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There’s no place like home
I loved my 3 week adventure in Italy, but there’s nothing like coming home. I tidied up the house before we left because I knew I’d be tired when we…
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Rome: Day 3
Hello Ancient Rome. We rolled the dice and bought a combo-ticket at the entrance to Palatine Hill and entered with no line. We turned left and pretty much had the…
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Rome: Day 2
It’s an early start to meet our early entry tour at 7:15am. I chose the shortest tour that gets you right into the Sistine Chapel. Sat for quite a long…
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Rome: Day 1
What a busy city. Getting from the Termini metro to the Trevi Station stop was easy. Navigating the street with full backpacks (and two hurt ankles) was not super fun.…
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Hello Rome
We are staying in a cute little studio apartment on Trevi Fountain. The fountain is getting some work on it but that doesn’t stop hordes of people crowding around it…
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Ciao Assisi
In Assisi we said goodbye to our guide, Virgino, and our new friends Elena, Nahidah, Keith and Lois. I was so overcome with gratitude that the waterworks were a flowing…
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Day 7: SPELLO – ASSISI, (16 km – 10 miles)
On this day we started above the Roman Aqueduct on a dirt road scouted previously by Virgino. We named the road La Cresta Panoramic. It was along the highest point…
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Day 6: TREVI – SPELLO, (19 km – 11.8 miles)
Today was an easy hiking day, getting only 37 flights of stairs logged vs 150+ flights in the past 3 days. We walk out of Trevi, through the farmers market…
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Day 5: Room with a view
We are staying in a 17th century nobleman’s house today. Our room is on the top floor, so we have some lovely views.
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Day 5: PORETA – TREVI, (12 km – 7.5 miles)
Today we hit the wall, less figuratively and more literally. With an uphill climb that ended into a wall that surrounds a hilltop monastery. We left Poreto early because the…