Italy

Guidebook for the trip: The Rough Guide to Italy (We found this to be adequate to our budgeting needs though it's lacking the history and detail of some of the other books.  Ideally would have taken the DK guide - but decided budget factored over history and interesting detail.  This english version was bought at the last minute from the Gibert Juene in St Michel, Paris.

Places visited:

At the moment in Ravenna, Italy. Enjoying the various gourmet delights as well as the mosaics. We started our trip in Paris and took a train to Milan. Enjoyed a night gelato while enjoying the facinating Duormo and Gallaria in Milano and one night of rest before heading straight down to Ravenna via Bologna - where we stopped for lunch enroute. So far, one mistake was camping in such heat! But otherwise, had a full course meal last night of fish - still full from it in fact! Will update again with photos when time suits - otherwise, next month when back in Paris!