy - Guess where? Only reveiled on Decorate Ornate Tours! This medieval village was a HUGE surprise for all of Stephani's passengers.. There are only ten (10) residents living in the medieval village way upon the mountain.. AND, the only way to get there is by: Donkey, Walking, or Motorbike... Guess what we did? Yes, we are going to WALK up this very medieval bridge! We can do it... Only ten residents living on the top village... We are going up.... After finally getting to the village, we heard this female Italian voice calling for help. In Italian she was saying, "Please let me out" Someone had turned the skeleton key that was left in her door on the outside! Yes, she was locked inside her own house! We turned the key and out came this 91 yr. old Italian lady... She has never been out of her village in 91 yrs! Being so happy and excited to see us, she insisted on bringing out her two chairs for us! Come on LaDonna & Paul - you are nearly to the top! Wow, we made it to the village, and we are going WILD looking around and running from house to house, and there is a big basilica here too! Stefania boarding their private boat to see the gorgeous Italian Riveria, which is North Italy - June 2009 Come on gang, you are going to be "speechless" Stefania in gorgeous Portovenere, Italy 2009 Stefania in a new Italia car - the length of a motorcycle! Hello, I'm Stephani Chance & this is Tony Filaci, thank you for taking a stroll through our Italia photos! Once you go on our Italia Adventures, you will want to go back over and over! Send me your email or address for Lots of References! RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ITALY TOURS Lana Niemann of Rocket Reality, Gladewater, TX, has endorsed your work as Owner at Decorate Ornate Dear Stefania, I've written this recommendation of your work to share with other Recommendation: "If you have not been to Decorate Ornate in Gladewater, you are missing an absolute "Hidden Treasure". I was out one evening window shopping not expecting to find much, when I step into Stephanie's store. Immediately I was struck by the atmosphere of being somewhere else. I was warmly greeted by a beautiful woman that looked as exotic as her store. I don't even remember what she said, because I was so enthralled with the unexpected and unusual items surrounding me. Treasures from all over the world. Rare and antique furniture, castle doors, Art from Italy, so many things!!! After 2 hours of looking and just absorbing everything, Stephanie tells me about the 2 tour trips a year she takes to Italy. Of course I signed up. I went in May to Rome, Venice, Florence, Amalfi and Tuscany, just to name a few, and had the most amazing journey through time. The trip was first class from the moment we landed to when we left. I would recommend this to anyone, but especially to those of you who, like me, are afraid to travel outside the US or alone. Stephanie and her Italian Family will not let you have anything but an absolute fantastic time filled with so many wonderful memories and unexpected surprises, such as meeting and being fitted by a famous designer, dancing with a Count, staying at a castle, walking the cobblestones streets with monks. One caution I must make is, YOU WILL want to go back !!! I did go back again in September, this time to Sicily. I not only gained these precious memories and experiences, but a new found wonderful friend who I treasure the most. You never know where you will find a "Hidden Treasure" , but one place for sure is Decorate Ornate.!" Top Qualities: Expert, High Integrity, Creative Don't forget to Sign-Up for the "Italy Tours" with Stephani Website:www.DecorateOrnate.com Email: ALNCHANCE@AOL.COM Facebook: Stephani Chance