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  • David Du Buron
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Europe 2022 - 2023

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  • Inizio del viaggio
    9 maggio 2022
    Europe 2022 - 2023

    First practice pack

    2 aprile 2022, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C

    Today we did our first practice pack.

    This is it, this is all we'll have for 9 - 15 months.

    Emily's was 19lbs (left) and mine was 26lbs (right). We've made our shells as we prepare for our new life as turtles.Leggi altro

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    First Italian dinner

    10 maggio 2022, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

    We arrived safely in Rome, and checked into our BnB. After a recommendation from our host we had our first true Italian dinner at Spaccio.

    It was loaded with everything you'd want: focaccia, Parma Ham, Bufala mozzarella, and a seafood medley al dente pasta dish.Leggi altro

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    Scala Santa

    11 maggio 2022, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    This morning we were able do something unexpected. The Scale Santa are the steps that Jesus walked up when he was persecuted by Pontius Pilate.

    We had heard that they were closed because the marble steps had become too worn. Apparently they covered the steps with wood and are open again.

    The building is filled with beautiful frescos (see second picture) on the walls and ceiling.

    Lastly, while there we are told the stairs were originally in Jerusalem, but were relocated to Rome by Emperor Constantine's mother. Fun fact.    Leggi altro

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    Baths of Caracalla

    11 maggio 2022, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    Named after Marcus "Caracalla" who killed his brother after disputing on how to rule Rome. After killing thousands of Roman's after taking over the city he felt guilty and decided to build Rome a bath house for the public to enjoy. The baths were started in 211AD and finished in 216ADLeggi altro

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    Just an insane amount of statues. Our tour guide didn't even stop in this room.
    When guests visited, they were allowed to bath in this expensive tub. Then at night filled with wineTomb of Emperor Constantine's SonTomb of Emperor Constantine's Daughter.2Vatican's Map Room.Map showing Genoa, birthplace of Christopher Columbus.Shows the victory of Emperor Constatine.Unfinished status of the Virgin Mary. Thought it was cool to see the rough outline of a statue.What marble statues USED to look like. The pigments were lost over time.3 original works by Raphael. Painted decades apart. Order goes right, then left, then center.St. Peter Square. We didn't see the Basilica today.1An "alternative" depiction of God. Has the "equipment" to populate the world.Remainder of a statue that was used in the Sistine Chapel to depict Jesus.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laoco%C3%B6n

    Vatican

    12 maggio 2022, Città del Vaticano ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C

    The Vatican was an amazing experience. We saw, the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel. Photography was not allowed in the Sistine Chapel, but we took too many pictures around the museum.

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    Gelato

    12 maggio 2022, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

    So we were pleasantly surprised with Gelato we found that was "senza lattosio" and decided to give it a go. We ordered pistachio and chocolate, and it was delicious. So delicious that we forgot to snap the before picture and realized it half way through 😁 woops !Leggi altro

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    Colosseum

    13 maggio 2022, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

    The Colosseum's real name is the Flavian Amphitheater. Named after the Emperor who built it. The name was an error by those who came later. Before the Amphitheater was built, a giant bronze statue of Nero (commissioned by Nero) was built, called the The Colossus of Nero. He named it after the World Wonder, Colossus of Rhodes. The statue in Rome, was destroyed to build the amphitheater. Later historians found references to the statue and where it stood, and thought it to be the name of the now famous Colosseum.Leggi altro

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    Archs de Triumph Rome

    13 maggio 2022, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

    In Rome three triumphal arches have survived: the Arch of Titus (AD 81), with relief sculpture of his triumph over Jerusalem; the Arch of Septimius Severus (203–205), commemorating his victory over the Parthians; and the Arch of Constantine (312), a composite product, decorated with reused material from the times of Domitian, Trajan, and Hadrian. We were fortunate enough to see all 3 today, they are only all about a half mile to mile apart.Leggi altro

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    Fontana Trevi (Trevi Fountain)
    Piazza NavonaCastel Sant'AngeloFlume Tevere (Tiber River)St Peter's in the distanceParcheggioPiazza Navona

    Trevi Fountain and city scenes

    14 maggio 2022, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C

    We walked around the city proper early this morning on our way to see St Peter's Basillica. We stopped and saw Trevi Fountain as well as a few more popular squares along the way.

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    St Peters Basillica

    14 maggio 2022, Città del Vaticano ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

    We had the absolute pleasure of visiting St Peter's Basillica at the Vatican on Saturday. They did not allow photos inside but with everyone disregarding this Emily managed to snap a few photos. This was one of the most beautiful and stunning Basillica's we've seen. After seeing the first floor we went down into the tomb where many popes and saints have been laid to rest. St. Peter's tomb is alleged near the west end of a complex of mausoleums that date between about AD 130 and AD 300.Leggi altro

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    The Pantheon

    14 maggio 2022, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

    The Roman Pantheon is the monument with the greatest number of records: the best preserved, with the biggest brick dome in the history of architecture and is considered the forerunner of all modern places of worship. It is the most copied and imitated of all ancient works. Where it stands was not chosen by chance, but is a legendary place in the city’s history. According to Roman legend, it is the place where the founder of Rome, Romulus, at his death was seized by an eagle and taken off into the skies with the Gods. The remains of the great artist Raphael are burried here as well.Leggi altro

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    Castello Aragonese d'Ischia
    Castello Aragonese d'IschiaA view of Ischia from Castello Aragonese d'Ischia2A view of Ischia from Castello Aragonese d'IschiaAn early morning view of Ischia from Castello Aragonese d'IschiaA view of Ischia from Castello Aragonese d'IschiaThe entrance to Castello Aragonese d'Ischia1A view of Ischia from Castello Aragonese d'IschiaSome light reading on A view of Ischia from Castello Aragonese d'Ischia1The Bay of Naples3Castello Aragonese d'Ischia from the Ischia city streets.1Procida : another fishing island the ferry stopped at before continuing to Ischa

    Ischia

    18 maggio 2022, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

    Today we took a ferry to the island of Ischia in the Bay of Naples. It's known for Castello Argonese d'Ischia, a castle built on a peninsula jutting out of the island. It was an absolutely beautiful hike up the stairs to the top.Leggi altro

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    Pompei - Naples archaeological museum

    19 maggio 2022, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

    We visited the world renowned Naples archeological museum yesterday where some of the best pieces of antiquity are on display. Namely findings from Italy during Roman times as well as the Pompei collection. The statues (shown in second post) are part of the Farnese collection credited with financing the digs. The most notable statues are Hercules as well as the Toro Farnese which weighs 15 tons and was carved out of one solid piece of Italian marble. The Toro Farnese (picture of the bull two men and two women) is the largest and most intact group statue in the world. Other pictures and mosaics are mostly from the Pompei collection that were found in the aftermath of the Mt Vesuvius eruption. We were stunned at how beautiful these mosaics were as many look like paintings until you get up close to see the tiny individual pieces. One of the world's most notable mosaics was found as a floor piece in the house of the faun in pompei which was a 40 room estate. This mosiac showing Alexander in battle was made from over a million individual pieces of tile.Leggi altro

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    Scenes from Naples

    20 maggio 2022, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

    In Naples, we stayed in our first Hostel. It was an interesting experience. We met people who had literally been everywhere and people who were on their first trip out of their country.

    Naples is surprisingly busy. Traffic here is unlike anything I've ever seen. It seems like there are about 20 avoided accidents in any given minute of watching the cars go by. That's just in your field of view.Leggi altro

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    Pompeii AmphitheaterVictims of Pompeii1Victim of Pompeii - this one had his skull visibleCave Canem (Beware of dog)Original location of the famous, Battle of Issus Mosaic. Original was sent to Naples after discoveryA restaurant - the holes in the table are where clay pots would go with a fire underneath.Pompeii ForumPompeii ForumPompeii ForumA Pompeii bakery. The tall structures are grain grinders. Oven was over to the rightPompeii theater and quad (Teatro Grande and Quadriportico)

    Pompeii

    21 maggio 2022, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    We all know the story, in 79AD Mount Vesuvius (locally Vesuvio) erupted, burying the city of Pompeii's residents in soot.

    It was amazing to be there in person. Seeing the forum, the plaster human figures, restaurants, and bakeries frozen in time was humbling.Leggi altro

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    Lunch in Pompeii

    21 maggio 2022, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

    So generally speaking, Emily and David are bad millennials. Whenever we go out to eat we're usually 2 to 3 bites in before we're like, "Should we have taken a picture of that?"

    Not today though, after visiting the Ruins of Pompeii, we decided to make use of our B&B's kitchen. We stopped at the local Supermercato to get some veges in our diet. I was a little worried about what the check would be, but when we checked out, I was stunned. €7.98 and that included a beer and prosciutto. For the record, we're actually really lucky, the Euro had declined because of the war in Ukraine. €1 is equal to about $1.04 - $1.05, so they're basically equivalent right now.Leggi altro

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    11111Fiat Car Parade

    Caio da Positano!

    22 maggio 2022, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

    After Pompei we are making our way down the Amalfi coast. Today we passed through Sorrento on our way to the cliff side town of Positano. In Sorrento they have a cute fiat car parade that lasted over 5 minutes as the entire town patiently waited in traffic. We are staying in Nocelle the town directly above. Tomorrow we check out Positano below and head to a hidden beach only accessible by boat. Pictures are from the start of our journey in Sorrento up to Positano, and our B&B balcany as well. We were pleasantly greater by our host Giuseppe and his two cute dogs Gene and Olgi which will undoubtedly join us for breakfast under our table in the morning :) 😀Leggi altro

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    Rifugio dei Mele

    22 maggio 2022, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

    We had a wonderful dinner in Nocelle where we were staying at Rifugio dei Mele restaurant on Sunday. Beautiful view of the Mediterranean sea as well as a delicious bottle of white wine made locally. We finished off the evening with fresh lemoncello and lemon sorbet. Lemons originated on the Amalfi coast here in Italy and we were happy to sample them from their birthplace. The air up here has a faint smell of lemon and the sea which is very enjoyable. Before we left the next town over and below us treated us to a fireworks display.Leggi altro

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    2000 steps to Arienzo Beach!

    23 maggio 2022, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    We swam in the beautiful Mediterranean sea on Monday. Very enjoyable the rocks were so smooth and soft. Getting to Arienzo beach however was quite the trek which included 2000 steps from Nocelle down to the Arienzo. The path meanders through small clusters of houses and we were never sure we were headed the right way. Pictures show the beach and then correlating views of Positano and stops along the way all the way up to our B&B in NocelleLeggi altro

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    Every morning...

    24 maggio 2022, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

    Every morning, at roughly 7am, our BnB was graced by the morning livestock moving through town on hi greener pastures.

    We became aware of the distinctive chiming of bells that meant we could take notice of we were on the stairs (more on this later). We also noticed this part of town (Nocelle) had a certain aroma to it. We found out the following morning where it was coming from.Leggi altro

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    Our last view of PositanoTheir lemons are the size of softballs.

    Path of the Gods

    24 maggio 2022, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    The Path of the Gods or Sentiero degli Dei links the tiny hilltop town of Agerola with Nocelle, a fraction of Positano nestled on the slopes of Monte Peruso. We were mostly plenty in that we stayed in Nocelle the previous night, and had our next BnB in Furore (just below Agerola). However that meant we were doing the hike with our 30Lb backpacks. Definitely one of the hardest hikes I've ever done, when you factor in the weight.

    The worst part was after we arrived in Agerola, Furore was another about 1000 steps down (maybe 800-900). I'm surprised I'm upright at all this morning.    Leggi altro

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    A heard of goats... and one sheep.

    24 maggio 2022, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    See the link to our Youtube video at the end of this post for our encounter with the goats.

    Emily and David were walking on the Path of the Gods and we came across some old stone walls. As we walked up the stairs to the stone walls, we saw that previous hikers had left hundreds of petroglyphs in this area.

    That alone would have been memorable, but within a few minutes we started hearing the distinctive sound of bells in the distance. We figured staying up on the wall and letting the goats pass us on the trail below was the right move. However, what happened next surprised us.

    The goats did not use the trail, in fact they were above us walking to the back of the highest wall. Everything ended well, but we were a little unsure how this was going to unravel at the time.

    https://youtu.be/Wc9mmw6OQYM    Leggi altro

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