Up and at breakfast on time then we piled into our car. We had a few hours of freeway travel to arrive at our destination, Pompeii. The modern town should probably be buried under a volcano, but that wasn't why we were there. We came to see the ancient city that had been buried by the eruption of Mt Vesuvius in about 80 a.d. As a result it is so well preserved and gives a great insight as to how the ancient Romans lived. To see pictures still on the walls of home...

More amazing weather to start today. We had a continental breaky, which we are a little over by now, then went to catch the local bus into town with the group. 48 is a big number to get on a local bus already pretty full but we managed. It was then a short ride in the metro before we arrived at the Spanish steps. Here we were met by a local guide who whisked us through the important sites in the centre of Rome before leaving us at my favourite of all our places w...

It was a quick blast down the freeway at 130 as we made our way to Fiumicino airport in Rome. We were running a little late as we had a leisurely morning breakfast and sleep in. But we made it to airport and returned our little Lancia before heading to our pre booked shuttle bus. We caught it into the centre before catching the metro and another bus to our accommodation. We are joining a tour today but were a little early at the camp ground we are staying. So we ...

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...