ROME – of angels and forums Sunday – instead of waking to the pealing of church bells in la bella Roma we hear the sounds and snarls of traffic in the not too distant surrounds. Did I mention that our apartment is…
2011 Europe by Rail – Day 17 Part 2
ROME – Ave Cesare – those who are about to die salute you! Saturday – my oh my – standing in front of the Colosseum and another dream realised. Sometimes you just have to stand by yourself and ponder on how…
2011 Europe by Rail – Day 17 Part 1
ROME – the Eternal City Saturday – after the late night spent at the Vatican Museums we are a bit slow getting on the move this morning. We hoped to be out and about by 8.30am but alas, that is not meant to be…
2011 Europe by Rail – Day 16
FLORENCE to ROME – a day with Michelangelo Friday – today we travel to the Eternal City – Rome. It’s hard to realise that half our European Adventure has gone but on the good side we still have some exciting places…