Gran Duca Livorno

... with our tea for a spell, unfortunately we both decided that we weren’t up for doing anything else in Pisa – we just were not feeling well. So, we walked back to the train station to catch a train back to Florence (even buying some fresh bananas at a little market during the walk back – hey, we’re feeling optimistic). Both Murray and I were very nauseous on the train ride back, but I did manage to fall ...

... mais apres presque 900 ans, elle est toujours la. dans le meme espace, il y a la cathedrale et un autre batiment , tous ca, en marbre blanc. En dehors de cette attraction, pise possede encore une bonne partie de ces fortification. si non, c'est une ville etudiante, avec 3 universites,donc il y a quand meme pas mal de vie

... as the place was so cramped and nothing else to do in town, but ended up having a good night both nights we were there.


Sunday did the walk between the 5 towns from Riomaggore to Monterosso. Took about 4.5 hours including thestops in each town to check them out.
The views out over the Ligurian Sea are stunning. Leaving one town and seeing the next far off in the distance, and sometimes a lot higher up in altitude, was really cool.

... and I had a wonderful 50th. Everyone sang to me in the small restaurant. Thank you everyone for following us and keeping us close with your wonderful comments. To sign off I will say that.....
"There is nowhere like Home".
Love Mick and Lisa

... no working knowledge of the language other an 5 or 6 words. I can’t ask for…ANYTHING! All I can do is agree and say thanks. Everyone says it’s not a problem, but it’s something I would really like. I guess there’s something to taking shorter trips where you can get a travel guide and language guide and bring them with you. Impossible for so many destinations on our trip ...

... for a few weeks whilst i went back to work
Belgium to pick up batteries from my dad as the originals were shagged
Luxembourg
Swizterland
Italy
Lake Maggiore (most expensive)
Cremona
Cecina Tuscany where we parked up again whilst i worked

... Live performances are still given there (Elton John was there recently), and workers were in fact setting up the lights and stage for a performance. The columns frame a view of Mount Etna, the bay, and the town. After that we bought lemon and almond granitas and strolled around taking pictures. It was a nice relaxing visit.

This morning (Saturday) we were invited to a Cruise Critic get together for those who post on the ...

... ride to Florence with a few ideas on what to do while you where there. We had around 5 hours inside Florence to do as we pleased. On the way to Florence we got a peak (a far peak) of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, now it ended up being a good thing that we did not go to Pisa, as it rained the entire day in Livorno / Pisa! And we had lovely weather up in Florence, which was about 100km drive from Livorno.Florence is a typical Tuscan city (well, it is the capital of Tuscany after ...

This morning in Livorno looked promising, I worked in the library until 10:30...covered the kid's club during an all ship drill...went back to my cabin after lunch to get off the ship and wander around in Livorno...packed up my backpack and cameras and realized...no wallet. I looked everywhere for it and couldn't find it. I went on the internet and checked my banking sites and no unusual transactions there...called American ...

... relaxation on the beach, by coming over and trying to strike up a conversation then moved our things out of the way to put his towel down (the cheek of it!) we did discover off him that it's a big Italian bank holiday, something to do with independence I think. We made ourselves scarce when he became too much of a pest. When we got back on site we found our tranquil little haven had turned into an Italian fiesta full of huge families with huge voices that ...