ItaliëColosseum41°53’25” N 12°28’48” E
24 oktober 2016, Italië ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We hustled around the Colosseum, and given time constraints, were unable to go inside. Thankfully, we got some good pictures from outside. There is so much to see in Rome and one day is just notMeer informatie
ItaliëSanta Maria degli Angeli41°54’10” N 12°29’47” E
24 oktober 2016, Italië ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
These are some random photographs from around Rome. The coolest is probably the Knights of Malta keyhole on Aventine Hill, where Carole snapped a nice picture through the keyhole. There's also a shotMeer informatie
ItaliëSaint Paul outside the walls41°51’31” N 12°28’36” E
24 oktober 2016, Italië ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Our last stop was St. Paul's Basilica. We got there late in the day and the tour guide said we had 30 minutes to walk around. Unfortunately, the line was over 30 minutes long because there were soMeer informatie
ItaliëSaint Paul outside the walls41°51’31” N 12°28’36” E
24 oktober 2016, Italië ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Inside the basilica, we saw Paul's tomb and the chapel of St. Lawrence. Although we didn't have a lot of time to take it all in, we were happy to get to see what we did. After that it was time to headMeer informatie
ItaliëPiazza Sant'Antonino40°37’35” N 14°22’33” E
25 oktober 2016, Italië ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Upon arrival in Sorrento, we stopped by a Limoncello factory where we bought a couple of small bottles to take home. Along the drive, we snapped a picture of "The Virgin Mary", a rock formationMeer informatie
ItaliëSpiaggia Fornillo40°37’41” N 14°29’6” E
25 oktober 2016, Italië ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
We joined three other couples for this excursion with Joe Banana limo tours. They took us to Positano, Amalfi, Pompeii, and the aforementioned limoncello shop. Positano is a beautiful city on theMeer informatie
ItaliëPiazza Flavio Gioia40°38’2” N 14°36’10” E
25 oktober 2016, Italië ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Our next stop was the little town of Amalfi, a town known for its nativity scenes. We also came across some cute drinking fountains, as pictured here. We, however, stuck with bottled water.
ItaliëPiazza Flavio Gioia40°38’2” N 14°36’10” E
25 oktober 2016, Italië ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
The Amalfi cathedral is a 9th century cathedral that holds the relics of the Apostle Andrew. A "newer" version built in the 13th century is connected to it and seen in the picture of Carole on theMeer informatie
ItaliëPiazza Schettini40°44’46” N 14°29’56” E
25 oktober 2016, Italië ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Our last sightseeing stop was a visit to Pompeii, an ancient Roman city buried by volcanic ash with Mt. Vesuvius's eruption in 79 AD. Although we had a very knowledgeable guide, we only got to seeMeer informatie
ItaliëPiazza Duomo38°11’38” N 15°33’14” E
26 oktober 2016, Italië ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Our next port was supposed to be Taormina, Sicily which is a quaint, ancient Sicilian town with a lot of Roman and Greek ruins. Unfortunately, the sea was too choppy for us to anchor in theMeer informatie
