- Ancient Rome
In brief , visted the Colosseum; amazing size and construction. Learnt that it used to have a roof that could be opened or shut depending on the weather ( those Romans were way ahead of their time).Also learnt that the Posted by thomastour in Cathy & Geoff's European Odyssey | Nov 7, 2009
- Gelato, Pizza, Pasta & chaos on the roads
We decided to take it easy for the morning, and discovered on a short walk that our hotel is in the middle of a commercial area (several TV stations, motor reg etc.) and nowhere near anything of interest or any Posted by thomastour in Cathy & Geoff's European Odyssey | Nov 6, 2009
- The Amalfi Coast, Italy: Epilogue
The Amalfi Coast is a destination that leaves you changed, leaves you better somehow, your senses more attuned to the world around you.
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- The Amalfi Coast, Italy: Day Ten
We knew we wanted to spend our last day on Capri and the sunlight peeking through our windows that morning let us know that it was going to be a good day for it. We hadn’t made reservations for one Posted by vicki_h in Come With Me... | Oct 15, 2009
- The Amalfi Coast, Italy: Day Nine
The day started off a little gray, so we weren’t sure what to do. We only had 2 days left, and we really wanted to do another hike and we wanted to go to Capri. We had to make a Posted by vicki_h in Come With Me... | Oct 15, 2009
- The Amalfi Coast, Italy: Day Eight
When we woke to rain, rain, and more rain, we decided it would be a good driving and shopping day, since it wouldn’t be good for much else. Still unable to shake the lure of the $75 pl Posted by vicki_h in Come With Me... | Oct 14, 2009
- The Amalfi Coast, Italy: Day Seven
Despite the rains of the previous night, we woke to a glorious, sunny day. We flung open the doors and listened to the sound of the waves pounding on the rocks and peeked off the balco Posted by vicki_h in Come With Me... | Oct 14, 2009
- Italia
It has been a while since I've updated, and quite a lot has happened. Six of us took a trip to Italy, where our main destination was Rome. It was one of the most stressful experiences of my life. We Posted by carly.h in la vida | Oct 13, 2009
- The Amalfi Coast, Italy: Day Six
We skipped breakfast in favor of swimming (I mean, if they weren’t going to give me any cheese, what was the point?). Instead, Matt ran up to the dining room and came down with a steaming tray Posted by vicki_h in Come With Me... | Oct 13, 2009
- The Amalfi Coast, Italy: Day Five
We woke to a beautiful day. I lay there in bed, listening to the waves crashing on the rocks below and watching the sun turn the sky deepening shades of orange and rose. When the sun finally pushed its way Posted by vicki_h in Come With Me... | Oct 12, 2009
- The Amalfi Coast, Italy: Day Four
Years ago, while flipping casually through a travel magazine, I saw a photo that took my breath away. It showed a ragged mountainside, lush and green and covered with golden hued buildings that seemed to crawl slowly down the mountain Posted by vicki_h in Come With Me... | Oct 9, 2009
- The Amalfi Coast, Italy: Day Three
We woke to a heavy rain. Our first glimpse of the Amalfi Coast in the daylight showed dark skies, a pounding sea, and fierce winds. We decided to head to breakfast and see what things looked like after we’d filled Posted by vicki_h in Come With Me... | Oct 9, 2009
- To Market To Market To... Pisa!
Yesterday the ladies and I got up and ready and set out towards a market in Florence. The streets here are really narrow, like all one way streets, and a horse carridge had just ridden past us. I looked down Posted by veggiepack in Europe 2009 | Oct 9, 2009
- The Amalfi Coast, Italy: Day Two
After a long night of much needed sleep, we woke to our first real morning in Italy. We had only been there for 24 hours, but already, the differences were noticeable. For instance, I was puzzled at first by the Posted by vicki_h in Come With Me... | Oct 8, 2009
- Mayhem and Mishaps in Florence
Last night we went around the corner and up the street to this Trattoria that our guesthouse recommended. She said we would have first and second courses with wine for 12 euro, and we’re like sold! They even refill your Posted by veggiepack in Europe 2009 | Oct 7, 2009
- my feet are made for walking!
So I started out in Athens and we had the best walking tour there and then moved onto Santorini which was pretty and fun! Then Crete and now Italy has been good as well. Lots of great churches and wine Posted by Leezl in Greece, Italy + MORE! | Oct 6, 2009
- Firenze
So, being the idiot that I am sometimes, I forgot my railpass yesterday to get it validated and to buy the reservation for our trip to Florence this morning, so we all had to wake up extra early this morning Posted by veggiepack in Europe 2009 | Oct 6, 2009
- I Heart Roma
Yesterday was a really long day, but we covered a lot of Rome so we were happy. Got up at 6:30 am to get ready, have some breakfast, and head out to the colloseum for our walking tour. It ended Posted by veggiepack in Europe 2009 | Oct 5, 2009
- The Amalfi Coast, Italy: Day One
“Turn right on the Lungotevere Della Farnesina in 1 mile.”
“Turn right on the Via Anicia in 400 feet.”
As we made our way down the Viale di Trastevere, the cool, clear voice of the GPS lady was a calm in the Posted by vicki_h in Come With Me... | Oct 5, 2009
- Traveling to Venice
My travels to Venice went pretty well. Saying good-bye to Giovanni, Paolo and Angela was difficult and sad. Early in the morning I packed the last of my bags and ate my last breakfast here with this kind family. Posted by CariLB2 in Italian Adventures | Oct 5, 2009
- Riomaggiore - The Cinque Terre
Sorry again for the lengthy blogs but internet access in Riomaggiore wasn’t easy to come by as we had to go the station to do it and it wasn’t easy doing anything for any length of time so we did Posted by archkim in Kim and Peter's European Adventure | Oct 4, 2009
- Crete & Rome: The Bullet-Point Version!
So, seeing as how I’m so far behind, this blog is going to be short and sweet! And no pictures, sorry, bad connect Posted by veggiepack in Europe 2009 | Oct 3, 2009
- Villa Petrolo
Dear All
Well the end of the trip is nearly here and we,ve had a wonderful time. We are staying on at the Villa tonight then go by train down to Rome tomorrow morning. That way, there,s not a last minute Posted by BeeandRon in European Vacation | Oct 3, 2009
- Beautiful Florence – Belissimo Firenze
Friday
Dawn hadn’t even thought about cracking when our alarms went off at 3am. However, in 2 short hours we were at the departure gates ready to head to Italy for some beautiful sunny days of cultured art, architecture and Posted by TravelMc in Travelling Mc still travelling! | Oct 2, 2009
- Firenze
Dear All
We went back to Florence yesterday mainly to see the "real" David at the Academia. Simply awesome is the only word I could use to describe the sculpture and it stands 4.1 metres tall. It took Michelangelo 3 years Posted by BeeandRon in European Vacation | Oct 1, 2009