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Rome Day Five: Rain, Lots of Michelangelo, and the Pope

  • Rome, Travel
  • Mar 7, 2023
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Our final day in Rome and one major landmark remaining: the Vatican Museums, most famous for housing the Sistine Chapel. Read any guidebook and their one common piece of advice for visiting the Vatican museums is: Don’t visit on the last Sunday of the month. Guess when we chose to visit the Vatican? The last…

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Rome (and Florence) Day Four: Naked Statues, Giant Churches, Old Bridges…and the Best Pasta I Ate in Italy

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  • Rome, Travel
  • Mar, 05, 2023
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Rome Day Three: Our Colosseum Tour, 551 Steps at St. Peter’s, and One Very Cold Shower

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  • Rome, Travel
  • Mar, 04, 2023
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Rome: Planning, Packing…And How Much Did It Cost?

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  • Budget, Rome, Travel
  • Mar, 03, 2023
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Rome Day Two: Trevi Fountain, Van Gogh, the Mouth of Truth…and Bad Customer Service

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  • Rome, Travel
  • Mar, 02, 2023
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Rome Day One: Gelato, The Colosseum, The Pantheon, St. Peter’s, and Carbonara

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  • Rome, Travel
  • Mar, 01, 2023
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