And the journey begins.
2024年4月22日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
The journey starts.
Picked up at 7.30pm by Hughes and dropped right at the departure gate. Check in was easy, and an option to upgrade to first class for a very reasonable value. We declined. Kim hasもっと詳しく
Landed safely in Dubai.
2024年4月23日, アラブ首長国連邦 ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
After 3 attempts to land, our A380 finally hit terra firma. Apparently it’s windy out there.
We’ve had to weave our way through more security checks, many escalators and then the Lounge check in,もっと詳しく
San Giovanni, Rome
2024年4月23日, イタリア ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
We’ve made it.
Our first ever Airbnb experience. Didn’t go smoothly.
Flight from Dubia was great. Being daytime, we stayed awake. Food was great. Little bit of a drama with and older customer.もっと詳しく
Touring Rome: day 1
2024年4月24日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Today we joined a tour of the Colosseum, the Forum and other old stuff. Our guide, Eduardo, was very entertaining.
So many people!
We learnt a bit, saw a lot and generally had a good time.
It rainedもっと詳しく
Piazza Navona
2024年4月25日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
A brisk walk this morning, passed the closed roads due to a public holiday, Republic Day.
First stop, a few fountains representing 4 rivers.
And we stopped for a coffee.
We were here in an eveningもっと詳しく
Spanish Steps
2024年4月25日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Although they are called the Spanish Steps, they were funded by a Frenchman, built to connect the Spanish Embassy and an Italian church.
And again, so many people!
Pantheon
2024年4月25日, イタリア ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
There are so many tour groups out today. So many lines to get in to see anything. The atmosphere is great.
Mt Vesuvio
2024年4月26日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
A 3 hour bus ride from our pick up point in Roma.
A very narrow road leads up the mountain to our check in point, then walkies.
Our second ‘active’ volcano we have walked up.
Unfortunately itもっと詳しく
Pompeii in 1.5 hours.
2024年4月26日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Not sure what I think about Pompeii. It’s a very big excavation, so much to see.
Our guide was very good but limited in what she could show because of limited time. And again, so many people. Ourもっと詳しく
Pompeii part 2.
2024年4月26日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Took more photos than we thought.
Walk to the Vatican.
2024年4月27日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
We’ve strolled to St. Peter’s Square this morning. A nice hours walk. It’s a big square and the line to get in is very long. Must be devoted to want to go in.
Knights of Malta keyhole.
2024年4月27日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
So we walked around 8k’s.
We waited just short of 2 hours.
A slow, sunny wait.
In the sun.
To have a peek in a keyhole.
Apparently you see, Malta, Italy and St Peter’s.
We peeked in the holeもっと詳しく
Castel Sant’Angelo
2024年4月28日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Built by Hadrian. Parts pulled down. Rebuilt to use as a prison and a garrison. Parts pulled down again. Rebuilt again and added too. Restored and is now a museum.
Wandering Roman streets, last day
2024年4月28日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
After our visit to the Castel, we wandered about. A nice stroll on our last full day in Roma.
Leaving Roma
2024年4月29日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Fast train to Florence. 280km in 90 minutes. Do the math! Comfy as. Not sure 1st class was worth it. 🤔
Cooking class. Pasta.
2024年4月30日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Kim decided we need to learn hot to make pasta. Here we are at Pastamania making fettuccine, cappellacci, ravioli.
Wandered Florence
2024年4月30日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
After a superbly cooked lunch, from our cooking class, we are having a stroll. So much to see. If only we understood what all these statues were about. Probably need a guide? 🤔
Michelangelo piazzala piccy time
2024年4月30日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Just came up the hill above Florence for some evening shots.
A few people around.
Siena. Day your.
2024年5月2日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Hopped on the bus early today. A few sites to see before the days over.
Wine tasting time.
2024年5月2日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Part of today’s tour is some wine tasting. Chianti is the grape variety. Maybe should have done a rating vid? 🤔🤔
But i didn’t really rank these.
ri-Colle-ghi-Amo
2024年5月2日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
3 regions joined to form one municipality.
Sangimignano.
2024年5月2日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
A town full of towers.
He who has the tallest tower wins.
Oh, the best beer in Italy so far.
Vernazza on the Cinque Terre coast
2024年5月3日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
A 2 hour bus ride. 20 minute wait for the train and we are here in this quaint little, busy, village.
Manarola. Cinque Terre coast.
2024年5月3日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
A small town but full of people. Omg it’s busy.
Monterosso. Another in Cinque Terre
2024年5月3日, イタリア ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Our lunch stop.
Seafood salad, penne and pesto, panacotta on offer. And white wine.
We’ve jumped off the tour and 2 hours for ourselves before heading back to the bus.

























































































































































































































