Where the city meets the beach
Right across from our hotel was the beach. But look at the other way, and it was this Marina and buildings. Jumeirah …
Hello Dubai
So we sadly left Italy to head for home, but we still had one location to visit on the way… Dubai. A …
Street scene
A final look at Rome. See that church in the background? It was undergoing restoration – but, how thoughtful! The scaffolding shows …
The Roman underground
By this time, we were actually feeling a bit over Rome. It was hot, it was really crowded and we’d packed a …
Ancient Rome
The one place in Rome The Impossible Princess was really keen to see was The Colosseum. We got there at opening time …
Just.too.much
After two weeks of ‘doing’ Italy, we were starting to get a bit museum-weary. But you can’t come to Rome and not …
Roma with the Christians
Our last Italian stop for the trip. Rome. Arriving early afternoon, we headed straight out to go see some things, like: The …
Someone had a birthday in Capri
Queenie always celebrates her birthday during the September school holidays. This has its advantages and disadvantages – for instance, she doesn’t have …
Next time…
One of the things common to all our holidays is that we see places that seem really interesting and we start making …
Gattini
Cats are a common sight around Sorrento and the Amalfi. They seemed to be a chilled-out group of felines. Taking life easy. …
