Day 223, 12 February 2013. Florence (and off to Venezia/Venice tonight!) Packing day has come around all too soon, but quickly accomplished and we checked out and headed to the Accademia to visit Michaelangelo's "David". Beautifully displayed under a light filled dome, it was diabolically hard to resist taking photos (today's snap is of a replica in the Piazza della Signorina, just outside the Palazzo Vecchio). We also saw several unfinished works by the great...

Day 221, 10 February 2013, Florence (Firenze), Italy. Planning on the fly (still!) we checked the guidebook stashed on the iPad and discovered the "must do" items in Florence. And then we set out. First off we went to the Uffizi Gallery. Low season being what it was, we weren't about to spend €4 each on top of the €6.50 entry price just to reserve entry in advance... it was only a 40 minute queue and then we were in. There is a surfeit of religious art ...

Day 220, 9 February 2013. Roma to Firenze, Italy. Packing Day. Almost feel like we can't call it travel day because it took 6 hours or more to get to and from Naples & Pompei and the speedy Frecciargento train is going to whip us to Florence in just 90 minutes later today (at 250 km per hour!) Another cracking day of Rome winter weather. Very similar to Sydney's winter climate actually! Thankfully our next few trips are on trains and they don't mind if ev...