Early rise and shine to leave at 7am to catch a cab for our tour of Vatican City. Had cappuccino and Cornettos at the Vatican Cafe, and watched the seemingly millions of people queuing up for tickets and tours. Later we learned that 25,000 people visit the Vatican each day. One of the pictures shows the entrance to the museum, with Michaelangelo on one side and Raphael on the other. At 9 Am we met our 20 person, 3 hour City Wonders tour, guided by Francesca. ...

We said good bye to our lovely Airbnb in Positano on Thursday, May 31, at 9am. Our driver, Nello, helped us load our growing pile of suitcases, and we were off. By 10, we were at Pompeii, ready to start our guided tour with Dario. He was an amazing guide, an archeologist and historian in his spare time. He mentioned that they just found a body in a new section of the dig, and this one they will preserve in silicone rather than plaster (a new process as of 200...