San Marino - Venice Area We travelled along the Adriatic coastline through the Po Delta towards Venice. This evening we went on a boat over to Venice for an evening meal. We walked through the tiny streets of Venice going over some beautiful old bridges winding in and out of buildings till we found our restuarant. Had a great meal and a wonderful experience of Venice at Night. Venice 11th July Today our tour started with a boat ride to Venice and we vis...

Athens - Patras - Ionian Sea Crossing - Ancona, Italy We did a walking tour around the Acropolis and nearby ruins. What a spectacular site. The Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel located on a high rocky outcrop above the city of Athens and containing the remains of several ancient buildings of great architectural and historic significance, the most famous being the Parthenon. After a late lunch we travelled to Patras for embarkation on the ferry for...

Sorrento Today we went on an excursion to the Island of Capri which is surrounded by a rocky coastline where the crashing sea has formed awe inspiring caves. We transferred to the port for our boat ride to the Island and drove by mini coach up the winding, breathtaking route to Ana Capri. There were fibreglass painted cows everywhere, which was an international event of modern art linked to a fund-raising for charity through an auction organised by Sotheby...

Rome - Vesuvius - Pompeii - Sorrento South all the way today, with the volcano Vesuvius in the distance. Then to Pompeii where time stopped in 79 AD when the Vesuvius eruption totally destroyed it. Pompeii was lost for nearly 1700 years before its rediscovery in 1748. Since then, its excavation has provided an extraordinarily detailed insight into the life of a city during the Pax Romana. We continued our journey to Sorrento and enjoyed beautiful views of the...

Rome It was Ashleys' Birthday today and we are all going out for pizza in Rome......... We visited St. Peters Square, then we entered Vatican City. What an amazing place to visit. We entered the Sistene Chapel and I had shivers up my spine. Michelangelo painted the ceiling between 1508 and 1512. The ceiling, and especially The Last Judgment (1535-1541), is widely believed to be Michelangelo's crowning achievement in painting. The Papal Basilica of Sain...