Click to see and read about each stage of the trip.
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Pisa: They Have a Tower?
Today we took a train over to Pisa. I did not know much about the little city, but they say there is a tower that a lot of…
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Cats: What We Have NOT Had
A short, but fun post. In our travels we have obviously missed our crazy cats (although our house-sitter has spoiled them, so I suspect they have not missed…
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Florence: Cradle of the Renaissance
Wow! We are in the city often considered to be the cradle of the Renaissance. The city with the cathedral dome that graces half of the advertisements for…
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Rome: The Vatican
Please note that this post is longer, and more opinionated and personal, than the others. I encourage you to skip the first two paragraphs or try not to…
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Rome (all but the Vatican)
Given this very tiny monument to Vittorio Emanuele, I can see why he also would need the space formerly honoring the Holy Spirit in the Pantheon…
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Back in France: Marseilles
Today we visited Marseilles and spent the bulk of our day at the Cathedral (Cathedral Sainte Marie La Major de Marseilles) and the Basilica (Basilique Notre-Dame de la…
