Another interesting thing about the Vatican is that they have their own = postal system. In fact it is quicker to send mail from the Vatican than = from any other place in Italy! We thought it would be rather cool to send a postcard from Vatican city. So = I bought a card and.

This morning we were out of the hotel by 7am to get to the Vatican museum. = When we arrived there at 8am the queue was already halfway down the street. = By the time the doors opened at 8:45 it was down to the corner. We got in = pretty soon after it opened..

Christmas day was sightseeing in Rome.We started the day with a walking = tour which kicked off at the Collosseum, went through the forum and ended = at the Vittorio Emanuele Monument. Our guide was a little Italian lady who = was very knowledgeable and witty. After that we were free to do our own.

Yesterday on the way to Florence we stopped to see the leaning tower of = Pisa. The town itsself looks like a regular small town which simply happens = to have a large tourist attraction. We arrived in Florence in the early evening. An hour after check-in we went = to an Italian restaurant. There.

Just had my first slice of genuine Italian pizza at one of Autogrills (a = petrol station restaurant). In Italy a slice of pizza is the equivalent of = quater of a family sized pizza, which is pretty huge. Interesting fact: the = Autogrill chain is owned by the vatican. The toilets are mostly terrible..

We have just crossed over into Italy. . We drove along the French riviera this morning while watching a beatiful = sunrise We also drove past Monaco. The houses and cliffs remind very much = of camps bay. I’m feeling better today and looking forward to some more sightseeing.

Today is sightseeing day in Nice. Unfortunatly I am sick. Damn the = Europeans and their central heating. Passing through sub-tropical buildings = and then back out into the cold seems to have taken its toll on my immune = system. We managed to visit Beaux art museum where we discoverd Gustav Adolf Mossa, =.

Wednesday we spent the day sightseeing in Barcelona. There was a lot to = see, so we had to plan carefully. As in France, we made extensive use of = the Metro. Once we figured out which ticket to buy (very few people speak = english) we were off. The Metro is just as good.

..We left Lyon bright and early this morning for Barcelona. We will be on = the road for most of the day, but we get to see more of the country side, = which is great. There are lots of villages with interesting curches. We = also saw a castle up on a cliff of.

We spent most of the day on the road to Lyon. We stopped Fontainebleau to = see Ch=C3=A2teau de Fontsinebleau where Napoleon used to stay. We arrived = in Lyon late in the afternoon.=20 After check-in we walked through Lyon. There is a really nice night market = 20min walk from our hotel. We alo.