Palatine Hill If reading Roman mythology, Palatine Hill was the where the cave that Lupa the she-wolf found Romulus and Remus. The cave was known as the Lupercal. Romulus and Remus were twin brothers born …
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Two really cool things to do in Rome after dark…
Bone Chapel Take the tour of this amazing site here and at the Catacombs. This is the tour company that we used. Great tour company. Whitney suggested this and if you have not figured out yet, …
Arriving in Rome
Rome What can one say about the Capital city of Roma? A lot. It is a cosmopolitan city that has both the ancient, old and new all mixed in together. It is a hustle and …
Herculaneum? Just as awesome as Pompeii.. maybe even a bit more awesome…
Ercolano What a gloriously sunny and hot day to venture to Herculaneum. We decided to see Herculaneum instead of Pompeii. Why? Well, while Pompeii is synonymous with Italy and Mount Vesuvius, Herculaneum, I had never …
Onward Matera
Matera! What can I say again about this beautiful, old and ancient city? Well, that we did not get to spend as much time there as we wanted, so for sure back on our list …
The adorable common of Poppi
Poppi. Who knew? We were going to be driving for a while on day three from Pisa to San Marino, FYI that is a small country in Italy. We wanted to avoid the expensive toll …
Medieval Wall in Pisa
Who knew? I mean when we were looking up stuff to do, the regular tourist stuff, this super cool medieval wall just did not hit the radar. We saw it. While up on the leaning …
The Leaning Tower of Pisa… Iconic Pisa
When you hear the name Pisa most people think of the leaning tower of Pisa, but there is so much more to see and do in this really cool town. From my first post, you …