Wednesday 20 April 4-22C Sunny 6am wakeup call again!!!I thought this was supposed to be a holiday!We made our way to Rome with a stop at Assisi today. It's a 535k trip and with the driver having to stop every couple of hours it makes for a long journey.On the way to Assisi we passed through the beautiful Umbrian hills which were so green.The weather was perfect….nice and sunny but not too hot.St Francis, the patron saint of animals, was born in Assisi i...

Tuesday 19 April 19C Sunny Had a bit of a sleep in this morning then the bus took us to the port where we caught a boat to Venice.It was very exciting to finally see this place that l've only seen in films or read about.It has criss-crossing canals, gondolas and water buses/taxis/ambulances, arched bridges, a palace and quiet little piazzas.Venice is famous for Murano glass so we were taken to watch Venetian glass blowers fashion their delicate objects.It ...