Monday 28 May 2012

ROME

SORRY WE HAVE NOT BEEN POSTING REGULARLY WE HAVE BEEN REALLY BUSY EVERYDAY WE HAVE NOT BEEN GETTING TO BED TILL VERY LATE EVERY NIGHT. 

WE SPENT 5 NIGHTS IN ROME BUT WE ARE HAVING TROUBLES UPLOADING PHOTO'S AS WE HAVE REACHED A MAXIMUM MEMORY SO MUM WILL HAVE A LOOK AT IT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND WILL FIX IT......

THE PICTURE BELOW IS US AT THE TREVI FOUNTAIN 





WE HAVE SO MANY PICS OF ITALY TO SHOW YOU ALL AND WE BOUGHT A REALLY GOOD BOOK ON THE COLOSSEUM SO WE WILL BRING THAT TO SCHOOL WHEN WE ARE BACK.

WE HAVE SINCE LEFT ITALY AND WE ARE IN MANCHESTER WE WILL BE TRAVELLING AROUND THE TOP OF ENGLAND, DRIVING TO SCOTLAND, FLYING TO IRELAND THEN BACK TO LONDON AGAIN......

WE ARE VERY EXCITED BECAUSE MUM BOOKED THE ATLANTIS HOTEL FOR US IN DUBAI..... IT'S THE HOTEL WITH AN AQUARIUM INSIDE AND IT ALSO HAS A WATER SLIDE PARK...... AND ITS GOING TO BE ABOUT 30 DEGREES 

Thursday 24 May 2012

Portofino


driving into Portofino


us in the lift 


welcome to Portofino 


we had lunch on the promenade where the green shutter is and it cost us $309 australian dollars



we hired a driver and he took us around all of the little bays on the coastline it was amazing the water is so clear 



we were all allowed to drive Sol was speeding going around in circles


then he had a sunbake


then another drive this time he was sensible


Our turn to sunbake






Portofino Marina


this is Castello Castle we climbed to get here 



the view from the castle




this man travels the world colouring in the grates in the roads 

we gave our car back and we are now in Rome more pictures to come soon .....

FLORENCE


FLORENCE



streets


Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore 

this is unbelievable from the outside and even more amazing inside 


the tower on the right of this picture we climbed 414 stairs to get to the top and we had views all over Florence



Our great nan


Duome




Inside





we went into the Crypte in the Duome


It was very interesting we saw bones and skulls that was a bit scary 


these photos wee taken from the top of the bell tower







We climbed up to the top our legs were sooo sore 



and our afternoon ended with Gelato's

TUSCANY AND PISA


Leaning tower of Pisa




this was unbelievable 





this is leaving Pisa there are lots of beautiful bridges 


Driving through Tuscany


we drove around this little town its called Lucca the town is inside big walls 



Tuscany is just so beautiful it has amazing scenery and really pretty old historical homes