Venice - Vienna, Austria Today we journeyed to the Tarvisio Pass and into the Lakeland area of Austria stopping for lunch in Velden on Lake Worth. Then north to Vienna. We visited the Hofburg Winter Palace for a concert of the Wiener Hofburg Orchestra listening to Strauss and Mozart making this an unforgettable evening. Vienna 13th July We had a morning sightseeing tour of Vienna visiting the State Opera, Parliament, the Town Hall, Heroes' Square and St....

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...

Olympia - Athens We did a walking sightseeing tour of the city of Olympia and then headed into the mountains of Arcadia over the Corinth Canal to Athens. The Corinth Canal connects the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea. It cuts through the narrow Isthmus of Corinth and separates the Peloponnesian peninsula from the Greek mainland and therefore effectively makes the former an island. The canal is 6.3 kilometres in length and was buil...

Sorrento - Bari - Ionian Sea Crossing We drove across the rugged Apennine Hills to the Port of Bari for an overnight ferry to Greece. As we left the port we saw an awesome sunset and in the distance we could see the lights of Italy. The ferry advertised modern comforts, duty free shops, two restaurants, three bars, disco, casino and swimming pool. Unfortunately reality was it was really old, smelt badly of cigarettes, the room s were stuffy and smelly an...