After a great night's sleep, Gulgun and I awoke before the others so we quietly got dressed and headed downstairs for breakfast. A busy spot early on, but we were able to get some cappuccino and espresso, so we were happy. Soon enough Jayne and Silas joined us and we all ate. Silas was thrilled …
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Train tales
Once again we were to be on the move. We arose early, packed up and with Jayne and Silas having gone out to quickly to pick up some cheese omelettes, we had an easy breakfast. We did our usual "stoner" check to ensure we left nothing behind and locked up. Heading out wasn't that easy …
Manarola
Today was our one full day in Cinque Terre, in the second of the five towns as you come from the south, Manarola. Reputedly one of the most picturesque. As we didn't go to the other towns, I'll go along with the idea that it is the best. We slept in for a lazy start …
Pisa
After a good night's sleep we all managed to get up and moving. Jayne was kind enough to go down the hill to find breakfast food for us. Silas demonstrated that he's learned how to make scrambled eggs! So that along with some croissants and coffee and we were good to go, but not before …
Cinque Terre
Our last morning in Florence. We got up to have our morning breakfast, with Jayne and I looking forward to our coffee and Silas to his cold milk. He says his milk is like coffee for us. We got our things together and went downstairs to check out and put our bags in their storage …
Boboli Gardens
We opted for an easy day so we could let our tired boy catch up on his sleep. We all slept in then went down for a late breakfast. And of all things, as I was at the coffee machine a woman approached and asked, "Do you come from Westin?" Of all the small world …
Galleria Dell’ Accademia
Today we had a leisurely start, sleeping in a bit then heading downstairs for breakfast. Our biggest task there was trying to figure out the coffee / espresso machines to get our morning dose of caffeine. Prior to travelling to Italy I had pre booked a number of entry tickets to essentially "skip the line". …
Florence!
Today we departed Rome for the second leg of our adventure. We rose a bit later, had breakfast then checked out of the hotel. As we were nearby and had plenty of time we walked over to the railway station. We wanted to ensure that we had things figured out to get onto the right …
The Vatican
We headed down to the hotel lobby this morning to request a taxi. We were scheduled to view the Vatican museums, the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica. The taxi took us directly to the museum entrance, as our guide yesterday, Tosca, told us to be sure to do, otherwise they'd let you off at …
Colosseum +
What an incredibly full day! We began by meeting our private tour guide, Tosca Perotti, at our hoteKudos to my friend, Patty, who through her sister, Connie, gave me the lead. What a gem! Off we went at a good clip down the hill from the hotel the mile to reach the Colosseum. There's nothing …
Redpath At Ease 