Our Italian Adventure
35 Day Vacation in Italy
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Sometimes, events occur which completely disrupts a traveller’s plan. In 2019, just a month before our European vacation which was to start in Paris, the devastating fire occurred at the Norte Dame Cathedral. For our Italian trip, the plan-altering event was the death of Pope Francis on April 21st, 2025, about two weeks before our…
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Around 640am, we arrived at Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicnio Airport known as FCO. This airport is 19 miles south of Rome and lies adjacent to the Tyrrhenian Sea. It was built in 1960 to help move people during the 1960 Olympic Games held in Rome. Since we were one of the first planes to arrive…
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After purchasing our airline tickets, I quickly found lodging for each location. During our last European trip to Scandinavia, we ended up washing our socks & underwear in the hotel sink. Avoiding that scenario became a priority during our hunt for lodging. To accomplish this goal, I decided to mix VRBO rentals with hotels. If…
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In the fall of 2023, Amy & I talk about returning to Europe for another month-long adventure. Our normal course of action is to let me decide where to go based on input by Amy. Once the general location or countries have been decided, I do the planning. After doing some research, we decided on…
Our Italian Adventure 