Rex Livorno

... for our walk through the walled village. There is a 14th century fort with make up part of the walls. Today it is used as a prison - your not supposed to take photos of it, but I snapped a couple off before I knew... luckily I was not spotted by the local polizi. The town was cute for sure but I'm not sure it deservered all the accolades given to it by other travellers we had met in Lucca. Having said that we did take more photos than usual.

Kim had taken her grandma to Lucca last November and had fallen in love with the place. <br><br>We found a park not far from the city walls and then headed in for a look. We came across a chocolate festival in one of the piazzas and sampled a few beforw buying a hot cocolate drink...literally hot chocolate in a cup. It made me feel a bit sick.<br><br>Walking Lucca is like a big ...

... people opening doors to yell at us and others, motor bikes swerving in and out, and everyone driving with just one hand. Not because they&#8217;re resting on the window, talking on a cell, holding hands with a sweetheart, or eating. But because one hand must be on the horn at all times for all the honks I heard!<br><br>But we were able to find an overpriced Hotel within a short amount of time ...

Just realized those not on facebook haven't seen pictures from Pisa and Florence. No long recap of Anthony and I's weekend in Tuscany, for obvious reasons. Also note that "Anthony and Alison's Great Adventure" was like taking a knife.<br><br>Love you guys! :)<br>

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

... and costume designer from the tv hit series "Dancing with the Stars". <br><br>Before retiring, we enjoyed a late evening glass of Limoncello on our balcony with the dimmly lit Italian coastline appearing to move slowly northward as the Ruby quietly but sternly cut a southern path through the Tyrrhenian Sea. <br><br>Tomorrow, we'll see ya in the port city of Civitavecchia, the gateway to Rome!<br><br>Buona Notte! Rick &amp; Elsie!

Travel Blog - Mediterranean 2009<br> <br>June 3, Livorno<br> <br>Hello everyone, I'm sorry to take so long getting this going! I guess I'm on vacation...<br>We've being having a lovely time - the ship is beautiful, our balcony cabin not huge, but just fine, and I'm starting to figure out where things are at least some of the time. <br> <br>Our flight was fine and didn't seem as long (at 14 hours flight time) since I was able to sleep some. At one ...

... Tomorrow morning we will be disembarking the ship at around 8:30am and making our way back to Rome, and then from Rome back to the Airport. We will be leaving at 3pm and then we have a longish stop in Dubai (In the middle of the morning at that!) and then we leave for Johannesburg early on Sunday morning and then back Sunday Lunch time!I hope you have enjoyed reading the blog, and I thank you for reading it, it has been a pleasure writing it! Until next year!Ciao! Arrivederci!!

... pays you back :) and have AmEx on my side. Also, because I just moved I needed new checks and a new license anyways (my driver's license is from 3 addresses ago as it was) so if it had to happen it was perfect timing. Pickpocketing is also different than a mugging, there is no physical threat involved. If I hadn't looked for my wallet to go off the ship yesterday I wouldn't have even realized for a long time what had ...

Italy has made me a coffee drinker again...mama mia...my inner pig dog is having a heydey...coffee, pasta, wine... Overall, I think that people are more alike than they are different. We all share the human experience... We all have similar needs and use similar means to satisfy them... the daily struggle for subsistence ...