TUESDAY 19th JUNE 2012AMALFI COASTEarly start again this morning and headed south towards Naples passing through some lovely countryside and bypassing the city and getting to Pompeii quite early for a tour over this ancient landmark! The ruins are in a very run down and poor area, and once off the bus were bombarded by hawkers and sellers! We grabbed a quick coffee and joined an excellent guide for a thorough tour of Pompeii! It was getting pretty hot, but we all...

SUNDAY 17th JUNE 2012ON TO ROMEStopped off in Florence on our way to Rome, had a look at some lovely leather goods and gold jewelry, before having a couple of hours to wander about this old city! The churches and old buildings were amazing, but it was extremely hot and we were quite glad to get back on the coach! Got to Rome in the late arvo and went straight to the Trevi Fountain and jostled in the extreme heat with thousands of tourists to get a photo and throw...

SATURDAY 16th JUNE 2012MONTECETINILeft Nice this morning and after a short drive stopped in Monaco where we goggled at the crystal clear ocean, the luxurious homes and the unreal boats! Hard to believe we actually visited the place let alone walk the streets!From there we hit the highway and headed for Pisa, along a magnificent freeway and through over and one hundred sixty tunnels! The tunnels ranged from a few metres to over a kilometre long, saving all the twi...