ok.... moving hotels now....

Now the conference is located at the only conference centre on the island and in the same complex as a 1,000 room time-share apartments style place, so after a few days of no airconditioning, constant congo lines around the pool and dodging all the prams, we have decided to move hotels to one thats a little quieter and has aircon ~ a must since its 43-45C today! I know we must be getting old! HA!

The new place hasn't got internet up, so the next update might have to wait now Thailand. Missing you all heaps.

still having troubles with internet/email

still having troubles with the email accounts will try and sort it out tomorrow.... might have to wait till Thailand. Kings

ok - internet connection is limited again...

oh I hate to be disconnected from the web. Anyways have arrived in sunny and Frickin Hot Kos - current temp in about 37C at 11:40pm. Yes, ladies and gents it gets hot. and unfortunately the conference centre for this place is like a spanish timeshare! Susan - you will understand. If I can I will send photos tomorrow!!! Trust me... its an experience - for starters no airconditioning and a gazillion poms! Hmmmm.... cant be a princesss when its hot and sweaty!!!

Anyhoo...sorry for the delay in the pics... I will get to them tomorrow sometime. Kings

ok - its too frickin hot!!!

its about 45C at the moment. We have retreated to the pool for a couple of hours before heading to Kos tonight.... time for another dip I think....

oh just to keep you interested...

we took a trip out to Tivoli the last day in Italy and went to Hadrian's Villa and Tivoli - Villa D'este... Awesome ruins and scenery to follow.... 1:20AM... time for sleepies first!

ok.... seriously behind on the photos...but having a good time

Just got back to the hotel. Just had a lovely dinner with Denae... she flew back in this morning after a call out last night, so we caught up. We also went to the beach today, which is nothing like you'd expect... nothing! More on that later. Probably spend tomorrow around the pool before we go to Kos so I'll do some photos and stuff!

Ciao

ok - a bit behind in the photos

A bit behind in the photos... been out all day, and just as we were about to head out to dinner with Denae she gets called out. So they are up-up-and-away. Had a great day out and about... heaps of photos that I will probably do tomorrow since its 1:17am. Had a great dinner out at a Greek taverna and met two Canadian people - with Nikons - Stanley and Karen. Who are getting on a cruise ship tomorrow... bon voyage!

More later

Cheers

bit of a late update...

just got in after a very big day. Its 1:23AM! Been out on a corporate jet, with a terrific but of people... thank you very much for your hospitality. More on that later. Next was up and down hills/moutains doing ruins again, then out for dinner at a swanking hotel in town. Photos later... oh D, can you get Nat to email me the photos of tonight?

Nite all

... the people you meet!

Just touched down in Athens, and guess who we bumped into! My sister and the flight crew!!

In the pic, Marcell, Paul, Natasha and Denae (my sister), at the Hilton, with the Acropolis in the background. Then onto a great dinner at the Jungle Resturant.... 1:42am now.... time for sleepies. More tomorrow... oh, its going to be 40C here tomorrow! And we should have brought more shorts! and t-shirts!!! Frickin' hot.

Ahhh.... back to the real world of reliable internet...

More posts on Rome to come now that we have reliable internet again! phew!

downtown (Roman Forum) with the Colosseum

Just a birds-eye picture of the Roman Forum and the Colosseum

did we tell you it was hot?

One of the locals climbing out of the fountain after cooling off....

Only another 890 to go...

Yes, Rome has over 900 churches, and we have seen about 10-ish of them so far.

Just one for you at the moment....

Boy it was BLOODY HOT today!

And yes, up and down more bloody stairs in the heat!

First on the list was the Vittorio Emanuele Monument, which was built for the first King of Italy. Big building with huge statues.

The National Etruscan Museum

Nice pots and things ... snuck these photos off before being told off for taking photos!

next the place of the prostitutes

Ok, so I got your interest. Palazzo Popolo was built from the taxes collected from prostitutes of ancient times... so it a monument to them now.

And on to Sunday...

Well first stop was a famous Palazzo Borghese, unforuntately no photos allowed, but BLOODY FANTASTIC collection. This place was setup by one of the wealthy families of Rome, and includes the most amazing Berini sculptures (all with head, arms and bits), frescos, art (Michelango, Caravaggio and Raphaelo's) and mosaics, and all set in a fabulous park.

...and the mosaics...

OK Gary, we are thinking mosaics now... for somewhere! Adult themes again ... if you look closely!

... and museums galore...

this one included statues and mosaics... The Museo Nazional Romano. The statues first.

OK who knows what Epigraphy is????

Its the study of written signs... Here's a snap at the national epigraphy museum, which was bloody fascinating... adult themes again I'm afraid