We took a bus from Naples to the Amalfi Coast. The bus would stop at some of the seaside cities for a time, for people to hop off and have a walk around, look at souvenirs and so on,...
Mar272015
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Mar182015
Rome, Italy
We did it! We went to Rome and saw the things that all the tourists go to see! We don’t usually go to the touristy spots, but when in Rome…. The Coliseum was really cool! All those arched doorways,...
Mar172015
Naples, Italy
A drizzly grey day greeted us upon arrival to Naples. As we left the port, there were lots of vendors shouting and trying to sell us their wares or tour packages. We made our way past them, up to...
Mar162015
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Sicily might be known for its mobsters, but my memories of Palermo center around beautiful old architecture and amazing churches. I saw some graffiti that was similar to the style that we saw in Cagliari. We saw the major tourist...
Mar142015
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
We began the day by hiking up to the Bastion de Saint Remy, an impressive building atop a hill. We went into the Cagliari Cathedral which housed some of the underground royal tombs and next door, the Royal Palace....
Mar082015
Livorno, San Gimignano and Volterra, Italy
The first day of our cruise vacation, we docked at the port of Livorno in Italy. Instead of following most of the other tourists into Florence, we rented a car and drove out to some of the nearby hilltop towns....