Here’s a run down of our holiday. I’ll do my best to keep it brief, but can’t make any promises. With 10 cities in around 30 days it’s pretty clear that we could only really scratch the surface of the places we visited. Overall though, I’m really glad we got as much into our schedule as we could, even though we missed a lot, we also saw plenty. I'm going to do this one city at a time, and will go back and add pics once I have them uploaded. Apologies if this seems a bit self indulgent, but read on if you can be bothered and don't if you can't.
Cheers Liam
Rome :
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Our second visit here, our last time being on a Contiki tour in January 1997. I remembered Rome fondly from that trip and nothing has changed that after this visit. There are plenty of tacky souvenir sellers at the main sights which add absolutely nothing to the experience, but Rome is one city that can carry that crap and still leave you smiling. We did lots of walking in our one full day taking in the Colosseum, Piazza Navona, St Peter’s Cathedral, Villa Borghese and the Spanish Steps to name a few. But it was worth the sore feet, it’s a fantastic city that has shaped world history, not just Italy’s.
Highlights: People watching at the Trevi Fountain, the driving and simply being there. Oh yeah, hot chocolates and gelati!
Lowlights: Associating the sound of tacky whirring bubble blower guns with the main sights.