Destination: Italy

Florence more

Mon, 5 Nov 2007 | By abelaine | Views [780]

Spending this morning in the internet catching up on all the goss haha!  However the rest of the day will be relaxing walking thru the pretty streets! Then we are off to Venice tomorrow at of course crazy o'clock in the morning! haha Ciao for now!  ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Tuscany

Mon, 5 Nov 2007 | By bkhk4fun | Views [802] | Comments [1]

  Amy: It is too bad that Rome has so many must see sights. My impression of the city was it was too crowded, dirty and the drivers were crazy. It did not give me a good first impression of Italy. As we left Rome and got closer to the Province of Siena ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

PISA

Sun, 4 Nov 2007 | By abelaine | Views [2639]

Well Briel wasn't sure he wanted to go to Pisa.  However was he glad we did.  It really is a sight the leaning tower of Pisa.  SO magnificant.  We spent the afternoon laying in the grass beside the tower and just talking, relaxing and enjoying the site.... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Quick update

Sun, 4 Nov 2007 | By bkhk4fun | Views [593]

Patti: I am just doing a quick update before we do a walking tour of Siena today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY; MAX!!!!  Glad to hear from you , Dad. the update was much appreciated. We spent the last 5 days at a small campground in Tuscany, just getting rejuvenated.... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Florence

Sat, 3 Nov 2007 | By abelaine | Views [688]

Took a 5.30am train to FLorence today!  OUCH that was harsh!  hehe But that meant we had most of the afternoon to enjoy the pretty city. We walked up this little hill which overlooks the rest of the city and took heaps of photos and just enjoyed a relaxig ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: FlorencePisaVenice

Sat, 3 Nov 2007 | By abelaine | Photo Gallery

Mt Vesuvus!

Fri, 2 Nov 2007 | By abelaine | Views [1150]

Went again to Ercoland station, from here we took a tour bus to the Mountain.  It was 16 Euros each.  You can catch public bus to there and pay entrance separately, but the bus only starts at 12.45 midday, and we arrived at 10am.. this little town is ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

venice

Fri, 2 Nov 2007 | By nznl1 | Views [498]

when we walked out of the train station we were instantly comfronted with great masses of travelers, and the noise of all the water traffic, we spent two days exploring this city and found it quite charming away from the main tourist trail. we then flew ... Read more >

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Ercolano

Thu, 1 Nov 2007 | By abelaine | Views [945]

Ercolano is another city that was buried by the eruption of Mt Vesuvus in 79 AD.  This city was much closer to the volcano however so it was buried under lava and not just ashes. The city was a main city which corresponded with Pompeii in trade of goods ... Read more >

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Moms Are THE BEST!

Thu, 1 Nov 2007 | By lynn | Views [794] | Comments [4]

My mom has finally joined me in Rome!  It is GREAT to have someone to walk with, talk with, laugh with, eat with and watch my bags so I don't have to carry them into the bathroom with me!  SHE had 2 gelatos today (I only had one)! Ok....next day....... Read more >

Tags: People

Pompeii

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 | By abelaine | Views [871]

Went to see Pompeii today. It a lot bigger than I thought - but then it was an entire city destroyed by the ashes of Mt Vesuvus.  It was stunning.  We were there for about 5-6 hours and we nearly completed it all, but not really.... TO get there, you ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Napoli - Napels

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 | By abelaine | Views [1870]

Well I heard Napoli was a city I would probably dislike because it is cheap, dirty and loads of pickpockets. However Briel and I love it.  It by no means is Roma or Verona or Florence.  But we like it because it has a culture all it's own!  It is crazy ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: Napoli

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 | By abelaine | Photo Gallery

Crazy Italian drivers

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 | By bkhk4fun | Views [935] | Comments [2]

AMY: OMG, the drivers in Rome are nuts.  The streets do not have defined lanes and people drive like it.  Sometimes there are 4 lanes of traffic and sometimes everyone melds into 2 with no real pattern or logic.  However,  we did manage to navigate ... Read more >

Tags: Adrenaline

Roma Day 3 - Vatican

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 | By abelaine | Views [976]

We waited till Monday to see the Vatican thinking that perhaps the crowds would be less since the weekenders would be leaving roma already.  hmmm... well there was a mass this morning, so of cours the Vatican was closed all morning till 1PM! In any ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing