A Must See in Rome: This Beautiful Church Designed by Michelangelo
we happened upon this beautiful church, in the center of the city. When we discovered that it is older than dirt and designed by Michelangelo
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Rome Day 3: The Beautiful Hotel Impero Saves the Day
The morning of our last day in Rome was supposed to be very straight forward. We had tickets to take the speed train right back to the U.S. Navy base in Napoli. We were staying outside of Rome, so we hired a cab to take us to the train station. We had a good breakfast at our Hampton Inn that morning, and a reasonable cab fare. All was going to according to plan. Then our taxi driver started to ask […]
» Read moreThe Vatican Museum: A Day of Waiting, Making New Friends, & Pizza
Our second day in Rome dawned on us a little later than we meant for it to. We knew we needed to get downtown early to stand in line for Vatican Museum tickets. You see, we did not plan far enough ahead to obtain tickets in advance. In order to see the famous Sistine Chapel ceiling, you must have Vatican Museum tickets. We were not about to leave Rome without seeing the Sistine Chapel. But did we see Vatican City? […]
» Read moreOur Sweltering 7 Days in Italy in a Nutshell
Why the nutshell? I don’t know. Basically, this is a little overview of my trip, and then you can bet I will type out a whole series about each individual place. It was a sweltering week in Italy. Most places were not air conditioned. And I am going to tell you all about it. Days one and seven were traveling days, so this is very quickly going to look more like five days in Italy, I think. As I mentioned […]
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