Since my last post we have had a thoroughly enjoyable but
hectic time.
After Florence we spent a day with a guide in Siena and in
San Gimignano, the later being particularly lovely. This was followed by a day visiting a Roman church and Rural Heritage museum which was fascinating. After this we had a buffet lunch at a local winery where we sampled the bottled produce.
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View from San Gimignano enhanced by Sue |
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Olive press at Rural Museum |
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Pisa was lovely despite the rain |
On the following day we visited Pisa and Lucca, again
amazing places and another fantastic guide. After a free day we moved on to a
site just to the North of Rome where we had two full days visiting the many
Roman sites and spending much time in The Vatican City.
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Pantheon in Rome, still standing after 1800 years |
Once Rome was seen we had a memorable couple of days taken by
coach to Sorrento where we visited Pompeii (wonderful) before an overnight stay
in a hotel. Following this we were treated to a spectacular drive along the
Amalfi coast and lunch at a hotel overlooking Amalfi itself. All too soon we
had to return to Rome and complete our tour.
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Pompeii street |
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Amalfi coast, where do you start ! |
Once this was finished with another multi course dinner we
headed off on our own and spent a couple of nights on a site just on the edge
of Pinto, just North of Pescara. Although a lovely site it was quite noisy with
a railway line not far away so we moved on to a site near Manfredonia further
South. This was much quieter and had a beautiful white sandy beach that just
went on and on. Three nights here saw us ready to move on however and today we
arrived at Giovinazzo, just North of Bari where we get the ferry tomorrow to
Dubrovnik to start our tour of Croatia.
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