2010 June Home Page


Weather is 31 degrees today, hot and humid.

Well after some much needed rest we had a late start to the day with Clive waking at 10.00AM and Gai 11.30AM. The morning was spent trying to confirm our flights with Lufthansa as their web site was down, offices that Clive walked to were closed and we eventually managed to get the phone number from the concierge as there was no phone book in our room.

We decided to go to the Cafe again in the Republic Square for lunch and then walk across the road to the Hop On Hop Off tour bus. Not too much walking plannned for us today. The tour was only 30 Euros for both of us and it took about 2 hours. We saw scenery we would never have seen if we had not done this tour. There are also ruins all around the city that made this tour very special. We only made one stop and that was at the Vatican to buy some Peace Crosses that we saw yesterdy and Aquamarine Roseary Beads for Gai.

After the tour is was the balance of our souvenir shopping and then out to tea again at our favourite cafe. It was full when we got there, but the waiter recognised us and said that he would get us a table. One of the Chinese waiters recognised Gai by the 'cheese burger' fiasco from the other night and and the other waiter came over and gave us a great welcome also. A delicious tea and back to the Hotel where Gai finally manages to get Clive to get all the bags packed for the flight tomorrow.




We're off on
the tour bus.


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Lots of statues
around the city.


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More ruins
and tourists.


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Back at the
Colosseum.


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Fuel
anyone ?.


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Gai and her
new cross.

Lunch
time.

Gai at the
Republic Square.

Fountains are in
most major squares.


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Our night time
eating Cafe.


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A truely
beautiful building.


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More
ruins.


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Tourists are
everywhere.


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Lots of
souvenir shops.


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Current dig
in progress.


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Free drinking
water - it was hot.


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Another
fountain.


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Heading towards
the Vatican.

St Peter's
Square.


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The wall has pathways
inside it.

Hence the
ventilation holes.


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The Ferrari store
is that way.

Old cobble
stone streets.


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Plenty of
motorbikes around.

Some pretty
narrow side streets.


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Another huge
fountain.


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