Ciao! Today is the 28th September, and I have just arrived in La Spezia. After I last wrote, we arrived in Florence and had some time to freshen up at our hotel, Hotel Donatello, before heading out to explore the city. First, we visited the Duomo, which was just as magnificent as I remembered it. We then went to the Disney Store, where I bought a special present for my sister. Next, we headed on to Ponte Vecchio, before returning home. For dinner, we went to Os...

Ciao! Today is the 26th September, and we have just arrived in Florence. After I finished my blog post, we had dinner at the restaurant. We had tomato penne, cold turkey meat and salad, and zuppa inglese. We were all quite surprised when the turkey came out cold, as we had expected something a bit warmer! I then attempted to Skype my parents on the dodgy wifi before eventually going to bed. Today began with breakfast: Nutella croissants, bread with salami and ...

Ciao! :) Today is Friday, the 25th September. Firstly, I forget to mention a few things about Pompeii! Every time our guide told us something interesting about Ancient Rome, he said, "good idea?" It made us all laugh! He also told us that Pompeii had more brothels than bakeries, and showed us both. We also got to see the Ancient Roman lavatories, which was actually pretty cool. Along the streets, there were little holes in the curb that people used to secure th...

Ciao! Today is the 23rd September, and I've been in Italy for four days on the AHS/Mt A Italy Tour. My journey began Saturday evening, 19th September, at Brisbane Airport. We checked in, took a group photo, then proceeded through customs. Unfortunately, I was stopped as I had an umbrella in my bag! I had to unlock my carry-on bag, get out the umbrella, and send it all back through the scanner. I thought they'd get me on the batteries, but apparently a 17-year-o...