Sites we saw included the Coliseum, Catacombs, Acropolis, Roman Forum, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Via Condotti shopping district, Michael Angelo's David in Florence, Pompeii, Cardinals house at Ville d' Este, Hadrian's Villa and Leaning Tower of Pisa.  We saw the site of the palace in the Guns of Navarone. In Turkey we loved the Topkapi Palace, the Blue Mosque, Roman Cisterns and the Pudding Shop where the "meeting" in the Midnight Express took place. The owner of the Pudding Shoppe loved us because Pixie was so cute and GeneratorJoe had a sheriffs badge (which he wanted to keep, see the pictures).

The cities and towns we visited included Vatican City; In Italy: Civitavecchia, Rome, Lucca, Livorno, Naples, Sorrento, Florence, Pisa, and the beautiful little town of Positano, In Greece: Athens, Rhodes and Katakolon. In Turkey: Istanbul and Izmir.

We hired private limousines with a driver in every city. This is the best way to tour because the drivers live in the cities, know where to eat and shop and can get in areas that tour buses and taxi's just cant go. If you tour these cities, contact the guides below and you will get the best tour you can imagine, The rates are very fair and less than what most tour companies charge for group tours.  We personally recommend these companies and drivers for first class service and area knowledge. We had a great time.