Monthly Archives: February 2008

Day 4 FLORENCE

The above photo was the view from our window in our suburb lodging in Florence.Only a few minutes from the train station, we found our quaint little 1860s vine-covered villa, right in the middle of the city! This place was simply incredible – over the top – one of the perks of traveling off-season: getting...

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Day 3 PISA

Pisa is just a darling little city, all quaint and colorful, full of Italian charm ;o) We left Rome, took a 1.5 hr train ride to Florence and then other 1 hour local train ride out to Pisa. We decided to only walk once we got there, as there is more to see when you...

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Day 2: ROME

Our Second day of exploring Rome. It’s great to feel like you really have a handle on a city and have it somewhat “figured out”, as it makes the galavanting more fun ;o)

Started off with a little picnic in the piazza outside the Vatican – these people definitely know how to do pizza right! And...

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Day 1: ROME – Sunday February 10th

Well, here is the first installment of photos…. ;o)
We arrived in Rome on Sunday morning after flying all night, and then after a few hours of crashing we went out to explore this amazing city. Armed with a map and our handy little guide book that we procured previously, we figured out the simple metro...

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ITALY AND ISRAEL!!!!!!!!! THE BACKPACKING TREK OF A LIFETIME!!!

Hello Everyone!!!!
Sorry for my long absence of posting, but the last week and has been absolutely incredible and I haven’t had as much internet access as I was hoping. But I assure you that I have scads of photos to post, which are currently uploading, so be sure and check back soon!
We are currently in...

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