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Keystone leading into the Vatican Museum.
Vatican Museums Tour: What We Experienced
This is post 15 of our Greek Isles Cruise and Rome Adventure series. After a relaxed day wandering Rome on foot, today was different. We had tickets, a meeting time, and one of the...
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Tiber River Rome.
Wandering Rome on Foot Toward the Tiber
This is post 14 of our Greek Isles Cruise and Rome Adventure series. After days at sea and island hopping, Rome gave us something different. A slower pace and the simple pleasure of...
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First Day In Rome
This is post 13 of our “Greek Isles Cruise and Rome Adventure” series. After returning to port in Civitavecchia, we made our way into the city and began exploring Rome on...
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Naples sign in downtown Naples.
Naples Pizza: A Simple Lunch After Exploring Pompeii
This is post 12 of our “Greek Isles Cruise and Rome Adventure” series. After our tour of Pompeii, we stopped at a cameo factory and then headed back to the port area in Naples....
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When Tinsel Was King
There is nothing like a photo or two to rekindle thoughts about your childhood. Looking through old photos of our Christmas trees from past Christmases, I realize some of my clearest...
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Looking down via dell Abbondanza, Pompeii.
Pompeii Day Trip: Exploring Ancient Ruins In One Day
This is post 11 of our “Greek Isles Cruise and Rome Adventure” series. After sailing into Naples, we boarded our coach and headed out on our Pompeii Day Trip. Pompeii, a city frozen...
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