I'm in Florence at the moment. YAY!
French Riviera was beautiful - went to Nice and the pebble beaches, nice blue ocean and topless women Beaches are no where near as good as Lorne though
Also went to Monaco and Monte Carlo to see the Palace, Casino and Grand Prix track at night – Driving to the country from the south French coast was breathtakingly beautiful... The tour manager played a trick on us, telling us to hold our passports against the window when driving through the tunnel to Monaco as a high tech passport checker would scan our passports and our faces as we entered - we sure were suckers - some people who left their passports at the camp site went to hide in the toilet on the bus to avoid detection lol.....
Saw a really nice Ferrari and am quite annoyed I did not take a photo of it with me in front of it with the palace in the background.
Anyways, now I’m in Florence, it is very beautiful and peaceful up here, with the amazing cathedral and bell tower made of different coloured marble - climbed up the 400 steps belltower to see the amazing views. My legs are very tired!
Went to Pisa too (before Florence), was quite impressive, lots of gypsies and pickpockets around though, had to be really careful... Anyway, I can now say I’ve seen one of the seven manmade wonders of the world! YAY!
Oh yeah, did win a French bottle of wine for getting a question right on the bus but someone stole it last night - eh you win some you lose some...
Also went to a Florence bar, but was a little disappointed as it was very Aussie/American - and I wanted to see the Florentine style bars... Lots of fun though was had and lots to drink too
In fact everywhere we go (restaurants, bars, cafes) there is the sound of Aussie music, Aussie influences etc which kinda sucks and you’re surrounded by Aussies too so the cultural experience is kinda lost, but that’s what happens when you visit the touristy areas on a tour I guess...
Next stop is Rome, Venice and Vienna, so will keep you all posted.
Ciao!
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