This trip has been full of surprises. Today's surprise was Malta. I had been exposed to Maltese people in my younger years as an apprentice working in a multi-cultural workplace in Sydney, however, had never taken the opportunity to understand more about the people. I had also been aware of the … [Read more...]
Valletta Harbour
Pompeii
We visited the ancient city of Pompeii on Friday. The city is preserved in time and has become one of the most famous excavation sites in the world. It's incredible that you get a real feel of what life was like nearly 2000 years ago prior to the city being destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius … [Read more...]
Cruising the Med, ships away
We left Rome on Thursday to join our cruise of the Mediterranean. We were picked up from our apartment and drove to coast to Civvavetchi the sea port for Rome. From the distance as you approach the town, you can see the Cruise ships lined up. Our ship the Celebrity Silhouette was easily seen in the … [Read more...]
Naples, a walk down towns
Friday afternoon in Naples we returned to the ship, had some lunch then Keith and I headed out for walk around Naples to soak up the city. After leaving the harbour front with all it's shops and sellers focused on cruise ship tourists we found the main part of the city. After a walk along the street … [Read more...]
Visiting St Peters
After Wednesday's attempt of trying to get to St. Peters, we arrived at the steps at 7.00am Thursday morning for our visit. The hardest part of getting in were the x-ray machines, that took some time. Without having any expectations, I was awestruck as we entered the building. Regardless of what … [Read more...]
Catching up with the Pope
04:43am The phone goes off, it's Al, one of my customers, I miss the call and turn off the iPhone and go back to sleep. 05:30am My sleep patterns have normalised, however, my body is still on Canberra time, up again. 06.15am Time to get up and have a shower so I can go for an early morning St … [Read more...]
The Colosseum, Palatine Hill, Vespa Museum, tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Make sure you visit the Colosseum, Palatine Hill, the Vespa Museum and the tomb of the Unknown Soldier are some of the key locations as we did when we visited Rome. When you visit these locations, with the exception of the Vespa Museum, realise there are going to be lots of crowds. Here are the … [Read more...]
Pictures of Rome
We spent our first full day in Rome getting a feel for the place. Annette's boss Pete Z, suggested catching the tourist bus first then picking where you want to go. We did that and our trip took us to the Trevi Fountain, the Spanish steps, the Pantheon and a few other spots. The pictures of Rome … [Read more...]
Rome, Mamma Mia
After Mr. Engineer tweaking a few dials, a few hand waves and shaking the Captain's hand, it was time to leave Frankfurt and fly to Rome. It is amazing how reassuring a handshake is when you're sitting on a plane, and the Captain shakes the hand of the man in the fluro jacket who's just had his … [Read more...]