Honeymoon

October - November 2016

A 11-day adventure by Mike and Carole Read more

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Mike and Carole Honeymoon
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- Oct 24, 2016, 2:30pm
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Altitude: 36 m
- Italy Latium Rome Campitelli Colosseum 41.890202, 12.47995441°53’25” N 12°28’48” E
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The Colosseum
October 24, 2016 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We hustled around the Colosseum, and given time constraints, were unable to go inside. Thankfully, we got some good pictures from outside. There is so much to see in Rome and one day is just not enough. We will have to come back for a tour of the Forum and other sites we missed.

The Colosseum, also known as the Flavian Amphitheater, was constructed from 72 to 80 AD. Construction began under Emperor Vespasian and was completed under Emperor Titus. The Colosseum could hold an estimated 50,000 to 80,000 spectators, with an average audience of some 65,000. It was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles such as mock sea battles, animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of famous battles, and dramas based on Classical mythology.Read more
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- Oct 24, 2016, 3:00pm
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Altitude: 66 m
- Italy Latium Rome Trevi Santa Maria degli Angeli 41.902784, 12.49636641°54’10” N 12°29’47” E
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Rome
October 24, 2016 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
These are some random photographs from around Rome. The coolest is probably the Knights of Malta keyhole on Aventine Hill, where Carole snapped a nice picture through the keyhole. There's also a shot of the Circus Maximus, the Pyramid of Cestius (built between 18 BC-12 BC and remains particularly well preserved, likely because it became part of the city's fortifications), and both sides of the Arch of Constantine.Read more
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- Oct 24, 2016, 4:00pm
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Altitude: 11 m
- Italy Latium Rome Testaccio Saint Paul outside the walls 41.858677, 12.47673441°51’31” N 12°28’36” E
Day 3
St. Paul's Basilica
October 24, 2016 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Our last stop was St. Paul's Basilica. We got there late in the day and the tour guide said we had 30 minutes to walk around. Unfortunately, the line was over 30 minutes long because there were so many Catholic pilgrims there to visit. Disappointed, we decided to walk around the Basilica and then head back to the car. When we got around to the other side of the church, we saw another entrance with nobody waiting in line. After patching together a conversation in Italian and Spanish, the lonely security guard let us in. We zoomed through and got a few great pictures from inside before heading back to the car.Read more
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- Oct 24, 2016, 4:30pm
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Altitude: 11 m
- Italy Latium Rome Testaccio Saint Paul outside the walls 41.858677, 12.47673441°51’31” N 12°28’36” E
Day 3
St. Paul's Basilica Rome
October 24, 2016 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Inside the basilica, we saw Paul's tomb and the chapel of St. Lawrence. Although we didn't have a lot of time to take it all in, we were happy to get to see what we did. After that it was time to head back to Civitavecchia and hop on the ship headed to Sorrento.

The Basilica was founded by the Roman Emperor Constantine I over the burial place of St. Paul, where it was said that, after the Apostle's execution, his followers erected a memorial. A much larger basilica was built in 386 AD and underwent numerous additions and renovations in the centuries that followed.Read more
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- Oct 25, 2016, 8:30am
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 46 m
- Italy Campania Sorrento Piazza Sant'Antonino 40.626293, 14.37579940°37’35” N 14°22’33” E
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Sorrento and Amalfi Coast
October 25, 2016 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Upon arrival in Sorrento, we stopped by a Limoncello factory where we bought a couple of small bottles to take home. Along the drive, we snapped a picture of "The Virgin Mary", a rock formation located along the coast. We also saw a miniature village scene built along the road to Amalfi. The other shots included here are near dusk back in Sorrento and from the cruise ship leaving Sorrento at sunset. Beautiful scenery!Read more
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- Oct 25, 2016, 9:00am
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 56 m
- Italy Campania Positano Spiaggia Fornillo 40.628053, 14.48498140°37’41” N 14°29’6” E
Day 4
Positano
October 25, 2016 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
We joined three other couples for this excursion with Joe Banana limo tours. They took us to Positano, Amalfi, Pompeii, and the aforementioned limoncello shop. Positano is a beautiful city on the Amalfi coast. We parked about midway down the slope and walked down to the beach for some of the beautiful views that you see here.

Positano's history goes back to ancient times and had numerous Roman villas that were destroyed along with everything else when Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD. The city flourished from Middle East trade in the 16th and 17th centuries and many of the Baroque style homes with their beautiful terraces overlooking the Mediterranean were built during the 18th century period of economic independence that resulted.Read more
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- Oct 25, 2016, 10:30am
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 8 m
- Italy Campania Amalfi Piazza Flavio Gioia 40.634003, 14.60268140°38’2” N 14°36’10” E
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Amalfi
October 25, 2016 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Our next stop was the little town of Amalfi, a town known for its nativity scenes. We also came across some cute drinking fountains, as pictured here. We, however, stuck with bottled water.
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- Oct 25, 2016, 11:15am
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 8 m
- Italy Campania Amalfi Piazza Flavio Gioia 40.634003, 14.60268140°38’2” N 14°36’10” E
Day 4
Amalfi Cathedral
October 25, 2016 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
The Amalfi cathedral is a 9th century cathedral that holds the relics of the Apostle Andrew. A "newer" version built in the 13th century is connected to it and seen in the picture of Carole on the steps. We walked up the 62 steep steps and took a look inside to get a few photographs.Read more
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- Oct 25, 2016, 2:20pm
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- Italy Campania Pompei Piazza Schettini 40.746157, 14.49893440°44’46” N 14°29’56” E
Day 4
Pompeii
October 25, 2016 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Our last sightseeing stop was a visit to Pompeii, an ancient Roman city buried by volcanic ash with Mt. Vesuvius's eruption in 79 AD. Although we had a very knowledgeable guide, we only got to see about 10 percent of the ruins. We will certainly need to go back someday! We got pictures of a fresco inside a Pompeii home, a cast of a baby who died in the hot winds of Vesuvius, a picture of us in front of Vesuvius, as well as photos of the city's forum, a bath house, and a public restroom.Read more
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- Oct 26, 2016, 8:00am
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 15 m
- Italy Sicily Messina Piazza Duomo 38.193814, 15.55401538°11’38” N 15°33’14” E
Day 5
Messina, Sicily
October 26, 2016 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Our next port was supposed to be Taormina, Sicily which is a quaint, ancient Sicilian town with a lot of Roman and Greek ruins. Unfortunately, the sea was too choppy for us to anchor in the Mediterranean and take boats to shore, so we docked in Messina, Sicily instead. Messina is covered in graffiti and is much more modern, but the area is naturally beautiful. We managed to find some interesting sights as we walked around town.

Pics include Tempio Votivo di Cristo Re, which is a War Memorial with a promenade below it that has beautiful views of the city and harbor. Duomo di Messina was originally built in the 12th century and accidentally burnt to the ground in 1254, the cathedral was destroyed again in the earthquakes of 1783 and 1908, as well as by an incendiary WWII bomb in 1943. And guarding Messina's harbour is the golden statue of the Madonna della Lettera visible in front of the sunrise as we docked.Read more
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