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My European Adventure…Part 8 Thursday, October 15th, 2009 The next day in Rome we started out early, our first stop being The Pantheon.  Wow, what a place! Built more than 1800 years ago, the magnificent Pantheon building still stands as a reminder of the great Roman empire. The building’s dome, more than 43 meters high [...]

My European Adventure…Part 7 Thursday, October 8th, 2009 We started our first full day in Rome with the customary “included breakfast”.  The Locarno hotel had a beautiful spread with meats, cheeses, eggs and all the rest. We were seriously on our way to gaining some weight, but enjoying the decadence of these delicious feasts. We got [...]

My European Adventure…Part 6  Thursday, October 1st, 2009 Friday morning brought another scorcher.  Italy in August is a hot one!  That is why so many of the locals go elsewhere this time of year but we were committed to seeing as much as we could, so we headed out. We had planned to go to [...]