We set off on our daily march at 6:30am this morning for our tour of the Vatican starting at 7:30am. We arrived at the meeting place and were soon assigned to our guide for the morning, Donata. We had booked a semi private tour so it was just us and an American couple from St … More Day 20 – The Vatican
We started the day with a coffee, fresh orange juice and croissants at Bar Gastronomia Twins right across the road from our apartment. Mark had booked tickets to the Pantheon between 9am and 10am and it was a good 30 minute walk to get there. They have only very recently instigated a payment system but … More Day 19 – Pantheon
Mark woke very early this morning for a work call at 5am. When the rest of us woke up we showered (not particularly satisfying with tiny showers and very little water pressure but we got wet) and went across the road to Bar Gastronomia Twins for cappuccinos and croissants. We had organised a tour of … More Day 18 – Colosseum & The Forum
We got up early and finished our packing before Salvatore’s wife (the whole family clearly gets involved) came to collect the keys from us. We left the house just before 8am and got on the road to Brindisi arriving around 9am. Once we had handed over the car, we checked in for our flight and … More Day 17 – Rome