Wow! What an absolutely amazing day! A low of 24 and a high of 33 so pretty much melting. We headed down to the old town for a sea kayaking adventure. It involved a 3 hour trip around a near by island stopping in caves then back to the old town giving us spectacular views of the city. Had a great time but both of us are very sunburnt now.

We then had a look around the old town which is full of restaurants and souvenir shops. Danielle even managed to find some cider a.k.a fruit wine for the first time since London. Then went straight to the beach for another swim.

Last night in Dubrovnik tonight. Heading to Sucuraj tomorrow. Going to miss Dubrovnik, especially the view from our room.

A crazy couple of days! We have arrived in Dubrovnik! Had a nightmare of a day yesterday getting to Bari and the ferry from Bari. First of all we had an hour delay on the train because of technical difficulties then we couldn’t find the ferry anywhere. Turns out the check in is 3 km from the actual ferry terminal so we walked 3km with our packs on in 33 degrees. Then we find out that there is a free shuttle and a place to store bags.

Apart from that though the ferry was good and Dubrovnik is amazing. The highlight of the trip so far. We dropped our bags off and headed straight for the beach. Went back the room for a siesta then straight back to the beach. Will check the old town tomorrow.

2 nights in Dubrovnik then heading to Sucuraj.

A long day today as we got up nice and early and caught the train to Naples then changed train to go to Pompei. About an hour and a half all up. Once again the sun was beating down, 34 degrees worth.

Pompei was a very cool place to visit. A lot bigger than we thought so didn’t quite get time to explore it all in the hot sun but what we did see was amazing.

We stopped at Naples on the way back for a late lunch and absolutely hated it. The worst place we have visited yet. It was so dirty and full of beggars and groups of middle Eastern men leering at us. After about half an hour of walking to try and find a better neighbourhood we managed to find a pizza place and have a good pizza (was created in Naples) then we were back to Rome as fast as we could.

Finally off to Croatia tomorrow where we can hopefully escape the heat by swimming in the Adriatic Sea.

Well it seems Iike Rome heard us say that yesterday was too hot so it cranked it up another couple of degrees. 33 today so we were almost melting! We both agreed that given our limited trials prior to this trip this was the hottest we had ever experienced.

We headed out to explore the part of the city we hadn’t seen yet an were not disappointed by the endless supply of amazing buildings that Rome seems to have. We started off at the Piazza del Popolo then made our way to the Spanish steps,  Piazza di Spagna.

We just kept wandering until we found the Piazza Navona which was an awesome square full artists with wicked paintings one of which which we ended up purchasing.

Next we found the Pantheon which is another old temple converted to a church. Was pretty cool as there is a hole in the top so the sun shines through on different features at certain times of the day.

On our way to the Campidoglio we found some more ancient buildings that were worth seeing. Too much to see but not enough time. Still amazing though.

Off to Naples tomorrow and will hopefully get to Pompei which will be great to see.

A huge day today. Up nice and early after a terrible sleep in a terrible hostel. Headed to the Vatican first thing to try and beat the crowds.  It kind of worked as we had no line for St Peters Basilica but we should have gone to the Sistine Chapel first. Not to worry we saw it all.

St Peters was another level above all the other churches we have been to. It was magnificent. Very extravagant and so much detail.

We then paid to head up to the dome of the Basilica which was 560 steps in the sweltering heat but gave us a good view of the top of the Basilica.

After we had enough we headed to the Vatican museums and the Sistine Chapel. The museums didn’t hold our attention for long but the Sistine Chapel was pretty spectacular. No photos allowed unfortunately. The guards were very angry about it.

We are going to try and get to the Colosseum tomorrow which has I am really looking forward to.

Looked around Florence today. Went to the Basilica di Santa Maria Novella and the Basilica di San Lorenzo on our way to see David. Had to wait for about an hour to get in to see the statute of David at the Galleria dell’Accedemia but was quite eventful when an undercover sting went down to catch all the locals selling fake paintings. One guy stashed all of his in a bin and another under a stall which Danielle kindly helped the police officer find. The were very grateful (the police that is).

Unfortunately we were not allowed to take pictures of the real David but we got some of the copy which is in Piazza della Signoria.

We then headed to the Cattedral di Santa Maria del Fiore which is famous for its candy stripes of green and pink marble. It was very different to the others we have seen.

Last night in Florence tonight then off to Roma tomorrow morning!