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- Day 3
- Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 8:50 PM
- ⛅ 72 °F
- Altitude: 39 ft
ItalyFosso Magliana41°49’17” N 12°24’46” E
Pantheon
June 15, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
The Pantheon was originally built as a temple for all gods. The Oculus (round opening in the top of the dome) is 142 feet off the ground and is also 142 feet wide!
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- Day 4
- Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 8:20 AM
- ☀️ 72 °F
- Altitude: 118 ft
- ItalyColosseum41°53’25” N 12°29’35” E
Colosseum (Part 1)
June 16, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Today we went to one of the most famous places in Italy, the Colosseum!
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- Day 4
- Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 9:15 AM
- ☁️ 70 °F
- Altitude: 305 ft
- ItalyParco Di Villa Solaria43°49’59” N 11°12’52” E
Colosseum (Part 2)
June 16, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
The base of the Colosseum was full of trap doors for the animals to enter through. It could also be flooded for naval battle reenactments!
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- Day 4
- Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 9:42 AM
- ☀️ 77 °F
- Altitude: 118 ft
- ItalyColosseum41°53’25” N 12°29’35” E
Colosseum (Part 3)
June 16, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
The Colosseum had multiple levels (with VERY steep steps) and more than 50 entrance arches. There are probably a lot more than that. They are labeled with Roman Numerals, and the highest ones we sawRead more
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- Day 4
- Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 10:45 AM
- ☀️ 81 °F
- Altitude: 43 ft
- ItalyCasa delle Vestali41°53’30” N 12°29’12” E
Roman Forum
June 16, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
From the Colosseum we went to the Roman Forum. This is where the ruins of Ancient Rome can be found! It was primarily used as a market place, but government buildings and houses (although much closerRead more
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- Day 4
- Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 11:35 AM
- ☀️ 82 °F
- Altitude: 154 ft
- ItalyBasilica of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli41°53’39” N 12°28’57” E
Victor Emmanuel II National Monument
June 16, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
This memorial was made for the first king of unified Italy. Surprisingly, while the USA declared independence in 1776, the country of Italy was established much later; 1861. In Italian, this place isRead more
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- Day 4
- Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 1:25 PM
- ☀️ 84 °F
- Altitude: 66 ft
- ItalyTemple d'Apollon Paladin41°53’17” N 12°29’2” E
Tiramisu
June 16, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
First Tiramisu of the trip!
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- Day 4
- Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 2:09 PM
- ⛅ 82 °F
- Altitude: 151 ft
- ItalyTorrente Treia42°18’22” N 12°29’39” E
En Route to Tuscany!
June 16, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
We're leaving the Italian capital of Rome and heading to Tuscany for our next stop on our adventure!
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- Day 4
- Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 4:30 PM
- ⛅ 82 °F
- Altitude: 830 ft
- ItalyFabro42°52’32” N 12°0’38” E
Time to Taste!
June 16, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
We stopped at this family run store that has TONS of chocolate, cheese, pasta, truffles, and olive oil. For almost everything, they had free samples out! They also had some olive oil based skin andRead more
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- Day 4
- Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 6:30 PM
- ☀️ 77 °F
- Altitude: 305 ft
- ItalyParco Di Villa Solaria43°49’59” N 11°12’52” E
Trivia Champs 🏆
June 16, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
I blame this one on our tour director Elizabeth.....lol She had us compete in teams on trivia facts about Italy (some things that we learned from her, some general info facts). The good news is thatRead more
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- Day 4
- Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 6:45 PM
- ☀️ 77 °F
- Altitude: 279 ft
- ItalyTorrente Ema43°43’47” N 11°13’25” E
Pizza Dinner
June 16, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Another great dinner! We started off with salad. Then they brought out 3 different types of pizza to try: tomato, ham and white cheese, and plain cheese. They had them cut into small (usually) squaresRead more
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- Day 4
- Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 8:20 PM
- ☀️ 70 °F
- Altitude: 305 ft
- ItalyParco Di Villa Solaria43°49’59” N 11°12’52” E
Fantastic Garden Hotel
June 16, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
We're all settled into our second hotel. It's beautiful!
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- Day 5
- Monday, June 17, 2024 at 9:55 AM
- ☀️ 72 °F
- Altitude: 207 ft
- ItalyPiazza Santa Croce y Basilica43°46’8” N 11°15’42” E
Piazza di Santa Croce
June 17, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
In the square next to the Santa Croce Basilica, there are a bunch of statues. All but 3 are original.
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- Day 5
- Monday, June 17, 2024 at 10:15 AM
- ☀️ 73 °F
- Altitude: 131 ft
- ItalyPiazalle Degli Uffizi43°46’3” N 11°15’19” E
We found Dante!
June 17, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
Dante is considered the father of the Italian language. He is the author of the three part poem (Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso) collectively called The Divine Comedy.
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- Day 5
- Monday, June 17, 2024 at 10:33 AM
- ☀️ 73 °F
- Altitude: 148 ft
- ItalyPonte Vecchio43°46’6” N 11°15’12” E
Ponte Vecchio
June 17, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
This is the only bridge left in Florence that was not destroyed in World War II.
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- Day 5
- Monday, June 17, 2024 at 10:50 AM
- ☀️ 75 °F
- Altitude: 210 ft
- ItalyCampanile di Giotto43°46’22” N 11°15’20” E
Il Duomo
June 17, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
This cathedral is famous for its use of white, pink, and green marble, as well as its dome, which has 463 steps to get to the top. The ceiling around the spiral stairs is very low, and it's only wideRead more
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- Day 5
- Monday, June 17, 2024 at 3:20 PM
- ☀️ 81 °F
- Altitude: 30 ft
- ItalyFontana dei Putti43°43’21” N 10°23’44” E
One tour please, and make it lean!
June 17, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Hopefully we helped keep it upright!
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- Day 5
- Monday, June 17, 2024 at 4:00 PM
- ☀️ 81 °F
- Altitude: 30 ft
- ItalyDuomo St Mary43°43’23” N 10°23’43” E
Piazza del Duomo
June 17, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
The other buildings in the Piazza del Duomo in Pisa are also slanted but not as much. They believe they have fixed the Leaning Tower so that it will not fall. Why not straighten it up, you ask? GoodRead more
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- Day 6
- Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 7:38 AM
- ☀️ 66 °F
- Altitude: 279 ft
- ItalyParco della Villa dei Marchesi Gerini43°50’3” N 11°12’45” E
Verona here we come!
June 18, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
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- Day 6
- Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 11:45 AM
- ☀️ 81 °F
- Altitude: 233 ft
- ItalyPiazza delle Erbe45°26’31” N 10°59’54” E
Romeo & Juliette's Balcony
June 18, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?
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- Day 6
- Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 1:19 PM
- ☀️ 84 °F
- Altitude: 226 ft
- ItalyCasa dei Mercanti45°26’31” N 10°59’47” E
Lunch at Pizzium
June 18, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Yum yum yum
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- Day 6
- Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 1:50 PM
- ☀️ 84 °F
- Altitude: 223 ft
- ItalyPiazza Bra45°26’20” N 10°59’34” E
Arena of Verona and Square
June 18, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
The statue of the man says "To those who fell (died) for freedom"
The man on the horse is Vittorio Emanuele II - the first king of unified Italy.
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- Day 6
- Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 6:20 PM
- ☀️ 81 °F
- Altitude: 20 ft
- ItalyMusetre45°34’51” N 12°21’54” E
Al Supermercato
June 18, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Everybody decided to get some snacks. I got some soda :-)
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- Day 7
- Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 8:20 AM
- ☀️ 73 °F
- Altitude: 13 ft
- ItalyIsola Nuova del Tronchetto45°26’21” N 12°18’18” E
On to Venice!
June 19, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
First stop is to see how the Venetians make glass.
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- Day 7
- Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 9:50 AM
- ☀️ 75 °F
- Altitude: 33 ft
- ItalyCanal Grande di Murano45°27’16” N 12°21’25” E
Venetian Glass Blowing
June 19, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
We got to see a demonstration on how the Venetian glassblowing is done!
Great pictures! Looks like everyone is having a great time! [Kim]
Wow! Look at these great pics! You make it seem like I'm there with you looking at everything! Thanks for the time you're putting in to uploading these pics and commenting on all the pictures! It's wonderful to be on your journey!!!! [Sharon]
TravelerThese pics are wonderful, and a good education!!