Month: December 2014
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The Home of the First Ancient Olympics…..
Read more: The Home of the First Ancient Olympics…..We had a great first day on the cruise and were very excited for the rest of our time traveling by boat around Greece and Turkey. and we became even more excited the next day when we arrived at our first port in Greece…. Olympia. When we got off of the boat, our driver Christos…
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A Pirate’s life for me!
Read more: A Pirate’s life for me!Haargh, me mates! What better way to see the world than from the deck of a ship?! One of our goals in doing this trip is to try multiple modes of transportation. To date, we have traveled extensively by car, we have done a bit of travel by train, and a lot…and I mean A…
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Visit to the Vatican
Read more: Visit to the VaticanNo trip to Rome would be complete without a visit to Vatican City -the smallest state in the world. We had a great walk around Saint Peter’s Square and enjoyed the beautiful architecture. For this experience, we wanted it to be really well done, so we booked a guided tour through the Vatican and we…
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Roaming Through Rome
Read more: Roaming Through RomeFor those of you who have been following our Italian adventures, you’ll know that in Florence we did an amazing scavenger hunt called a whai whai. We did what we could to find the one for Rome – but we had no luck – the book was not to be found in English. Instead, we…
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The Hunger Games, Roman Style
Read more: The Hunger Games, Roman StyleThe crowd cheers. Your opponent stands in a ready position. The emperor watches. The sword glistens in your hand. You charge your opponent, swinging your sword and as metal hits metal he blocks your attack. All you do is think ‘I’ll be free soon.’ This is what I imagine would happen during a Gladiator fight in the…