What an amazing run we had today on Italian trains. Fast, cheap, clean, on-time and easy to negotiate even when you have 3 platforms coming off the 1.
Got into Pompei about 12.30 and found a hotel (Hotel Diana) recommended by the Lonely Planet. It has been very good as a guide to Calabria over the past week. Tania just copied the relevant pages from the book we bought earlier this year and used them.
Pompei is a tourist town though being December it's not too bad. The cathedral and the ruins themselves are stunning. The Greeks built a coliseum for Pompers before the Romans had built a bleedin' viaduct (say this in a Monty Python accent and it makes sense I think!). Easily spent several hours in the ruins and didn't see it all.
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Glad you are enjoying the time away. texted boys last night before they left...I have no voice and off work til tomorrow!
They arrived home to massive snow and were lucky to get into the airport and up the hill to East Kilbride.
Floos all over NSW and beyond... the drought has broken big time... but this rain is a disater for crops. Who'd be a farmer
Ian is keen to catch up in New York if it works... I'll send him your hotel details again. Another friend leaves for NY today and a colleague has just got back... seems the place to be. Juggernaut Oprah arrived today.
We had the best time with Iain and derek... and brilliant weather in Sydney...the apartment I'd booked overlooking lavender bay at luna park was excellent.
sonia
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Tania if you want to try and text ian and jane: +61416294325
Off to Hunter for Blondie yeah... although no singing for me as voice not returned... there goes the opera career!
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sonia
Looks pretty interesting so far.
Is someone cued to print the Latvia parts for Mum or show them on an iPad or such?
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