And so, on to Ravenna and its astoundingly amzing mosaics. We had to change trains 3 times to get there, but boy was it worth it. A serious wow factor – photo shows Basilica de San Vitale and we were both blown away by the building and the mosaics inside - so different to anything else we’ve seen. David’s been to Istanbul with similar byzantine-style mosaics and reckons these were better. Sancta Sophia in Istanbul was also modeled after this building too, making [as they said] this church the first Christian church of significance ever.
OK, that’s it for Ravenna. One night stand but good time was had by all.
Train travel in Italy superb – fast, efficient, clean, on time and with windows. Amzing.
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