A Day of Steps
Today was the first time that we had breakfast at the Hotel Apollon, for the first time since Sorrento the pastries were light and soft. After we packed our water and got on...
Early morning starts and dodgy breakfasts had become a source of relentless frustration from most boys on the tour, today was no exception. However, much of this frustration had dissipated once we...
Beginning with one of the worst breakfasts of the tour, the visit to Delphi was one of the highlights of Greece for a lot of people — it's an excellently preserved site with an amazing amount...
At last- internet that works! I will load photos into previous blogs shortly.
Undoubtedly one of the best days of the tour, our fourth day in Greece proved that it was, is and will forever be the...
Today was our last day in Athens, and our first day in Kalambaka. We left early in the morning at 7:45 to the national archeological museum to get there early, arriving at around 8, spending a...
The tour kicked off with a rather routine start: 7 am wake-up, breakfast, then departure at 8. We caught the metro of Athens to visit what is perhaps the most well-known and most recognisable...
Apologies for recent lack of photos. Hotel internet is a problem. Will upload soon.
Today was our last day in Sicily but more importantly, it was our last day in Italy. Our plane departed Catania...
On Wednesday 11th of July we checked out of our hotel in Catania. We travelled by coach to the Siracusa archaeological sight for a 2 hour guided tour of the site. We saw many sarcophagus tombs and...
It was a late start today for the tour group after an intense previous day. The group set off at 9am and headed towards the Valle di Tempeli in Agrigento where they embarked on a two hour guided...
The tour started with one of its earliest wake ups yet at around 6 in the morning. This was because our overnight ferry disembarked at 6:45 so we needed to be fully ready by then. Our Breakfast was...
Today, Sunday the 8th of July we set out to explore Mt Vesuvius, Naples and hopped on our way, leaving the peninsula and moving to the island of Sicily. Mt Vesuvius was a breathtaking experience,...
Today we ventured out to Herculaneum, with a stop at Oplontis and the Villa Poppaea on the way back. Herculaneum was amazing, an Ancient Roman town buried by more than ten meters of mud and rock,...
Today was an early start as we were headed to Capri. We left from the hotel at about 7:30 and caught the early ferry across to the beautiful island.
We quickly hopped on another boat...
To begin today, we started with a scenic bus trip of the Amalfi Coast, where we drove on a narrow road at the edge of a very tall cliff leading into the Mediterranean. This trip included several...
Today was an eventful and exciting day for the all the boys on the classics tour. It started with a late breakfast, accompanied by a train ride to Pompei. On the train, we were witness to a...
Today we visited our second country of the tour the Vatican City. We were lucky enough to not experience any turbulence on our way to this remarkable location, so no members of the group threw up....
Following a well needed rest, we hit the Colosseum bright and early. Our tour guide Francesco lead us around Constantine's Arch, explaining the sophisticated organisation behind the Colosseum. For...
Day 1-2 After checking in at 6 pm, we all went through customs and made our way to our gate. Shortly afterwards we took off at 9pm with Qatar Airways to Doha, after we ate a quick snack. We...