Leaving Macau our journey consisted of a ferry, a 12-hour flight, two trains and a taxi to finally arrive in Padua. Before we knew it we were settled into our room at the traditional Scrovegni bed and breakfast, luckily Ron is fit as he was able to carry our not so light suitcases up the four flights of stairs. We had time in the afternoon to walk the historic centre of Padua before our pre booked tour of the Scrovegni chapel. We found the cobbled winding streets and buildings beautiful and were surprised how quiet and peaceful it was, although being a Sunday afternoon we guessed most people were inside escaping the heat of the day. At 7pm we joined a small group to tour the Scrovegni Chapel, which contains a fresco by Giotto, completed in
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