ItaliaFiumicino41°47’14” N 12°14’43” E
11 April, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Leaving home in the middle of the night meant a quiet run to Birmingham airport. We seem to have hit stag party season though, surrounded by multiple groups of them as we waited for the flight. It wasBaca selengkapnya
ItaliaCivitavecchia42°6’14” N 11°46’53” E
11 April, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Grabbing our Medallions at checkin, we climbed the *many* stairs to our cabins, as ever avoiding the lifts. The ship has a far greater mix of nationalities than P&O (or indeed on the last PrincessBaca selengkapnya
Italia42°7’16” N 11°8’4” E
11 April, Italia ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
Whilst we waited for our luggage to arrive, we grabbed a cabin in the 'Hollywood Club' and watched the industrial port in operation.
Once our luggage finally arrived and we unpacked, we tried to findBaca selengkapnya
ItaliaPisa43°43’22” N 10°23’49” E
12 April, Italia ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Breakfast in the Deck 16 buffet had a lovely array of choice...and of course, Ben made eminently more sensible choices than I. The train strike was called off so we caught a complementary shuttle busBaca selengkapnya
ItaliaPisa43°43’12” N 10°24’8” E
12 April, Italia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
On our way back through Pisa, we happened on the fabulous shop of a local artist. He has apparently just completed his History degree at the University of Pisa and his art reflects local and regionalBaca selengkapnya
ItaliaPisa43°42’59” N 10°24’8” E
12 April, Italia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Ben found that the Pisa was the birthplace of Galileo, so we headed to the house in which he was born, passing a beautiful little church on the way. The house itself is marked with a plaque and hasBaca selengkapnya
ItaliaLivorno43°33’31” N 10°18’4” E
12 April, Italia ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Our half day in Pisa gave us plenty of time to enjoy the ship in the afternoon. We nabbed a cabin in the Hollywood Club overlooking the port and city. The hour we spent in the glass-roofed pool wasBaca selengkapnya
ItaliaGenoa44°24’52” N 8°55’9” E
13 April, Italia ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
Just outside the port, the stanchions holding up the main road were all wonderfully painted. Our walk along the harbour front also took us past the half marathon runners, braving the grey skies onBaca selengkapnya
ItaliaGenoa44°24’29” N 8°55’51” E
13 April, Italia ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
Off the harbour, the buildings in Genoa tower in a rambling fashion creating alley upon alley with only slits of light at the top. We navigated through these following an online walking route past toBaca selengkapnya
ItaliaGenoa44°24’42” N 8°55’58” E
13 April, Italia ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
Winding further through the baroque streets and the Porta Soprana, we stopped by Christopher Columbus' house, before looping back to the Via Garibaldi. This street had palace next door to palace allBaca selengkapnya
