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On our way home

After the best tour ever we are now at Airport Leonardo Da Vinci in Roma 

Can't wait to see you all

Day 18 - Last day in Rome

What a great way to start the day. We are currently sitting in St Peters Square waiting for the Pope. 

A great buzz of excitement as thousands if people fill the space 

And here he is...

What a most amazing experience. The Pope sent blessings to all of us and extended these to our families. 

God Bless 

Day 17 - Rome

What a massive day! 

First stop St John of the Lateran. This is the Roman Pontifical Cathedral, the first building of public worship in Rome 

Then to Palatino for the Roman Forum 

So much to see at every turn 

Then to the Capitol Museum and a quick lesson from Mrs Maybury! 

Then the Colosseum 

Quick stop at the Vatican to collect our tickets for the Papal Audience 

And another long day finished. 

Day 16 - Naples to Roma

Early train ride from Napoli to Roma (about an hour), fast trains were excellent! We then arrived in busy Rome made our way to our accommodation, dropped our bags and started our discovery of this amazing city. By foot, tram and subway we explored many famous sites. 

Waiting for our first tram ride

We explored the three levels if St Clemente Bascilica. An amazing archeological site showing aa ancient church on the bottom, medieval church in the middle and on top a Catholic Church. A great opportunity to see this! 

The pyramid incorporated into the city wall. 

Lunch stop 

The most amazing view ever from this peep hole! You will all have to visit Rome to see what you can see... Amazing! 

Spectacular views from the Orange Grove

The Pantheon 

And about another 20 sites!!! What a day followed by another amazing authentic Italian dinner 

Until tomorrow ... 

Day 15 - Pompeii

Day 15 started with another early morning walk - a few more takers than yesterday 

Universita Station 

We then headed to Pompeii, very different to Herculaneum - far more tourists, busy and dry and dusty. However, wow what an amazing place 

The ampitheatre 

What an amazing tour of all the major highlights. Such an amazing experience to see ancient ruins, as yesterday interesting to see that parts of their way of life have continued through today.

Hacki sack break at the Amphitheatre 

Fantastic views of Mt Vesuvius today 

Great down time now 

Day 14 - Herculaneum

Another fabulous day as we embark on the Ancient History component of this tour. A busy train ride to Herculaneum was had being entertained by Gypsies as they sang for us along the way. Of course the cup was being passed around at the end! 

What an amazing time we then had discovering this ancient city. 

An ancient store

Grand pillars 

Hard to imagine this amazing place was buried in 79AD. 

We then enjoyed a visit to the National Archeological Museum of Naples. Amazing to think cooking implements we use today are similar to those used over 2000 years ago. 

We are currently relaxing back at the hostel, kids working on their journals. The kids have been outstanding in their work. Well done guys! 

Tonight we had a beautiful traditional meal. Bellisimo! 

Day 14 - Early morning walk Napoli

Keen walkers

Day 13 -Innsbruck to Napoli

Yesterday we set off on the overnight train to Naples from Innsbruck Austria. What an adventure! Train was running late- missed connecting train from Roma to Napoli. However, we were able to get the next train and at speeds of 300km/hr we arrived in no time 

Wow what a busy city when we arrived in Naples. The extreme opposite to the beautiful Austrian alps!!! Busy, dirty and hawkers at every step.. However, we had a quick shower and set off to explore the historic sites of this amazing city. 

The Castle Nuovo

The wonderful ride on the funicolare. 

To the Castel Sant Elmo 

What a magnificent view of the Bay of Naples and Mt Vesuvious 

And of course to top off another fantastic day a traditional Napoli Pizza! 

Day 12 - Last of Germany

Beautiful morning view from our hostel 

We spent the morning at the Documentation Centre at Obersalzberg learning about the area where Hitler spent his holidays from 1923. It was used as the perfect place to promote Hitler and propaganda portrayed him as something he was not. 

Only a few buildings remain in this area as it was bombed heavily by America in 1945.

We then went underground to explore the tunnels and bunker which were built to hide Hitler and connect him to various buildings close by.  This was a very educational visit and we gained a lot from it. 

We then went on a walk that Hitler took daily, crowds followed him as he made his way to a tea house. However our best ever tour guides lost a little direction and we had a most strenuous mountain expedition!! 

Feeling exhausted we hopped on the bus again to make our way to Innsbruck in Austria. We are waiting here to catch our overnight train to Italy. 

Day 11 - Berchtesgaden

On the bus again

First stop today was Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial site. 

This was a very confronting experience as we were reminded of the horrors that occurred during this time. 

Then we moved on to Berchtesgadn through Austria and back into Germany! The alps were an amazing site to see as we drove closer. This truly is a beautiful country. 

We took an amazing boat road on the Konigsee to St Bartholoma. This was a glacial lake and the views of the ice melt off the mountains was amazing.

It was the site of an old monastery 

A little spot of shopping 

Another fantastic day finished off by a trip to the thermal baths. This was a great experience of German culture in saunas and spas.