Tag Archives: Italy

Destination: Italy

Posted on September 25, 2020 by Nathan

Official Name: Italian Republic Established: 1861 Kingdom of Italy  Population: 60,317,116 (2020 estimate) Religion: 83.3% Christianity, 12.4% No religion, 3.7% Islam Language: Italian Capital: Rome Order of Visit: Seventeenth   First Visit: 8 June 2006 Last Visit: 22 June 2006 … Continue reading →

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World Trip 2006: Day 87 – Florence to Pisa to Nice, France

Posted on June 23, 2006 by Nathan

Friday 23 June 2006 Highlights: Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italy) Today’s travel plan saw the bus stopping in Pisa for about 1.5 hours, to see the famous tower.   I have never seen so many hawkers trying to sell stuff … Continue reading →

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World Trip 2006: Day 86: Florence, Italy

Posted on June 22, 2006 by Nathan

Thursday 22 June 2006 Highlights: Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Piore, seeing Michelangelo’s David in person, Ponte Vecchio stone arch bridge A hot and humid day.   First however I learned that I would be seeing Germany versus Sweden in Munich … Continue reading →

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World Trip 2006: Day 85 – Florence, Italy

Posted on June 21, 2006 by Nathan

Wednesday 21 June 2006 Highlights: Galleria degli Uffizi Museum Having survived the night (both hot and cold and a lot of noise) I set out late in the morning to explore for Florence by myself.   I headed straight for … Continue reading →

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World Trip 2006: Day 84 – Rome to Orvieto to Florence Italy

Posted on June 20, 2006 by Nathan

Tuesday 20 June 2006 Highlights: Visiting Orvieto Town, Exploring Florence BusAbout had a bonus stop at Orvieto a small and beautiful Tuscany town.   The cathedral is stunning especially the 5 panels starting with heaven and moving down until the last … Continue reading →

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World Trip 2006: Day 83 – Rome, Italy

Posted on June 19, 2006 by Nathan

Monday 19 June 2006 Highlights: Relaxing at the campsite watching the World Cup and listening to music Well today I spent the entire day either on the internet, at the pool or watching the world cup.   Had a good … Continue reading →

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