Nice trip from Josselin to Rennes on the bus and then to Paris on the TGV. We got there early afternoon and went to https://museebanksy.fr/ to see the Banksy exhibits. It was well worth the visit. In a rare public statement Banksy said: “We’re often led to believe migration is a drain on the country’s…

It’s about 750kms to Paris and the excellent French TGV took us there in three and a quarter hours. You’d probably spend that long at the airport just waiting to get through security 😀 We had about half a day in Paris so we spent some time checking up on Notre Dame, visited the bouquinistes…

We took a boat ride to Château d’If and Port du Frioul as you do. The Château is famous for being one of the settings for “The Count of Monte Cristo” by Dumas. After the boat ride we took the bus to Le Vallon des Auffes. The Vallon des Auffes is a little traditional fishing…

We arrived about 6pm and it was already dark. Walking through the city down to the waterfront and our hotel was cool. It’s a busy and multicultural place. Quite different to Nice, more interesting perhaps. It definitely has its grungy side but I’m sorry to say we mostly stuck to the touristy bits. Notre-Dame de…

We foolishly were unaware that it was a long weekend because of all-saints day on Friday. As a consequence the trains were all quite full and hard to book. We changed trains in Milan and then headed to Genoa for the night. “Genoa (Genova) is a port city and the capital of northwest Italy’s Liguria…

We stopped in Naples for a few hours on our way back to Rome, what an interesting city. Back in Rome, we stayed in an apartment in the Trastevere district. “A funky, bohemian area that clings to its centuries-old, working-class roots, it’s known for traditional and innovative trattorias, craft beer pubs and artisan shops, as…

We really didn’t know what to expect of Pompeii but it is astonishing. Much bigger than we thought but it was a small city I guess. It’s amazing how advanced the Roman technology was, how they heated the hot baths for example, and the sewage systems and water supply. You can still drink the water…

Having arrived quite early in Rome we couldn’t check in to the hotel so we walked down to the Colosseum and back via the Trevi fountain but it was a whistle stop tour since we are coming back to Rome later in the week. We staggered back to the hotel having walked about 15kms or…