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Woke up in a drunken stupor, shoes and all clothes on at the end of my bed, and still drunk off an embarassingly small amount of red wine. Had a dream where I saw my thoughts--stripes of red, green, gold, and blue looking into a circular fountain...
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Florence: the birthplace of the Renaissance and the home of Dante, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Galileo! This city is full of elegant squares, Renaissance palaces, lush gardens, magnificent churches, and of course tons of art! A lot of our...
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June 8, 2010
We took a guided tour of Vatican City and the museums the morning before leaving Rome. Incredible! The tour guide was excellent, she was a local Italian woman who was so entertaining! Tip: a 3 hour tour does not equal 3 hours but 5 hours...
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Day 3
A day full of exploration of the glory of Rome...
Stepping off the metro, we walked right into the Colosseum! Having seen so many pictures of it, just seems unreal seeing it up close. The line was crazy long, so we decided to pay the extra 8 ...
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After a 6 hour train ride from Venice, we arrive in famous Rome! We met some Americans on board who had spent a month in Europe and got some useful tips for the trip (the guy was an engineer too).
After the train, we took the metro and then the...
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