It was early away from Como as most of the town still slumbered. We hit the tollway and ate up the k's doing 130. It wasn't until about 11am that the fog started to lift and the blue skies started to show. We arrived in Florence shortly after. We went straight to our hotel which is out of the city centre. We parked the car and planned on letting them know we were here then catching a bus into the centre. I'm a little over driving in these old cities. Well I'm a l...

Today we drove up over the mountains over tiny narrow roads and through pretty little Italian villages. We were avoiding tolls again so it gave us a chance to see more of the countryside. We arrived at Como early afternoon and checked in to our hotel, then headed out for a boat ride on the lake. The views were so spectacular. It's just amazing how much beauty there really is in this world. We tried to take lots of photos to capture what we were experiencing but y...

It was another day of ticking over lots of k's. This time we were backtracking to Italy some 350 clicks. In fact I think we are just about averaging that a day for the last 2 weeks. This time though we were hitting the tolls from Arles, all the way to Monte Carlo. It was double the time on the back roads so we didn't have much choice. Now this was the time I wished we hadn't gone the economy car route. We are in a Lancia something or other. It is a 1.3 litre dies...

This morning had a feeling to it. It was a feeling of spirituality, maybe of holiness. You know those mornings when you wake and all you really feel like is a good blessing by the pope? Well we had one of those today. He was not due at his window until 12pm, so we took our time and grabbed a kebab and the train to the Vatican. Getting off the Metro we pushed through the crowded streets to the square and found a great vantage point waiting for the hol...

It was a beautiful day as we stepped out. The sun was shining and after yesterday it was beautiful to be outside. Jac even elected to forego a jumper which really gives a fair indication to how much things had improved. The decision was to head to a free tour which was a few sights on the way to the Vatican. The starting point was Piazza Di Spagna which is a famous meeting place of lovers and pickpockets. The main feature is the 138 steps where roma...