Destination: Italy

Photos: Cinque Terre

Fri, 2 Jul 2010 | By todd-holly | Photo Gallery

Photos: Venice

Fri, 2 Jul 2010 | By todd-holly | Photo Gallery

Photos: Florence

Fri, 2 Jul 2010 | By todd-holly | Photo Gallery

Cinque Terre

Fri, 2 Jul 2010 | By todd-holly | Views [403]

Cinque Terre - June 28th  - 30th We would again walk to our place in Cinque Terre, no way for Holy to ditch me this time.  In the morning we would walk the 10km through the five coastal towns (Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza, Monterosso).  ... Read more >

Venice

Fri, 2 Jul 2010 | By todd-holly | Views [548]

Venice - June 24th - 28th Venice was only a 4 hour train ride away.  We arrived to great weather. We couldn’t afford to spend the $100+ dollars a night to stay down town Venice so we booked a place just north of town called Mirano.  We had to hop on ... Read more >

Florence

Fri, 2 Jul 2010 | By todd-holly | Views [459]

Florence - June 21st - 23rd We had a short walk to our place in Florence from the train station, unfortunately when we arrived it was poring rain.  I dug in my bag for my rain cover and jacket and still have a small umbrella that I found and fixed from ... Read more >

Photos: Pisa - Italy

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 | By todd-holly | Photo Gallery

Pisa - Italy

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 | By todd-holly | Views [414]

Pisa - Italy June 19th - 20th We will be in Pisa for only one day just to see the leaning tower of Pisa.  Holly has booked us into a B&B that should be very quiet but a little out of the way so we will be figuring out the busses once again.  The ... Read more >

Verona and Venice, Italy

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 | By bec-simon | Views [1031]

While Mum and Sarah were here in the Summer we had an adventure filled, four day, flying visit into Italy to see Verona and Venice. I had planned to have a European driving license in time for the trip, but naturally it didn't arrive in time, and so ... Read more >

Verona Opera - Madame Butterfly

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 | By 4ofus | Views [768]

And so to Verona for a short stay and to attend the famous Verona Arena Opera Festival. This was a warm Italian evening of much glamour and ceremony, and probably too many Prosecco's (sparkling white).The lead soprano was no spring chicken (as I am told ... Read more >

Bella Lago Di Como

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 | By 4ofus | Views [524]

I imagined that my remaining time in Europe would be in the roughest accommodation so far, so I was very pleasantly surprised to find my family home B & B in Menaggio, Lake Como(at 40 Euro per night!) was extremely pleasant, and the breakfast loaded ... Read more >

Photos: Verona and Venice, Italy

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 | By bec-simon | Photo Gallery

Photos: Rome - Italy

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 | By todd-holly | Photo Gallery

Rome -Italy

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 | By todd-holly | Views [442]

Rome - June 16 - 18th Rome has many great monuments.  We visited the Colosseum, Roman Forum, Palatine Hill, Vatican City, Trevi Fountain, St, Peters Square the Pantheon and many other monument over  the three days we where there.  We are masters of the ... Read more >

Athens / Zakynthos Is.

Sun, 20 Jun 2010 | By todd-holly | Views [447]

Athens / Zakynthos Is.   June 10th - 15th We weren’t able to travel directly to Zakynthos Is. From Paros so we decided we would spend a day in Athens to see the Acropolis and the Pantheon.  We walked most of the down town core including to the local ... Read more >