Griffin Family

We arrived in Naples by train. The train station was far enough away we had to taxi over to our airbnb. Oh my goodness...holy smokes...the way they drive in Naples is CRAZY!!! There are little motorcycles EVERYWHERE and they don't seem to follow any traffic laws. And the taxis are always gunning to get through the traffic and it's SCARY.  This is not a good place for the faint of heart or those that easily get anxious in vehicles! Our place was at the top of a steep hill. So everytime we went anywhere, coming back was all uphill!  We ate lunch at a cute little outside cafe…kinda freezing!! And raining…they had an awning. Becky was so happy cause she found gluten free calzone!! for only $5 euros!! And she got one for tomorrow too!! We walked to a castle that was closed for remodel. We walked up a very steep road and saw some shops and things. It’s crazy…cars and motorcycles come zipping up these tiny streets and you better watch out!! We picked up some crackers and cheese and a...

 We g ot up early and went to the Vatican for a 3 hr tour. The Sistine chapel, Vatican Museum and the Vatican. In order to try to save some steps, Andy and I took a hop on bus around the city. We got to the coliseum early and decided to walk around. The long way. Ended up taking more steps then if we would have just walked from the Vatican.  We did a three hour coliseum tour. By days end, Andy has over 29,000 steps, which equals 10 miles!  On the hill above the Colliseum On our way to the Colliseum Colliseum Colliseum Colliseum Colliseum Colliseum Winner for the best looking and tasting pasterie all trip! Strawberry cream filled. Oh yeah! Inside the Vatican Vatican Vatican Taking the tour Vatican Vatican Not sure why...but there were a bunch of these type of funny faces

  Left Florence by train about 10:30 a.m. and arrived in Rome around noon. Seems that every place we go gets busier than the last!  We had lunch outside in the main downtown square that was busy with people. We found a church and watched a choir from California sing in the cathedral. It was a nice Sabbath Day activity amongst our travel.  We took a guided tour of the pantheon. Our AirBnb had plexiglass walls! And you could hear everything everywhere  And in Italy, 1st Floor = 2nd floor This apartment was on the 2nd and 3rd floor! haha This is how restaurants sell pizza by the slice.  Becky in Rome Andy in Rome Penne Pasta "I was trying to order a pizza."-- Shelly That said, this was delicious! Trevi Fountain in Rome Street artist Andy and Shelly at the Trevi fountain in Rome Cathedral in Rome Pantheon in Rome Rome Inside the Pantheon Trevi Fountain in Rome Becky found a sweatshirt!   (It's been chilly and a lil rainy) Andy in our AirBnb Shelly found a ...

We stopped at a local restaurant and got some breakfast tarts and then went to the Academia and saw the statue of David and had a tour. We returned to the same Restaurant and had panini sandwiches for lunch. Then we went to the Uffizi Museum for another tour. We had yummy gelato and took a rest for a while.  We walked through the leather market and to a cool bridge. We walked around the city awhile into we came to a restaurant that was super cute and we ate outside. We had ravioli and pizza. We walked a bit more after dinner and then came back and played games. Academia Statue of David A bum shot Kevin and a cello One of the first pianos ever Early pianos Art in the Uffuzi The ceilings!  Art in the Uffuzi Art in the Uffuzi Bridge of Sighs, Florence Shelly in the Bridge  Florence Florence Andy and Shelly in the Uffuzi Art in the Uffuzi Florence Florence Trash bins in Florence Restaurant in Florence Outside in the street...so quaint! Restaurant in Florence Restaurant ...