Articles Posted July 2010

  • Space Electronic Discotec Club in Florence

    Florence

    by Sam on Jul 06, 2010 | 1 Comment

    Tweet 29 – 30 June 2010 On we travelled to Florence, a major Renaissance art destination credited for much of the Renaissance movement. Our tour manager Ray described how many art works were commissioned back in the day by the powerful Medici family, including the famous David by Michelangelo. During our first night in Florence [...]

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  • Dressed up Tower of Pisa

    Leaning Tower of Pisa

    by Sam on Jul 06, 2010 | 1 Comment

    Tweet 29 June 2010 We made a brief stop to check out the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Regrettably the scaffolding surrounding one of the upper layers meant that we didn’t get to see it the tower in its full glory, the scaffolding also seemed to make the tower seem smaller to the eye.

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  • Venice, the sinking city of buildings and water

    Venice

    by Sam on Jul 06, 2010 | No Comments

    Tweet 27 – 28 June 2010 We sleep in differing types of accommodation which range from hostel accommodation (Barcelona) which has no permanent Contiki presence to venues actually owned and ran by Contiki (Beaujolais). Mostly we have been in campgrounds which have a special set up for Contiki use but also cater to the general [...]

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  • Verona Street Performers

    Verona

    by Sam on Jul 05, 2010 | 1 Comment

    Tweet 27 June 2010 (French Riviera to Venice (Verona Stop) I’m in Italy, holy shit – Italy. Home of the Ducati, Ferrari, Lamborghini and the Mafia. Known for pizza, pasta, wine and Italians. I’d been to Paris before so it was nothing new; you could almost say nothing too special (though it was). Since Paris [...]

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