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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

*My travel recaps from our trip to Rome were deleted due to an issue with my previous blog server; I still had all the text from my daily summaries and I’m slowly going back,…