Adventures of Tin Can Lulu

We spent three more days in Roma visiting sites that we did not see on the Rick Steves Tour and also enjoying more food adventures. So here we go!! First up was visiting the Vatican City. Vatican City is a fully independent nation with its own government, laws, and international…

Roma We arrived in Rome, said goodbye to Dino, our bus driver, and hit the ground running on a whirlwind tour of Caesar’s Rome. Nicknamed the Eternal City, Rome is considered one of the world’s oldest cities, and definitely a candidate for oldest city in Europe. Everywhere you go on the…

Assisi & Orvieto Assisi is a hill town in central Italy’s Umbria region. It was the birthplace of St. Francis (1181–1226), one of Italy’s patron saints. The Basilica of St. Francis is a massive, 2-level church, consecrated in 1253. Its 13th-century frescoes portraying the life of St. Francis. The crypt…

Pisa, Cinque Terre & Siena From Firenze (Florence) we headed west to Pisa and Cinque Terre (the Italian Rivera). Cinque Terre is a string of centuries-old seaside villages on the rugged Italian Riviera coastline. In each of the 5 towns, colorful houses and vineyards cling to steep terraces, harbors are…