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Tag: Italy

  • World Trip 2006: Day 78 – Rome, Italy

    Wednesday 14 June 2006 Highlights: San Giovanni Church, old Rome City Wall Today was so very hot, I felt the smog of the city for the first time, that I cut my time in the city down to only a few hours.   I did however visit San Giovanni Church, the official seat of the…

  • World Trip 2006: Day 77 – Rome, Italy

    Tuesday 13 June 2006 Highlights: The Colosseum, Roman Forum, Trevi Fountain, The Pantheon On this very hot day I set out to visit Ancient Rome via another tour (you need to do a tour to understand the ruins).   This meant a start at the Colosseum which is massive (as you would expect), looks of…

  • World Trip 2006: Day 76 – Rome, Italy and The Vatican, Vatican City State

    Monday 12 June 2006 Highlights: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo’s amazing ‘Book of Genesis’, Raphael’s genius seen in ‘School of Athens, St Peter’s Basilica, Piazza San Pietro Today was my tour of the Vatican City which officially is the world’s smallest country (no passport stamp unfortunately).   We had to wait close to 2 hours…

  • World Trip 2006: Day 75 – Venice to Rome, Italy

    Sunday 11 June 2006 Highlights: Watching World Cup match on the big screen Today it was noticeable that the temperature is getting hotter for this travel day to Rome. Our Rome campsite is similar to Venice however this time we have an independent and therefore much cheaper supermarket next door which will keep costs down.…

  • World Trip 2006: Day 74 – Venice, Italy

    Saturday 10 June 2006 Highlights: Walking around the Venice countryside, relaxing by a pool Having seen what I wanted in Venice today I walked around the Venice countryside for a few hours and eventually found myself back at the campsite pool.   Life is very hard some days. Unfortunately they put someone in my room…