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!

A very hot couple of days in Milan. Arrived yesterday after a 5 hour train ride to 27 degrees but really humid. It was still 25 degrees at 10pm. We cruised round the local streets and had our first authentic Italian Pizza.

Today we hit the Milan shops. It was a bit of an eye opener. We didn’t find anything for under 100 euro. Even the iPhone cases were 300 euro each! We managed to get into 2 shops (they are very strict and have men in suits guarding each door) but felt way out of our league. Everything was over 1000 euro.

We then checked out the Duomo cathedral which is the biggest in Italy and the biggest we have been to.

Last night in Milan then heading to Venice tomorrow morning. Have managed to book a place in actual Venice which should be good.

Another stunning day in Nice. The Mediterranean is really turning it on for us. We started the day by exploring the old city of Nice and wandering through all the local shops. Lots of old narrow, cobbled streets with really tall houses.

When we had enough of that we jumped on the train to Monaco. The second smallest country in the world with the highest GDP. You need at least 1 million euro in a bank account to move there! But you can see why because every second car is a Ferrari, Porsche or Lamborghini. And the super yachts were just ridiculous. It was pretty spectacular.

Last night in Nice then off to Milan tomorrow. Really looking forward to Italy!

Pretty chilled day today. It rained this morning and we didn’t want to get caught out in it again so we explored the main street close to where we are staying. Lots of restaurants. We stopped at one and had tapas for lunch.

Then we headed to the beach this afternoon and relaxed in the sun. Its only two blocks from where we are staying which is pretty cool.

A very rushed morning/afternoon today. Got up and took the metro to Notre Dame on an absolutely stunning day in Paris. A ton more people as ever but the lines weren’t too bad because it’s free. Another really old church to add to the list. But we’re allowed Pics which is always good.

That’s when the fun started. We had heard from a couple of places that the trains were very rarely full so we had not reserved a seat on the train to Lyon. We went to the train station hoping to get on the 3 pm TGV to Lyon taking 2 hours but were told we need to book them 7 days ahead. A nightmare! We were told there was another train that took 5 hours and left at 1:38pm. So we had to make it back to the hostel, get our packs then catch 2 metro trains to the Lyon train. We arrived at 1:35pm…talk about cutting it fine. But we have arrived in Lyon now and are staying in a hotel and not a hostel which is a great change. Couple of really relaxing days ahead.

What a great day. Got up nice and early and caught the metro to Disneyland. Arrived just on opening and jumped straight on Indiana Jones Temple of Doom…was epic. From there the rides just got better. Best of the day was either Space Mountain or Tower of Terror. Danielle was like a little kid in a candy store she didn’t know where to go and had an awesome day.

Off to see Notre Dame tomorrow then catching the TGV to Lyon.

Bonjour! Today we visited the tourist magnet the Eiffel Tower. Got there right on opening and the line was bearable. Headed up to the top and got a glorious view of Paris.

We then headed to our new hotel which is really close to the Arc de Triomphe so we went and checked it out. We walked down Avenue des Champes Elysees which is an awesome street with all the high end stores.

We climbed to the top of the Arc de Triomphe and got another great view of Paris.

And also the amazing driving that occurs on the roundabout…

We happened to be there when the Flame of remembrance was being relit for the unknown soldier.

Going to Disneyland tomorrow. Don’t think Danielle will get any sleep as she is very excited!

Back in Paris after a wicked time in the UK. Big night last night with Six60. Live and massive as always.

Headed to London Zoo this morning after a long night at our worst hostel yet. People smashing windows and getting kicked out. London Zoo was not what we expected but the Gorillas and tigers were still cool to see.

Danielle even made a friend…

Took the Eurostar back to Paris in the afternoon and are staying in a much better hostel than the last time we were in Paris. Eiffel tower and Arc de Triomphe tomorrow.