We crossed the boarder and already we're feeling Italian. Our hotel was directly opposite the train station, which was incredibly handy... That's the train station = right there. It was such a beautiful day, we dropped our bags and headed for the old town. Well look at that... all roads do lead to Roma! Warning:... Continue Reading →
Our main reason for coming to Switzerland was to ride the Bernina Express - a train with extra tall viewing windows that travels from Chur, through the Swiss Alps to Tirano, just over the Italian boarder. We had the most amazing day today. The sun was shining and the scenery was breathtaking. So prepare yourself... Continue Reading →
After Rome's tour we decided that perhaps we'd prefer to explore Florence on our own. We were bused to the train station, then had a guide with us on the train - just in case you can't read the name of the stations, then the guide walked us to the centre of town - just... Continue Reading →
So when we arranged our tour into Rome we were thinking that we would see maybe some ancient ruins, some imperial Roman stuff and some personal shopping time. We perhaps should have read the fine-print of the tour again because apparently we were booked on a tour with the female version of Mussolini and there were... Continue Reading →
So, when you're on a cruise ship there are lots of activities and things going on, but it's always good to start with a pina colada by the pool. Another good game to play is "do you think they're alive?" It is always beneficial to follow the rules around the boat. Here's one I was... Continue Reading →
Getting to the ship was going to be really easy. Walk down to the Rialto water bus stop, get on to the bus and then just walk over the bridge to the where the ship is stationed. We got to the Rialto station.... .... with about 12,000 other people all trying to get to the... Continue Reading →
Ok, now I'm going to preface this post with a statement that I do like art. I like all sorts of art. There is some that I don't like and some that I simply don't understand. Fliss has grown up surrounded by art in her lovely mother, Fran's gallery, so she knows a thing or... Continue Reading →
The journey from the airport into Venice is not the same unless you arrive via water taxi. No such thing as a speed limit here! Our arrival was very early into Venice, but after a full nights sleep on the plane, we were ready and raring to get into some looking at stuff. Please enjoy the... Continue Reading →