Rome

The Colosseum

The Roman Forum

The Vatican City

The Vatican Museum

Sistine Chapel

St Peter's Square

St Peter's Basilica

Perugia

lake Trasimeno

With my mum and dad in Perugia

Florence

At piazza Michelangelo

The Duomo

Bologna

The Basilica

climbing the Asinelli tower

View from the tower

Venice

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Venice was lovely, despite the rain on day 2. The sides trips to Murano and Burano were definitely a bonus. And all the eating!!! ....

Windsor Castle and Stonehenge

The weekend past, Bern and I, plus my parents decided to take a road trip to visit a few attraction sites ie Windsor Castle and the famous Stonehenge. We rented a car, thinking it was a good idea, considering the number of people travelling. But a word of caution to those wanting to drive in and out of London- the traffic itself within London is ludicrous! It took us longer to get out/into London than driving to those destinations. You will also incur a 8 pound/day congestion charge if you travel during weekdays. Again, mass crowd at all these destinations- be prepared to queue.

Stonehenge was definitely more interesting (although Bern would beg to differ). It is a prehistoric monument built in 3000 BC. Nobody really knows why it was built. There are many theories and myths, from use as religious ground to astrological studies and a calendar to tell the months and seasons. The outer circle is made of sarsen stones, and the inner bluestones. It is one of the UNESCO world heritage sites.

The stone lying flat on the ground (thought to previously be erect) is known as the slaugther stone, named as such because it would turn red when wet.