An whirlwind tour of Italia!


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August 26th 2009
Published: September 16th 2009
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We touched down in Milan and picked up Jonesy after his lonely 2 weeks sitting in the airport carpark. It took us 4 hours to drive to Venice where we found a quiet free camping spot for the night (there was no point checking in to the camp ground as it was already 10.30pm after all). The next morning we hit the camp site, set up, and then caught the 11am ferry across to Venice proper. Our first i... Read Full Entry



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And again...And again...
And again...

looking down into what used to be the chambers beneath the floor.
The Trevi FountainThe Trevi Fountain
The Trevi Fountain

You can just see the coin in the air Suz threw in
The ORIGINAL "Thinker" StatueThe ORIGINAL "Thinker" Statue
The ORIGINAL "Thinker" Statue

Inside Vatican Museum - this is the orignal that dates back to BC times. The statue in Paris is not actually the orginal thinker - you know the one that still has the head etc??
Sistine ChapelSistine Chapel
Sistine Chapel

Michelangelo's world famous ceiling painting of The Creation stories and The Last Judgement on the far wall.
Close up shot of the Creation storiesClose up shot of the Creation stories
Close up shot of the Creation stories

Looks boring but the stories behind the individual paintings are fascinating...
Why oh why did we decide to climb the stairs back up??Why oh why did we decide to climb the stairs back up??
Why oh why did we decide to climb the stairs back up??

Especially when there was a perfectly good bus to take us!
The cathedral at AmalfiThe cathedral at Amalfi
The cathedral at Amalfi

Vince almost gets lost in those steps



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