The Best of Italy Tour has sadly come to an end, however we were up early for breakfast and to farewell our friends as they begin their journeys home or to other destinations. It was sad as we have made friends with 2 very lovely couples, from Ontario, Canada and Arizona, US. After breakfast we jumped on board the hotel's shuttle bus to the city for more sight seeing. Arriving in the city we found the 'hop-on-hop off bus' and jumped on for a tour of all the key...

We departed Florence early so that we could arrive at the Colosseum in Rome to take the guided tour which was postponed due to heavy rain on Day 1. First stop was the ancient town of Siena. The historic centre of Siena has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It is one of the nation's most visited tourist attractions, with over 163,000 international arrivals in 2008. Siena is famous for its cuisine, art, museums, medieval cityscape and the Palio di Si...

Buongiorno! What a day!! Off early this morning for a tour of the Vatican including the Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel and St Peters Basilica. A break in the afternoon followed by a walking tour of Rome city landmarks followed by dinner in the city. The Vatican Museum was amazing with all the ancient artefacts, the statues, tapestries, paintings, pottery, mosaics, architecture and Ancient Rome's engineering feats. The visit to the Sistine Chapel left us speech...

Ciao!Early start this morning with breakfast, check out of the Budapest hotel, transfer to airport and our flight to Rome to start the Italian leg of our awe-inspiring journey. We landed in Rome and met our transfer to our hotel mid afternoon. Following a briefing by our Tour Director, we had a short bus ride around some of the inner city sights including:- St. Peters and the Vatican (very close to our hotel)- Castel Sant' Angelo- the Tiber River, the 2 ancient ...