Day 46 - We were awake at 2.30am for a 3.30am taxi ride to Rome airport for the flight to Mykonos. The 2 hour 30 minute flight was smooth (most of the passengers were younger headin to Mykonos to party, thankfully they slept and it so the flight was quite) a change to have much cooler weather compared to Rome. The resort vehicle met us for a 15 minute trip to Petinos Beach and as we were too early to check in we caught a local bus into the capital Fabrika for ...

Day 44 - The day began with a 4 hour walking tour of the Colesseum. Our guide was an archaeologist who has been a tour guide for 16 years. As this attraction draws huge crowds daily, she equipped each of us (about 20 in our group) with individual radio receivers that allowed us to hear her commentary as we walked around. The first 2 hours were spent exploring the area known as the Forum, acres of ruins of palaces and official buildings that once housed the empe...

Day 44 - The day began with a 4 hour walking tour of the Colesseum. Our guide was an archaeologist who has been a tour guide for 16 years. As this attraction draws huge crowds daily, she equipped each of us (about 20 in our group) with individual radio receivers that allowed us to hear her commentary as we walked around. The first 2 hours were spent exploring the area known as the Forum, acres of ruins of palaces and official buildings that once housed the empe...