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- Day 16
- Monday, July 25, 2016 at 2:54 PM
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Altitude: 61 m
ItalyPiazza Sant'Antonino40°37’34” N 14°22’44” E
Sorrento
July 25, 2016 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
From Pompeii, we took the slow train to Sorrento, a touristy town built on cliffs, at the start of the Amalfi Coast. Lunch was a tasty gelato from David's Gellateria.
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- Day 16
- Monday, July 25, 2016 at 3:55 PM
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Altitude: 20 m
- ItalyPorto de Sorrento40°37’44” N 14°22’31” E
Sorrento Waterfront
July 25, 2016 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
After saying no to Europe's smallest beach, we found a beautiful sandy beach right below the Excelsior Vittoria. Score!!
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- Day 16
- Monday, July 25, 2016 at 4:51 PM
- 🌧 24 °C
- Altitude: 4 m
- ItalyPompei40°43’51” N 14°29’40” E
Ferry from Sorrento to Napoli
July 25, 2016 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 24 °C
We took the Express ferry back to Napoli amidst a crazy storm. The boys loved the winds and rains and I enjoyed the views of Sorrento perching on the cliff side.
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- Day 17
- Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at 7:00 AM
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 44 m
SpainUniversitat de Barcelona41°23’20” N 2°9’32” E
Day 7: Civitavecchia, Italia
July 26, 2016 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We docked here at 7 in the morning and was on a mission to get out to meet our drivers for a big day in Rome.
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- Day 17
- Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at 9:29 AM
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 23 m
- ItalyBasilica of Maxentius41°53’30” N 12°29’18” E
Colosseo
July 26, 2016 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
We pulled up to the Coliseum in style in two black Mercedes vans. We had an hour to book it through the place. It was crawling with people and Haw Boo had a hard time going up and down the steps.
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- Day 17
- Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at 10:24 AM
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Altitude: 24 m
- ItalyArco di Constantino41°53’26” N 12°29’27” E
driving around
July 26, 2016 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Circus maximus... Chariot races... Roman forum (pillars)... Capitol hill... Vittoriano (Italian united)...
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- Day 17
- Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at 10:53 AM
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Altitude: 23 m
- ItalyTrevi Fountain41°54’3” N 12°29’1” E
Piazza di Trevi
July 26, 2016 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Built at the end of 16th century. By the Poli family... Beautiful but once again, crawling with tourists!
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- Day 17
- Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at 11:19 AM
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Altitude: 39 m
- ItalySpanish Steps41°54’22” N 12°28’59” E
driving around 3
July 26, 2016 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Trajan's Column... Spanish steps... Church of Trinity's del Monti... and other various tourist traps.
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- Day 17
- Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at 11:33 AM
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Altitude: 23 m
- ItalyPiazza Navona41°54’7” N 12°28’18” E
driving around 4
July 26, 2016 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
First court of Rome (18th century)... St' Peters Cathedral... Tomb of Emperor Hadrian along the Tiber river... Secret passage for Pope
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- Day 17
- Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at 12:16 PM
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Altitude: 20 m
- ItalyPiazza San Pietro in Vaticano41°54’21” N 12°27’28” E
St Peters Basilica
July 26, 2016 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
...in the Vatican City.
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- Day 17
- Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at 1:11 PM
- ☀️ 31 °C
- Altitude: 28 m
- ItalyMonte Mario41°54’33” N 12°27’21” E
Vatican Museo
July 26, 2016 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Oh boy, what can I say. Not exactly an enjoyable experience as we were herded like sheep through the various rooms and corridors of the museum filled with incredibly old and historical relics inRead more
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- Day 17
- Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at 1:16 PM
- ☀️ 31 °C
- Altitude: 42 m
Vatican CityPigna Courtyard41°54’22” N 12°27’14” E
The octagonal courtyard
July 26, 2016 in Vatican City ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
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- Day 17
- Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at 1:30 PM
- ☀️ 31 °C
- Altitude: 28 m
- ItalyVaticano41°54’29” N 12°27’14” E
more relics and frescos...
July 26, 2016 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
And PEOPLES everywhere!!!!
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- Day 18
- Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 8:00 AM
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 44 m
- SpainUniversitat de Barcelona41°23’20” N 2°9’32” E
Day 8: Livorno
July 27, 2016 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Last minute, our family and Jerry decided to head into Florence via shutter, bus and train. We made it there in record time as we had super quick transfers and the express train.
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- Day 18
- Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 10:36 AM
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
- ItalyParco Saffi42°2’12” N 11°50’12” E
Firenze
July 27, 2016 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
So glad we made the trip to Florence. It is artsy, chic, and filled with good food and good shopping. The big cathedrals and statues everywhere were a great bonus!
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- Day 18
- Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 10:55 AM
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
- ItalyParco Saffi42°2’12” N 11°50’12” E
Mercato Centrale
July 27, 2016 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
We stumbled into the central market with leather stands, foods, olive oils, , veggies, meats, cheeses, and jerseys... Aaron walked away with a Neymar jersey and Braden, a Buffon.
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- Day 18
- Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 11:20 AM
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
- ItalyParco Saffi42°2’12” N 11°50’12” E
Duomo
July 27, 2016 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
The Duomo was crawling with tourists. We made the good call to admire from the outside instead of engaging in the crazy lineups.
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- Day 18
- Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 12:17 PM
- ⛅ 32 °C
- Altitude: 59 m
- ItalyPiazza della Signoria43°46’18” N 11°15’16” E
around florence
July 27, 2016 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
piazza dela repubblica... Orsanmichele (church)... Piazza della signorina (turtle)... Galleria Delhi Uffizi...
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- Day 18
- Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 3:15 PM
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Altitude: 53 m
- ItalyUffizi Gallery43°46’6” N 11°15’18” E
Ponte Vecchio
July 27, 2016 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Chic lil shopping district on and surrounding the bridge.
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- Day 18
- Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 10:02 PM
- 🌙 26 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
FranceMarseille 1643°20’42” N 5°19’54” E
Life on the Vista
July 27, 2016 in France ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
Nightly towel animals... Big screen movies on the Lido deck with popcorn.... And fancy dinners!
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- Day 19
- Thursday, July 28, 2016 at 8:22 AM
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- FranceMarseille 1643°20’42” N 5°19’54” E
Day 9: Marseille
July 28, 2016 in France ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
The final port of our cruise... 🙁. It has been a great 10 days of blitzing through the Mediterranean cities of Europe and we have thoroughly enjoyed ourselves on and off the Carnival Vista.
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- Day 19
- Thursday, July 28, 2016 at 10:00 AM
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 2 m
- FranceVieux-Port43°17’42” N 5°22’27” E
le vieux port
July 28, 2016 in France ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
We took 2 taxis into town and the kids and Jerry were dropped off in a different part of town. Good thing there was a giant ferris wheel for us to find each other.
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- Day 19
- Thursday, July 28, 2016 at 1:00 PM
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Altitude: 21 m
- FranceUniversite Paul Cezanne Aix-Marseille III43°17’48” N 5°22’48” E
Morrocan Market and etc.
July 28, 2016 in France ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Today, we didn't really have a game plan through Marseille and we were a slow train of 12 wandering aimlessly through town. We stumbled into the colorful street markets where the locals shop and thatRead more
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- Day 19
- Thursday, July 28, 2016 at 2:00 PM
- ☀️ 31 °C
- Altitude: 3 m
- FrancePointe Carinade43°17’24” N 5°21’19” E
Catalan Beach, Marseilles
July 28, 2016 in France ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
The beach is where we ended up at the end of our day in Marseille.
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- Day 19
- Thursday, July 28, 2016 at 7:00 PM
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- FranceMarseille 1643°20’42” N 5°19’54” E
Our last evening on the Vista
July 28, 2016 in France ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
We had exceptionally outstanding service each night at the restaurant by Bagus and his team. They were Da Best!! We also celebrated Uncle Jerry's birthday!