Blogs from Vatican City, Vatican City, Europe - page 8

My wife and I set off on a Cruise Holiday on board the Ship ‘Sundream’ and we arrived at Civitavecchia - which is a port fairly close to Rome. Whilst others on the Cruise Holiday went by coach we decided to do the journey by train to reach Rome and take in the day that the late Pope John Paul was creating 32 (I think !) new Cardinals. Having alighted at the train station we made our way to St.Peters Square, an easy journey of just a few hundred yards. Only cost us some 13 Euros for the two of us, whilst the coach fare from the Cruise ship was 52 gbp each - a fantastic saving. Our plan was to go to St. Peters, see the ‘main event’ and then do all the other ... read more

A lot has happened since the last time I've updated. We did in fact go to see the Pope on Thursday, which was awesome. I had never been to a Catholic Mass before, so I guess it couldn't have been any better than having it held by the Pope. We decided to stay an extra day in Rome, and skip the short side trip to Pisa. We originally had planned to get up early this morning and go to the Cinque Terre, stopping in Pisa shortly, so we could get mostly 2 days and 2 nights there, then go to Switzerland. However, the Holy Day that allowed us to see the Pope Thursday night prevented us from seeing the Vatican that day, and forced us to see it this morning. So instead of being rushed through ... read more

Recipe for Big Change of Plans * 1 Liz * 1 Pia * 1 Bottle Cretan Wine * 1 Tight Budget * 2 Easily returnable Eurail passes * a pinch of distain for crowds, commercialism and the Euro Hey there kiddleywinks. Guess what? We've made a MONUMENTAL descision, which probably is monumental for no one but us, but just play along. We've pretty much scrapped our plans for seeing the rest of Western Europe, and have decided to travel in the exact opposite direction. We're goin' to the land of goulash, gypsies and headscarves. Having had such an incredible time in Turkey, we decided to take the advice of our travel companions and further explore the East. Next stop: Croatia! Wish us luck and things. Anyway, having said that, I must expound the beauty of Italy ... read more

8 kwietnia - Rzym Wyjazd byl nagly i niespodziewany. Jedziemy na pogrzeb papieza. Bardzo chcialam tam byc tego dnia, bo odkad pamietam to wlasnie Jan Pawel II byl papiezem, czlowiek wyjatkowy i Polak .... Na poczatku myslalam, ze to takie nierealne. Ale warto dzielic sie swoimi marzeniami, bo po chwili narzekan, ze chcialabym tam sie znalezc znalazla sie osoba, ktora tez chce jechac i szybko zaczelysmy wszystko zalatwiac. Podroz nie wydawala sie dluga i warto bylo poejchac. Myslalysmy po drodze jak to bedzie kiedy znajdziemy sie na Placu sw. Piotra, wsrod tylu ludzi i, ze ci wszyscy ludzie przyjechali do jednej osoby..... kiedy zaczeto nas zasypywac sms'ami "trzymamy kciuki zebyscie dojechali jak najdalej", "Rzym zamkniety, nie dojedziecie, korki" itp. szczytem marzen bylo zeby dostac sie do Tor Vergata pod Rzymem. Juz zwatpilam, ze cokolwiek zobaczymy, ... read more

Two trips to Rome... read more