Today was nice, great weather for strolling around Venice! We had a good sleep in (hurray!), however Erin and I were still up earlier than anyone else so we went for a jog around our area in an attempt to squeeze some fitness in. It was a struggle haha. Ellie and Simon did their own thing and went into town (were staying a 15min train ride out). Erin, Henry and I went in shortly later and ate enough gelate to make us feel sick as we sat by the lake. We had a del...

Venice was everything I thought Italy should be. Cute cobblestone streets, pretty houses, great atmosphere, nice people, and delicious food. Im sure it would be a whole lot nicer as well if I wasn't so tired from travelling all the time and walking all day (can not wait for chilling out in Spain in 2 days time!) You could spend hours getting lost within the streets of Venice looking at what all the tiny shops have to offer. The main square was packed with people...

This is my favorite place so far! If I know anyone that is traveling to Italy I would highly recommend that they must visit this place, it is beautiful!! We got pretty excited as we were on the train and came out of a tunnel to see never ending sea. We hadn't been to any areas on the beach or near the sea yet. Cinque Terre is made up of 5 villages that are along the coastline positioned within the cliffs. Very cool, and all vibrant with different colored buildi...

Florence was very pretty. We got up early again to get to the first train so we had almost a whole day there. We went to see Brunaleskis Duoma which was really cool, like no other cathedral that we've seen so far. If I went back I would try to climb the 400 steps in the dome to get a view of the city. We went on a big search for GOOD Italian food, because we were yet to have an amazing Italian meal. And we found it, I had gnocchi with peppers and goats cheese, ...

Today was a big day. We went to the Vatican and Henry and I lined up to see St Peters Basilica while the others cruised around because they didn't want to wait in the lines. It only took about 25 minutes, the only problem was the heat from standing in the sun. It was well worth the wait though, because inside the church was absolutely stunning and detailed. We went to line up for the Sistine Chapel, however we were hot and hungry and didn't want to stand in the s...