Roaming Rome
Ryan's planned a Rome day trip! So stop 1 - Circus Maximus. A real exercise in the imagination. Once the largest hippodrome in Rome,...
A wave from the Pope
Its the last Sunday of the month. Our only one of those we get here in Rome, so we are taking full advantage of the fact that St Peter's...
A breath of fresh air in Tuscany
No trip to Tuscany would be complete without popping over to see the leaning tower! Pisa is actually not very interesting in itself. Yes,...
Falling for Firenze
We started our day exploring the nearby Church - Basilica di Santa Croce. Very handy as we are staying just off the Plaza Santa Croce. It...
Finding Florence
So excited to visit Florence! Ryan had it all 'loosely' planned, and I just went along for the ride. Planned in our books usually means a...
Eataly Italy
New dress (expandable waistline all set!) all ready to go be a a complete foodie! Ryan had a whole day planned for us yesterday, but as I...
Side Note:...
Just a quick note. So I managed to drop my phone down the loo (ye sit dies instantly). It was time, I have not killed a phone for years,...
Ruminating the ruins
A weekend trip is certainly in order before Vesuvius decided to blow. (Alright, perhaps in the next millennia sometime). First stop...
Sight Seeing Rome :)
A Beautiful day and off we go... ... to battle the ticket machine. It cannot make it's mind up which notes it takes, the body of the...
Bellissima Roma
We got up early, and decided to try and follow Tony's Map he kindly drew for us for a circular route from the Colosseum. Well that didn't...