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[31] Roma Roma
(Oct 17 '06)
We were five days in Rome which is like saying, "You have 35 minutes, go see as much of the city as you can." Rome is colossal and her sights are colossal, spread out over seven good-sized hills. ...
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Florence, Day 3 - Shop 'till we drop!! (AKA: Sunglasses? What Sunglasses? I don't have any sunglasses!)
(Jun 11 '06)
Well, we slept until 10:30 - which is really late for us! But, it felt great.
We left our hotel and headed to sightsee -- but got distracted by the shopping!
First, we went to the leather ...
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Day 8: Venice to Rome
(Jun 15 '06)
"It's hard to say what you'll find most breathtaking about the eternal city - the arrogant opulence of the Vatican, the timelessness of the Forum, the top speed of a Fiat Bambino, the millions of cats in the Colosseum, trying to cross a major intersection, or the bill for your latte."
Brent thought Paris was the most romantic place in the world, but after Venice he's not sure; he'll have to see what Ruth votes when we get to Paris. This is an amazing ...
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Cinque Terre
(May 31 '06)
"...we can fully appreciate why this region has been listed as a World Heritage Site."
People, stunning scenery, people, great walking, people, simple and exquisite food, oh and more people.....!
We ...
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Sistine Chapel and the rest of Rome
(May 20 '06)
We needed to be in line to enter the Vatican museums by 8:30am. The line went quite a ways around the Vatican's walls. We stood in line for about an hour. The only way to see the Sistine Chapel is ...
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Venice - Welcome to Waterworld!
(Aug 19 '06)
"Unique in Europe, Venice is the only major city that still functions without the use of roads."
Venice, or Venezia to the Italians, is of course famous for its canals. There are about 150 of the ...
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30 June We had breakfast, packed, went out to do a couple of errands and were able to store our luggage at the hotel while we grabbed some lunch. By 2 p.m., we had our car ...
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June 21st (Wednesday)- We set our alarm for 5:30 a.m. because we were to sail into the Venetian Lagoon around 6 a.m. It was an incredible way to arrive here though it ...
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At Last, we have arrived.
(Sep 09 '05)
DAY 1: ARRIVAL
After some delay at London Heathrow, we finally arrived at Malpensa airport. We were so anxious to see our zia (aunt) that it seemed to take forever for the luggage to come down. ...
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Recent Blogs for Italy
First Day in Florence
(Jul 17 '08)
We left Milan for Florence on the train at noon today. The country surrounding Milan was not very pretty but once you got further south toward Parma, Bologna and Tuscany the countryside was beautiful ...
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7.18.08 (Friday) _ Rome
(Jul 18 '08)
Friday, July 18th
Forecast: High 87, 30% chance of rain/storms
Today is our last day in Rome and Italy! We can believe that we have been in Italy for 8 days now. Time has really flown by for us, ...
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Walk till you can walk no more
(Jul 19 '08)
We are in Italy!!!!! And we love it. Only if we had known it would be so good, we might have got here a lot sooner.
Considering my sleepless night in Nice, Robin took over driving duties for ...
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