From Melbourne Through The Best of Asia and Europe by Any Means
Italia
Venice morning. Getting ready for another day of stitching up tourists
Venice by Night
Venice by Night
Venice by Night
Venice by Night
Venice by Night
Venice by Night
Venice by Night
Venice by Night
Venice by Night
Venice by Night
Italian Alps. Just over the border from Suisse
A train… somewhere, SuIsse train.
Arriving in Venice, the end of the railline. Water taxis and sea gulls replace Toyota’s and beer cans
Breakfast in Venice at the Marconi Hotel.
Rialto Bridge, Venice
Grand Canal, Venice
Grand Canal, Venice
En route to Murano Island and the glass factory
Murano Glass Factory
Murano Glass Factory
Murano Glass Factory
Main Street, Murano
Main Street, Murano
Main Street, Murano
Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore from the ferry returning to San Marco after a visit to Murano Island
For crying out loud, if you need me to tell you what this is then you haven’t been listening
Another canal.
Theatre something something something. At least it’s not another #@$%£ gondola!
Venetian Dining
Rialto Bridge over The Grand Canal. Catching the bus back to the station.
Rialto Bridge over The Grand Canal
The Duomo, Firenze
Palazzo Pitti, Firenze
Arno River and the Ponte Vecchio
Firenze Duomo
S M Novella, Firenze
Firenze By Night, a lively colourful street cafe scene.
Main Street Pisa
Main Street Pisa
Firenze Duomo dome interior
Firenze Duomo dome interior
Main Street Pisa
The Leaning Tower of Pisa
The Leaning Tower
Campo dei Miracoli, Pisa
Campo dei Miracoli, Pisa
The Leaning Tower of Pisa
Pisa
Firenze Duomo by Night
Firenze Duomo by Night
Firenze Duomo by Night
Firenze by Night
Firenze by Night
Firenze by Night
Firenze, hot afternoon
Firenze, hot afternoon
Firenze
Street theatre in Firenze on a hot summer evening
Fontana di Trevi, Rome. Correct. It is the same 19 million tourist from Venice. They followed us. It was like they thought we knew where we were going.
Fontana di Trevi, Rome. As seen in the classic movie… Mad Max Thunderdome.
Fontana di Trevi, Roma
Breakfast in Rome at the Marghera Hotel
Maghera Hotel Rome
The Vatican
The Vatican
The Vatican
The Vatican
The Vatican. The new bloke was in town but did not have time for a cuppa.
An early version of the modern bullett trains. Reached almost 200 on the 2 hour trip from Rome to Napoli
Sorrento main drag, before the tourist tsunami begins
Sorrento
See the post on Sorrento
Amalfi Coast
Amalfi Coast
Amalfi Coast
Amalfi Coast
Amalfi Coast
Amalfi Coast
Amalfi Coast
Amalfi Coast
Amalfi Coast
Amalfi Coast
Amalfi Coast
Amalfi Coast
Amalfi Coast
Amalfi Coast
Amalfi Coast
Amalfi Coast
Amalfi Coast
Amalfi Coast
Amalfi Coast from the bus
Amalfi Coast. The bus trip down the narrow winding road to Amalfi is a ‘must do’ in Italy.
Hotel Doria Amalfi. Room with a view… and a half
Amalfi piazza
Amalfi stairway to Heaven
Backstreet Amalfi
Backstreet Amalfi
Why? Because the sand is black.
Amalfi man street. Laid back plus.
Amalfi piazza and Duomo
The piazza in Amalfi town centre with the Duomo up the steps in the background
Kicking back on warm summer evening in Amalfi
The centre of chaos in Amalfi
Amalfi boat harbour
The quaint little port of Amalfi
Cruising Capri. South side of the island.
Cruising Capri
Azzura Grotto. Don’t do this in Summer. The boat queue was over an hour.
The row boat ripoff, Azzura Grotto, Capri
Yes. A lighthouse on a rock on the coast… of Capri.
Cruising Capri. Some big hole in a rock with an unpronounceable name.
Capri
From the top of the fanicolore railway, Capri
Boutique shopping in Capri
Not staying, just inspecting the plumbing at La Palma Hotel in Capri
Photographer in action, Capri
Capri. Overlooking the harbour. Cunard ocean liner visiting
From the top of the town, Capri harbour
Approaching Positano from the Capri ferry
Amalfi ferry terminal and boat harbour
The Amalfi Duomo by night
Dinner at a posh restaurant in Amalfi
Amalfi backstreets at night
Amalfi, general store.
Amalfi, lemon everything. This one is for Mum. And yes, we did buy you a special present here.
The tunnel out of the city piazza and up the hill towards Positano, hairpins and hysterical bus drivers
Italians are known to be a bit hot headed at times. Take two Italian bus drivers in a bumper to bumper confrontation… Very heated indeed.
Over the top and down to Sorrento
In 2000 years the new order will be staring at this concrete overpass, probably paying dearly and queuing for hours.
Piazza della Repubblica, not to mistaken with the Colosseo.
Suisse Guard. Really… and I thought the Beefeaters looked weird. The pay is very good, it would need to be. Lots of perks including ‘4 weeks humiliation leave each year’
600 year old graffiti painted by Raphael.
Ceiling in one of the previous Popes apartments
A wall, a ceiling, anther Pope, another apartment.
Another Vatican wall.
The Vatican Museum
Like sardines in a tin…..
The Pine Cone Garden at the Vatican. Pine cones hold a sacred place in Catholic dogma.
The Popes private garden. This is where he works on his tan and experiments with new ideas for his lawn mowers.
Archimedes Hotel. Not worthy of its 4 stars.
3 thoughts on “Italia”
Chong Pik Wan
Hi Guys, did you stop at Positano on your way to the coast?
Well, its just another black pebble beach, can’t beat the Australian beach for sure.
I hope Johan has been enjoying some true Italiano cuisine and see the big difference
in their pizza compare to ours.
Well a few more days to soak up the heat in Europe but be ready for the windy, chilly and wet weather here.
Have fun !!!!!!!
Are you heading anywhere near Lago di Como? If you do a ride on the ‘funiculare’ is worth the effort. The narrow streets are a sight to behold, but the siesta is a pain in the butt, for those that just want to make the most of a day.
Stayed in a little town Chiasso, on the Italo-Swiss border, a short train ride to Milano, but remember they don’t run to a Swiss time table.
Hi Guys, did you stop at Positano on your way to the coast?
Well, its just another black pebble beach, can’t beat the Australian beach for sure.
I hope Johan has been enjoying some true Italiano cuisine and see the big difference
in their pizza compare to ours.
Well a few more days to soak up the heat in Europe but be ready for the windy, chilly and wet weather here.
Have fun !!!!!!!
Beautiful night photos! Johan’s writing is a lot neater than yours Mark. Happy travels. Dave
Are you heading anywhere near Lago di Como? If you do a ride on the ‘funiculare’ is worth the effort. The narrow streets are a sight to behold, but the siesta is a pain in the butt, for those that just want to make the most of a day.
Stayed in a little town Chiasso, on the Italo-Swiss border, a short train ride to Milano, but remember they don’t run to a Swiss time table.