Month: September 2016

Our day in Corfu started with a visit to the Achilleion Palace,  built by the Empress of Austria, Elizabeth of Barvaria. She built the palace after the death of her only son as a ‘holiday house’ – and a place where she could mourn his death. She was a great…

Montenegra was a last minute change when our stops to Turkey got cancelled and so we really had little idea what to expect. Well it turned out to be one of the most beautiful places we’ve ever visited – the scenery is just breathtaking! We visited Kotor and Budva –…

Pompeii was even better than I expected – its much, much bigger than I thought and there is a lot more of the city still to be excavated. Mt Vesuvius is easily visible as we leave Naples…  There was a fantastic art exhibition in the ruins so you’ll see pieces…

We had an incredible day visiting Naples and Pompeii – just amazing and more pics and history than I can write up. We’ll start with Naples where we visited the medieval Castle Nuovo Views of Naples.. Castle entrance The moat and bridge to enter the castle The courtyard of the…

A nice relaxing day in the port of Civitavecchia today… its a busy port, one of the largest in Italy. We walked a short way into town and did some shopping… saw this tiny petrol station… Visited the markets which were quite busy. Lots of lovely fresh fruit and veggies……