4 Countries in 1 Day
2024年8月21日, ベルギー ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
Our Europe trip started bright and early with us meeting at the Tower Hotel London by 6:15 am. We checked in and met our tour guide Brek. He's an Aussie that's been doing this for 25 years. Seems aもっと詳しく
Amsterdam Walk About
2024年8月21日, オランダ ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Having sorted out the hotel and our rooms in Amsterdam we then headed off into the centre of town. We had about an hour and half to go for a walk about and explore.
So we walked beside the canals toもっと詳しく
Evening Dinner Cruise
2024年8月21日, オランダ ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Had a very pleasant evening dinner cruise along the canals of Amsterdam.
Rhine Cruise
2024年8月22日, ドイツ ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Up early and headed off after breakfast to Germany. Stopped off at the Rhine River where we went for an hour and half cruise. So very interesting with a number of small towns on the banks of theもっと詳しく
Heidelberg Walk About
2024年8月22日, ドイツ ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Stopped off at Heidelburg which was one of the few cities not bombed in the war. Wonderful old streets by the river with a castle over looking the town.
Heidelberg Museum and Stadium
2024年8月23日, ドイツ ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Two things right beside the hotel where we stayed in Heidelberg:
✈ Transport Museum
⚽ TSG Hoffenheim Football Stadium
Munich
2024年8月23日, ドイツ ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Up early again and drove to Munich. Two of the famous spots in Munich are;
1️⃣ Rathaus-Glockenspiel. The Rathaus-Glockenspiel is a large mechanical clock. Famous for its life-size characters, theもっと詳しく
Paul goes to the Lego Store
2024年8月23日, ドイツ ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
And buys nothing.
Lyn goes to the Kristallwelten Store
2024年8月23日, オーストリア ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
And buys something ... Swarovski!
Innsbruck
2024年8月23日, オーストリア ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Beautiful town in the Tyrol area of Austria. Has held 3 Winter Olympics. The Olympic stadium was right across the road from our hotel.
Traditional Tyrolean Evening
2024年8月23日, オーストリア ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Dinner and show of traditional Austrian Tyrolean music and dance. Had a great fun evening.
Drive from Austria to Italy
2024年8月24日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
It should have only been a 4 hour drive, however it’s August school holidays and everyone was on the road. Snail pace for large periods of time, blame all the Motorhomes and caravans on the road.もっと詳しく
Venice Water Taxi
2024年8月24日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
We arrived at Venice and waiting for us were water taxis to take is into Venice city. Amazing just like you see in the movies.
Venice Gondola Ride
2024年8月24日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Not quite as romantic as the movies and pictures make out, but still a great experience. There were so many of them, and bottle necks with the Italian oarsman jabbering away to one another.
Stillもっと詳しく
Venice City and Glass Blowing
2024年8月24日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
The trip included a demonstration of the world famous Vechia Murano Glass Blowing. Each item individually blown, hand painted with gold or platinum coverings. Absolutely stunning, but oh so expensive.もっと詳しく
All Roads lead to Rome
2024年8月25日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Traveled to Rome through some mountains but very impressive roads with a number of long tunnels and bridges.
Passed the site of a WW2 Memorial outside of Florence where a number of New Zealandersもっと詳しく
Be my Guest - Tuscan Villa
2024年8月25日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
'Be my Guest' is where the tour visits someone's private residence.
We stopped off at the Villa Il Leccio in Tuscany. It's a beautiful rural property that's been in the family for 9 generations andもっと詳しく
The Colosseum
2024年8月25日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Highlight was visiting the Colosseum. We had a local guide take us through it. Amazing history and to think that we walked through a place that has been there for nearly 2000 years!
Dinner in a Roman Storeroom
2024年8月25日, イタリア ⋅ 🌙 29 °C
Dinner was organised for us in an underground Roman Storeroom. Not sure if this was originally for the Gladiators or not. Actually it was a restaurant called 'Le Trena Del Colosseum' only a fewもっと詳しく
Vatican City
2024年8月26日, バチカン市 ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Got to the Vatican City at 8 in the morning to find queues of people, but we already had our tickets organised for us, so basically got straight in after very little waiting.
We started in the Pignaもっと詳しく
Sistine Chapel
2024年8月26日, バチカン市 ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
So this was special to see Michelangelo's 16th century painted ceiling and wall painting of the second coming. To see what’s considered as some of the most significant art work ever created.
Note:もっと詳しく
St Peter's Basilica
2024年8月26日, バチカン市 ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Overwhelmed by the grandeur and size of St Peter's Basilica. It took 110 years to build, completed in 1626. Apparently built on the site where Peter was crucified upside down and then buried.
Rome Walk About
2024年8月26日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 36 °C
After visiting St Peter’s Basilica we had a local guide then take us for a walk around Rome. Got to see:
🏛️ St Peter’s Square
🏛️ Villa Borghese with its umbrella trees
🏛️ Treviもっと詳しく
Drive from Rome to Florence
2024年8月27日, イタリア ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Nice drive seeing a number of fortified towns built on hills.
旅行者Very exciting