Geo: 42.3585, -71.0596We were up early for our last Luques breakfast before Lorie's shuttle picked us up for the trip to the airport for our flight to Boston. We flew with Virgin America and had a perfectly pleasant flight. After arriving at Logan Airport. we caught two taxis to our hotel, The Lenox in the Back Bay. We had booked an executive room with a fireplace, as we knew that Boston would be cold. Luckily for S and J, they too were upgraded to a fireplace room.Here is my review of the Lenox Hotel: https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/ShowUserReviews-g60745-d114134-r356682737-Lenox_Hotel-Boston_Massachusetts.htmlWe had a late dinner at Sola's Irish Pub in the hotel, before sharing a nightcap before the fire.... read more

Geo: 37.7792, -122.42Today was mainly spent walking! We caught the Cable Car with the intention of getting off at the top of the windy part of Lombard Street and walking down. Unfortunately for us, we got on the wrong car which dropped us at the bottom of Lombard Street. It is a very long, very steep walk back up to the top! Once we finally reached the top, we then proceeded to walk back down, stopping for photos along the way. Then we continued to walk, and walk, and walk until we reached Coit Tower. We had spent so much time walking there that unfortunately we didn't have time or go up as S & J and the boys had bookings for the night tour of Alcatraz later in the day and we had other things ... read more

Geo: 37.7792, -122.42Once we had arrived at Tullamarine Airport we found that check in was surprisingly quick, as we had been unable to check in online for some reason. We had a celebratory glass of bubbles in the Vue de Monde café before boarding the Qantas A380 bound for LAX. The flight went relatively quickly. We had preordered our meals, although the cabin crew seemed unaware of this system, we all ended up with what we wanted. We all got a little bit of sleep before arriving in LAX. Immigration and rechecking our luggage went smoothly and we walked to the terminal for our domestic flight to San Francisco. We had prebooked a private Lori's Shuttle and they were waiting for us. We quickly arrived at our hotel, the Chancellor on Union Square, where we had ... read more

Geo: 41.8955, 12.4823Well our last day, sadly. Our hotel kindly granted us a complimentary late checkout, but unfortunately not in the same room. Totally understandable, as our room was a premium one with a balcony and sensational view, but they set us up in a small single with a large bathroom, so ideal for us to store our bags and be able to go and shower and freshen up before our late evening flight home to Melbourne. After our final breakfast we walked to the nearby Campo dei Fiori for another look at the market. We then moved onto the Spanish Steps for another look around this area and do some last minute shopping for souvenirs for the family. We decided to fritter a couple of hours with a final lazy Italian lunch at Ciampini. This ... read more

Geo: 41.8955, 12.4823This morning we had to sadly check out of the beautiful Bellevue Syrene for our transfer back to Rome.As with our arrival, our transfer was booked with Rainbow Limos and it was another excellent trip. This time our driver was Giulia, the matriarch of the family and a lovely lady. She whisked us to Napoli station in good time, after taking us on a bit of a driving tour of Naples. I have to admit to being a little shocked at the condition that a lot of Naples was in. Giulia was adamant that no-one should stay in Naples itself, that it was simply too dangerous! I must admit that the little we saw made me very glad we decided not to come yesterday.Even the station felt creepy compared to the many other stations ... read more