Category: Christmas in Europe 2006

One week into the trip and we’re getting accustomed to early morning departures when it’s still dark.  The journey wasn’t too long and by 11:00 a.m. we had arrived in Firenze.  First stop of the morning was at …

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If you love all things Italian and shopping is your vice, then Rome, the …

Our program this morning was a visit to St. Peters and our guide, Salvatore, apart from being excellent, was very charming too.  Naturally, he got a bigger tip from me. 

After the tour, we headed off on our own …

Tired as we were, we decided we weren’t going to miss out on a dinner at our favorite restaurant in Campo dei Fiori, the Carbonara.  The walk to the bus terminus at Termini Station was quite a hike …

This morning we bade farewell to Venetia as we took one more ride on the Grand Canal to Maestre. We boarded our coach at 9.00 a.m. however road closures along the way caused huge delays and we finally …

Having done a whole lot of research into restaurants that are open during the winter season, we forgot to bring this information with us!  We stopped at St Mark’s Square to check out the restaurants there, however the …

Our hotel, the Hotel Sant’Elena is named after the island of St. Elena.  The hotel is a little distance away from St. Mark’s Square, however there is no problems going in and out as it is on the …

After Wilten Basilica, we hit the road again and this morning we were headed to Verona to visit Juliet’s balcony. We’ve been here previously when it was quieter and Tony was able to dash up to the …

The luck that we were supposed to have been bestowed by Juliet did not help us with the traffic to Maestre.  We sat in traffic for almost an hour in the peak hour traffic.  It was great when …

Whilst the group went off on their optional sleigh ride , we preferred to spend our morning exploring this town with over 800 years of history. It was a bright morning, and as there was a lot to …