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Mon, 5 Oct 2015 | By bonitatango | Views [366]
oh my gosh. getting our train tickets has taken an hour plus. The train travel will be faster. Trainitalia has a time limit on purchasing tickets which turns it into a game of speed typing. Plus Chase denys our purchase which sends us back to GO several ... Read more >
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Sun, 4 Oct 2015 | By colandscott | Views [325]
Spent most of today at the Roman Forum and Colloseum. We had timed it poorly, the first Sunday of the month is free! There were so many people but it all seemed to work well. The outlook from the Palatine gave a great overview of the Roman ruins, and ... Read more >
Sat, 3 Oct 2015 | By colandscott | Views [305]
By the time we woke this morning Hawthorn was well in control of the grand final, it started at 6.30am local time. Got score updates from the afl app, but the score didn't sound like it was too exciting. Except maybe for you Matt!
We traveled to Rome ... Read more >
Fri, 2 Oct 2015 | By colandscott | Views [326]
Naples (Napoli) won the soccer last night and the city was a mass of fireworks! Woke up this morning to persistent rain. Unfortunately the forecast had been proven right. It suited Scott, who is still struggling to walk (despite the pain killers that ... Read more >
Thu, 1 Oct 2015 | By colandscott | Views [340]
We were booked on a tour to Pompeii and Vesuvius today. It was raining a little, but stopped before our tour. We were to be picked up at the front door of our hotel. When we got there, it was a mass of Polizei! 4 vans were parked there plus ... Read more >
Wed, 30 Sep 2015 | By colandscott | Views [323]
We boarded the hop on - hop off bus and went up to Piazzale Michaelangelo. It sits across the Arno River with wonderful views over Florence. It is on the opposite side of the city to that of Fiesole that we been to on Monday. A bronze statue of David ... Read more >
Tue, 29 Sep 2015 | By colandscott | Views [324]
Scott was no better today so was time to see a doctor. After a referral for X rays, we then had to wait for results.
Boarded the hop on - hop off bus again and were intending on going to lunch at a place recommended by Dan. Well, that was the idea, ... Read more >
Tue, 29 Sep 2015 | By pjandc | Views [224]
Como is cooler than previous spots we have visited. Maybe a scarf soon? It is a very pretty town with plenty of shops and laneways to explore. We took a ferry to Bellagio today.. It takes 2.5 hours but well worth it. The scenery is facinating and the ... Read more >
Tue, 29 Sep 2015 | By pjandc | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 28 Sep 2015 | By colandscott | Views [332]
Hit a pretty major speed hump today, Scott woke up in intense pain from his left foot and couldn't put any weight on it. He wasn't going anywhere. Col played nurse for a bit but we were in Florence. She ventured out and took in the Ponte Vecchio, Palazio ... Read more >
Mon, 28 Sep 2015 | By pjandc | Views [385] | Comments [2]
Wandering Venice on our last day was a carefree look down the alleyways and shops that we passed days earlier. Hop on, hop off the water transport as we criss cross the Grand Canal. Early evening we had a Gondola ride down part of the Grand Canal and ... Read more >
Mon, 28 Sep 2015 | By pjandc | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 27 Sep 2015 | By colandscott | Views [388]
Had an easy morning in Vernazza, just filling in time until our train at 11.20. We were off to Florence via 3 trains. The Freccebianca (fast train) service from La Spezia to Pisa showed much different countryside than what we had previously seen. Houses ... Read more >
Sat, 26 Sep 2015 | By colandscott | Views [336]
After brekky on our terrace, we set out on our walk to Corniglia. There are 5 towns that make up the Cinque Terre, a UNESCO world heritage site, and we were off to another of them. The walk followed a path on the cliffside, which gave us amazing views ... Read more >
Sat, 26 Sep 2015 | By pjandc | Views [261] | Comments [2]
A good sleep other than someone pushing our door buzzer through the night. Awoke refreshed and brekkie was cereal, toast with tomato, ham and cheese. Headed toward the market down by the Grand Canal where it was in full flight. Plenty of fruit from all ... Read more >
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