From the Vatican we were bound for Venice. Arrived at 7 found our little shack rooms and Had an 8pm dinner of wine salad bread of course followed by gnocchi and chili pasta which was all fantastico. We're given our masks for the masquerade party that night however everyone was a bit tired that night. Went and sat at the bar and had a chat, some people had a few drinks but all in all it was an early night. Started the day with a good breakfast at 8 on the bus ...

Arrived on the evening of the 12th and left here midday on the 14th. We were allocated a cabin at this campground with just the two of us which was a nice change (showering only two girls in the morning is sooo much easier than four, especially when the other two don't speak English). Had a delicious top deck dinner with the random of brioche, salad with lots of olive oil, Tomatoy chicken rice rissoto, accompanied by italian wine and topped of with tiramisu. ...

Italy was a bit of a let down initially after the beauty of Switzerland. After crossing the border it just seemed to turn into some dirty ugly flat country with crazy angry people and toilets with duct tape to hold on the door k*** . Eventually though it started to redeem itself when we saw some of the hilly areas and beautiful vineyards. Drove in to pisa, avoided the hawkers, fought for our space in front of the tower and took a few photos. Absorbed a bit of t...