A Teenager Stepping Into Adulthood
I've always struggled with the heat, it's the reason I prefer winter of summer and I thought when I arrived in Sorrento that I would be awful in thirty degree heat but I was pleasantly surprised... until yesterday when we visited Pompeii. We left the hotel around 8:30 a.m. to get a 9 o'clock train …
I am aware that it wasn't long ago when I used a similar title for when Jarrod and I went to Rome in May, but I have been incredibly lucky to be invited abroad with Jarrod's family again. This time, the sunny coast, Sorrento. After a 3 a.m. start, we landed safely in Naples, Italy, …
As of writing this, Friday 17th May, it is our last day in Rome. We had a light breakfast and checked out of the hotel at quarter past eleven, all packed; our suitcases twice the size than they were when we arrived on Sunday. Leaving our bags with the hotel reception, we headed out down …
We were told the previous evening by our daily hotel weather news report card (and a few jelly sweets) that the weather would be beautiful the following day - and that it was. It was a late start this time as we hadn't planned much to do, compared to the other days. The Colosseum was …
Unlike the dreary weather we had yesterday, today was absolutely lovely. The sun was fully out, it was hot and I was finally feeling like I was in Italy. As usual, we started the day with the breakfast provided by the hotel before heading out around 10 a.m. The Vatican and the Castel di Sant'Angelo …
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Buongiorno from Rome! Jarrod and I touched ground in Rome Fiumicino after a breezy two hour flight from Gatwick on Sunday and despite the rather disappointing weather, we had a lovely time together. Although driving through the city from the airport was like driving through a stream with hail the size of ping pong balls …
