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August 2010 - Italy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You know those days where nothing seems to be working out. Yeah, this was today. Side note… we were up at 7am this morning so when you get down to the times below you’ll understand. The whole reason for being in Viareggio was for »
August 2010 - Italy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 nights of peace was not enough, would have been nice to spend an extra day in Torgiano, relaxing by the pool, barely a soul in sight. Like I said, would have been nice. But pressing on I had a hot date with a man »
August 2010 - Italy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > "Turn off in 700m Dad… That was the turn off Dad…" So we took the long road around to Assisi, entered from the other side of town, got into the parking station at Centro only to find it full but then magically »
August 2010 - Italy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Back to our local cafe for our last meal in Rome, Dad had already picked up the car, already turned down a one way street and already struggled to get the car into reverse… twice, but I don’t think he had stalled it yet. »
Umbrellas when wet Shade umbrellas when dry Roses for Ti Amo Tripods for twilight Glowing spin tops for darkness Scarves for the under-dressed Bubble guns for the kiddies Fake handbags for the fashion conscious Standard price Four Euro »
August 2010 - Italy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our last day in Rome and we finally find a place to have breakfast. One that doesn’t cost 53.50 Euro per person (Hotel Buffet), instead it would cost a far more reasonable 26.50 Euro…for all of us. We would head to »
August 2010 - Italy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NB. Writing this was next to impossible. 715pm - Eleven people walked into an empty Sistine Chapel, minutes passed in silence. Speechless. Earlier that morning we had scouted out our meeting place down near the Vatican Museum. I had hoped when watching the hundreds of »
August 2010 - Italy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Today’s adventure started earlier than most with a walk through the Borghese Park to the Gallerie Borghese. Since tickets had to be pre-booked and we had none we were hoping that people were not up at 830 in the morning to go and appreciate »
August 2010 - Italy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ancient Rome has been waiting an awfully long time for me to come along and appreciate it. With the help of a fellow aussie (our tour guide Vanessa) we were to explore the facinating world of the Romans, from the Forum, to the Colosseum, to »
August 2010 - Italy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank GOD the transportation was perfectly smooth compared with our last attempt. The same driver as yesterday took us to Naples Centrale Train Station to catch our fast train to Roma. Now Naples Train Station has a pretty sketchy name when it comes to pickpockets, »
August 2010 - Italy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Amalfi Coast. 50 odd kilometres of winding roads, about 80 metres up from sea level with room for about one a half cars. This was the reason we were here, to see what this road had to offer, and it certainly didn’t disappoint. »
