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Last day in Rome…

Last day in Rome…

Rome, Italy, Europe With today being our last full day in Rome, we had to make it count. We woke up early and headed straight for the Coliseum as we hadn’t been over to that side of town yet. We were approached by LOADS of tour operators trying to sell us on a tour of the Coliseum but we brushed them all off because we figured it probably wasn’t worth it. After finding out that the wait to get a…

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Ruins and near-death!

Ruins and near-death!

Rome, Italy, Europe Today was an early rise for us as we had a lot of traveling ahead of us. It was today that made me really thankful that Ryan agreed to drive in Italy! We first drove 2.5 hours down to Pompeii which was the easy part. We spent a few hours walking around the ruins of Pompeii which was pretty impressive. It’s amazing how big this city was, considering it was built in 2nd century BC. Plus, it…

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Laundry day :-(

Laundry day :-(

Rome, Italy, Europe Today was the day we were dreading this whole trip: Laundry day! Luckily for us we found a Laundromat just down the road from our hotel, so we bagged all our stuff up and went down there expecting to spend the next few hours waiting and folding. We showed up and fortunately there was a guy working there who said that it would be the same price to leave the clothes with him and just come back…

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Travel day to Rome

Travel day to Rome

Rome, Italy, Europe Today we made our way to Rome. It was about a three-hour drive, so we started the day off with another great Hilton breakfast and then hit the road at about 11am. The road was almost completely highway, so it was a nice easy drive, until we hit the busy streets of Rome. We were able to enjoy some nice sights on the way down toward Rome of the Tuscany region and all the vineyards on the…

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