More Assisi...just because
November 2, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Perugia & La Rocca di Paolo
November 3, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Amazing underground city built by the mysterious Etruscans, buried by the Romans who just built on top of it, and built up again by Pope Paolo. Italian liberation from the Church happened in 1861.Read more
Wine & Food Pairing at Il Continone
November 3, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Perugia on Giorno dei Morti
November 3, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
The holiday weekend of the Italian version of the Day of the Dead made for major crowds. An awesome market with delicious food and artisans selling their goods. Oh, and chocolate! Did I mentionRead more
More Perugia
November 3, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Assisi to Sorrento, via Pompeii!
November 4, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Pompeii was amazing. I took way too many photos, as usual. Believe me when I say I also deleted hundreds! We had a very accomplished guide, but only got to see one plaster cast from the eruption.
Roman Baths and Brothels in Pompeii
November 4, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Well, I learned a lot here. According to the guide, the Romans used lead pipes for their water system, which explains why they couldn't find bodies older than 36. 36% of the population were slaves andRead more
More Pompeii
November 4, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
I have to admit I quit listening to the guide, since the light was getting good for pictures!
Entering Sorrento at Sunset
November 4, 2024 in Italy ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
Sorrento and Capri
November 5, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
The weather was amazing for a sail around and to the Isle of Capri!
More Capri
November 5, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Returning to Sorrento at sunset
November 5, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Nightime in Sorrento
November 5, 2024 in Italy ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
Limoncello!!
November 5, 2024 in Italy ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
The Colliseum
November 6, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
After a 4 hour bus ride, I had a yummy pasta lunch, then toured the Colliseum with our guide, Luca.
More Colliseum facts
November 6, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We heard some disturbing facts about communal toilets in the Colliseum...Luca's face says it all!
The Roman Forum
November 6, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
As we walked through the ruins and heard the history of the Fall of Rome, I couldn't help seeing similarities...especially after hearing election results in U.S. May the gods be ever in our favor?
Roma at night. A highlight of the trip!
November 6, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
This wasn't even on our schedule but our wonderful tour director, Sabra, suggested it and I am soooo happy she did.
Wandering on my own in Rome
November 7, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
2nd day in Rome-Inside The Pantheon
November 7, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
I walked a LOT today. Five miles total. My hotel is about a mile from the Vatican. Words cannot describe this beautiful masterpiece. So I won't even try.
Mama Shelter Hotel in Roma!
November 7, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
This has to be the funkiest hotel I have ever seen. I loved the HUGE shower and bathroom (not the norm in Italy) and an actual sitting room, although the fabric patterns made me dizzy! I don'tRead more
Final goodbye dinner in Trastevere
November 7, 2024 in Italy ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
Good food, wine, and music to celebrate travelers leaving the next day. 32 people started, and 14 are staying 2 more days.
Roman fountains?
November 8, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Is the fountain real or not? Hint: the real ones have scaffolding, except for the one at the base of the Spanish Steps (real name is La Scalinata di Trinita dei Monti. They are all being cleaned forRead more
Thanks for the recommendation, Abbey!
November 8, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
All of Abbey Scott's recommendations have been fabulous. She gave me a wonderful PowerPoint with all the art, sculpture, food, and entertainment highlights of her study trip to Florence and Rome. IRead more
The Vatican
November 9, 2024 in Vatican City ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
My friends John and Tara Griffin highly recommended a tour guide they love, so I signed up for 2 tours on Saturday, my 2nd day in Rome, after the tour ended. She was amazing. She is an archeologistRead more
TravelerAbbey is finding similar photos on her phone and re-living the magic!
TravelerI had a feeling. She hasn't steered me wrong with her PowerPoint, and my tour had many of the same places on the itinerary.