Corfu

Hey there from Corfu! The last time i blogged we were in Venice. Since then we travelled to Rome. Rome was amazing so much history- there are ruins everywhere! We went on a guided tour around the Colesseum. A very impressive building unofortunately it was so hot and our tour guide was a tad on the dull side so i spent the whole of the tour searching for shady spots to sit down in! (Ask annie if you want to know stuff about the history of the colesseum, i can't even spell it properly!)
The next day we lined up for 2 and a half hours to get into the Vatican. Again this is another very impressive building. We saw the Cistene chapel and then went into St Peter's Basilicca. This was my favourite. The interior decorating is amazing! So majestic with paintings and sculptures everywhere, it really does give you a visual glimpse of the awesomeness of God.
That afternoon Annie and i went shoping. After almost getting jammed in a very aggressive train door (very funny once the fear of losing a limb had passed) we wandered the side streets of Rome. Unfortunately we didn't buy much (Europe is extremely expensive!) but we did purchase the most delicious bowl of strawberries with banana gelati-Yum.
We then travelled to some Ferry Port where we boarded our overnight ferry to Corfu (The Greek Islands). The ferry was great fun. We had our own cabins and it was so relaxing falling asleep with the gentle rocking of the boat! We arrived at Corfu this morning and I absolutely love it! Our hotel looks out onto the beautfiul Corfu sea with mountains and other islands off in the distance. We spent the day relaxing at the beach (my favourite thing to do!). Funny story- a group of the girls decided to do some skinny dipping and took their togs of and put them on a lilo. Unofotunately a pair of the bather bottoms fell off and they only realised later. All of our tour group then spent the next hour searching for her bather bottoms in the water which we never found. Tomorow we go out on George's Boat and tour around the islands-it should be fantastic.
So we only have a few more days left on our tour! On Tuesday Annie and I fly out of Athens, spend a few days in London with our cousin Jess and then fly home to Melbourne on Friday. Its been an aweseome experience but I am also very much looking forward to seeing my family, friends and most of all my wonderful fiance when i get home!