Here's the low down on our Italian experience: Ultimately, though italy is an amazing place and we are glad we went, we preferred Greece. It was cleaner and much more welcoming. But here are a couple of favorites from Italy: Best destination: both of us: positano, despite the insane stairs; but I also really liked the scenery in Capri personally. Most livable city: sorrento. You just got such a good vibe walking through the streets. Best archeological site: P...

Today we went to the smallest country in the world: the Vatican. We metroed there in the morning and were confronted by a 2 hour line up to get tickets. That made us very happy we had pre-bought tickets. We surpassed the huge line of irritated travelers and got right in. The Vatican city is the capital and only city of the Vatican, and it is where the pope resides. It is very famous for the Sistine chapel, st. Peters basilica, and it's museums. Seeing the whole...

So today was the first day in Italy that was t-shirt and pants weather. And a great day for it, as today it was coliseum day. We were up bright and early and headed off to breakfast. We saw a little Asian man doing what we do: take food from the hotel breakfast to eat for lunch. But instead of making sandwiches like we do, he just shoved a whole bunch of meat in his pocket. Well, I guess if that's what floats his boat. So we arrived on time at the coliseum to r...

it's hard to mess up a pizza, right? All it really is is crust, tomato sauce, and cheese afterall. But if Naples has taught me anything, it's that us north Americans have been messing up pizza for years. This morning we checked out of our hotel in sorrento, and hopped on the 8:45am train to Pompeii. At our stop, my mom got off the train before me, but my bag got stuck on a seat. She exited the train, and the doors were closing with I was still on the train (it w...

This morning, we were up and ready for the 8:35 ferry to Capri. The ride was a short 20 minutes, and even with the overcast weather in the morning, the island was very beautiful. Capri is a hilly island with many sheer cliffs and very green trees. The water is a pure green blue. It has several celebrities with homes on it, just to get away from it all. When we got off the ferry, the first thing on our list was a boat trip around the island. We found a man by th...