The ferry from Italy to Greece seemed new and clean. Like a mini cruise ship, there are restaurants, cabins, etc. Now most people buy cabins so they have a bed to sleep in for a 15.5h trip, but I tried out the “Deck” method. I found a plug in the wall, a chair, and a …
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Day 31 – Italy to Greece
I’m writing this in the morning since I won’t be able to send anything for the next day or two. My plan is to take trains from Naples to Bari, Italy this afternoon. Then at 8PM get on a ferry from Bari, Italy to Patras, Greece arriving at 12:30PM. Then another train from Patras to …
Day 30 – Naples
Today I woke up fairly early and walked to nearby Herculaneum. It was an Ancient Roman city buried in over 70 feet of volcanic ash and lava in 79 AD. Archeologists have been uncovering the city for 200 years and I saw a few still working there. It was very neat to walk down streets …
Day 29 – Rome
I started off the day at the Museum of Roman Civilization. That museum is supposed to have a huge model of the city when it was near the peak of the Roman Empire, but that area was closed off today. Then I stopped at a church called San Paolo fuori le Mura. Later, I tried …
Day 28 – Rome
Today I spent most of my time at the Vatican. From the subway, I walked through St. Peter’s Piazza (plaza) to St. Peter’s Basilica; one of the largest churches in the world (could easily hold the Statue of Liberty). Unfortunately, I dropped my hat in there somewhere and lost it. I couldn’t find it, so …
Day 27 – Rome
First thing I did today was walk to a new hostel, since the one I stayed at was full. The rest of the day was filled with seeing the ruins of Ancient Rome, mostly. This included The Colosseum (not inside), Circus Maximus, Roman Forum, The Capitoline Museums, four Egyptian obelisks (I believe there are more …
Day 26 – Florence to Rome
I woke up and had a filling breakfast (with omelet) at the hostel. Yesterday I had scrambled eggs at the same place. You get to choose one main dish and then as much miscellaneous food (pasta, oranges, etc) as you want. So probably the best breakfast that I’ve seen in one of those places so …
Day 25 – Florence
Today I went to the Uffizi Gallery, which is supposed to be the most famous and important museum in the city. I tried to get there as soon as it opened, but the whole museum opened one or two hours late. There was a sign that said there was a staff meeting or something. So …
Day 24 – Venice
The conductor woke everyone up in my cabin at 7AM since we were almost to our destination. After a causeway over the water we came upon an island city: Venice. I didn’t really have a list of places to go or a map, so I set off walking around the city. It is quite large, …
Day 23 – French Riviera
I’ve picked up the pace and started moving to my next country on the list. I started in Barcelona, Spain. Then I caught the 8:45AM train out of the country to Montpellier, France. Here I was finally able to buy my train tickets into Italy. I had an hour or so to kill before the …