Mini Hotel Saporetti Sabaudia

... knows everyone. Life is very relaxed in this area and the people are extremely friendly. Most of my uncle's friends have been waiting for "Lei Canadesses" for a few days.

A walk around the town's piazza was like being at home. Strangers as well as non-strangers would stop you and say ciao and present themselves. My uncle has lived in the town for over 50 ...

... up to a church in the hills lol... It was well worth it though. The interior of the church was painted with many stories of the bible and we learned that it was actually a place to teach others who were illiterate about the bible. I was impressed that so many of the color lasted on the plaster for as long as they have. Its amazing how the art and architecture is so different from what we have today.

... Middle Ages, Gaeta was a fortified city. It was naturally protected because of its strategic position, placed high on a promontory, almost completely surrounded by sea, but its defences were further strengthened by the building of walls and towers. The construction of the imposing castle began at the end of the tenth century, and today it still dominates the entrance of the harbour. This Angevin and Aragonese stronghold is steeped in ...

... mornings and that an excellent weekly market is held every Friday.

Nearby entertainment facilities include "Aquapark" an open-air swimming complex with three waterslides and two large pools, surrounded by wonderful scenery. There is also a bowling alley named "Play Off".

It is a short drive to the beautiful coastline known as the Riviera d'Ullise. The nearest golden, sandy beaches are to be found in the pretty ...

... The most beautiful stretch of coast lies between Sperlonga and Gaeta, and is interspersed with small rocky coves, rocky promontories and wide expanses of golden, sand. Here many of the beaches, lidos, hotels and restaurants also take their names from characters in ancient Greek mythology. According to the Roman poet Virgil, in his ancient work the "Aeneid", the legendary Greek hero Aeneas, having fled the Aegean following the fall of ...

Church services were an hour early so we could leave for the Rome Tour. Alan Hambleton spoke on Spiritual Refreshment. David Witt's sermon focused on how the use of our time today has everything to do with our future. We ate a quick sack lunch that the hotel packed for us and we left around 11:30. Once we arrived in Rome we ...

OK, This will be a short update. I left Atzio this morning, glad to leave wasn't much of a city. I began a short 50 Km ride a long the sea shore area at around 11:00. Roads were OK. Passed through Nettuno, seemed like a nice little beach town. Had my first puncture, relatively close to the camp site. All in all, it was an easy 4 hour ride with an abundance of stops on the way ...

... day was lots of fun. The weather was glorious. Only in the shade did it feel a little chilly, but otherwise it was jeans and t-shirt all day! We started with a tour around the Colloseum and Imperial Forum, and after we all caught a bus to the Vatican. From there we could do what we wanted. Pretty much all of us went to the Vatican. Now, you're not spose to take photos in the Sistine Chapel, but we did. The roof is amazing, Michelangelo ...

... went straight out to dinner. That day was also 2 of the girls on tour's birthday so at dinner we celebrated with them and then had a party on the bus. Well, we should explain that the bus was parked, we just got in it and pumped the music and had some drinks. The boys were playing soccer outside and had sculling (chugging!) contests, whilst the gypsies in the nearby carpark watched us, freaks! USELESS FACT: Random White Cords are in ...

... kind of comment from them. I think we were all just a little tired and on edge...not a good combo for us. That afternoon we came back to the boat and spent the rest of our time before dinner recovering from our crazy day. Luckily, today is a Day at Sea which means we don't get off the boat and just continue en route to Greece. We were all definitely ready for a day of relaxation. This morning Alana and I woke up so we could find ...