Monday 25 April 8-22C Cloudy We had a bit of a sleep in this morning and after breakfast we went into the centre of Florence where a local guide showed us around.We went to the Piazza Santa Croce and Signora, Palazza Vecchio, the Loggia de Lanzi and the Piazza del Duomo and it's cathedral.We also went to a leather factory where they showed us how they emboss the gold onto the leather and to basically sell us their wares.The old city of Florence is quite be...

Sunday 24 April - Easter Sunday 8-20C Partly cloudy Good bye Sorrento, with it's villas nestled in the hills along the shoreline of the Mediterranean sea.We had a long drive today, 560k, with a stop at Orvieto to visit the black basalt and yellow limestone, Italian gothic cathedral which was just ok but nothing to write home about.There was an entrance fee which mum and l refused to pay and instead just looked at the church from the foyer.Personally l thin...

Saturday 23 April 13-18C Cloudy but warmish Up at 6.15 this morning….we caught the ferry over to the Isle of Capri.I don't know anything about the island so had no expectations.We decided to do our own thing rather than take the optional tour.The first thing we did was to go around the island on a small boat.We paid 15 euro and It took around 2 hours to see the rocky coastline and some awe-inspiring caves which the sea has formed.We went to the blue grot...

Friday 22 April 12-20C Sunny After an early night last night l was awake before the alarm went off at 6.30.We headed to Pompeii this morning with a stop at the abbey of Montecassino which is perched on top of a high hill.The monastery was founded by St. Benedict about 529 and became famous for the prodigious life of it's founder.Through the ages, the abbey was looked upon as a place of holiness, culture and art for which it became renowned on a worldwide l...

Thursday 21 April 4-22C Sunny We had to get up quite early this morning as tour groups have early entry to the Vatican museums and the Sistine Chapel.It was really good to be able to walk straight into the museums instead of waiting in line for a couple of hours.We didn't visit all of the Vatican museums as it would probably take 3 days but what we saw was very interesting and consisted of beautiful tapestries, marble busts and figures (the male figures ha...