Wow! What a start! We arrived in Rome on Saturday, and joined our tour group on Sunday evening. There are 44 of us, young and old, single, married, and several families, from all over the US and several from Canada.
We started with a day in Rome at the Vatican Museum, the Sistine Chapel (where we couldn’t take pictures, of course), the Pantheon, the Spanish Steps, the Trevi Fountain, and the Coliseum. What a whirlwind day!
Margaret met this guy outside the Pantheon. I think he said he was from Prineville, but he had a pretty heavy accent so I’m not quite sure…
Then it was back to the hotel, and an early start up to Venice, stopping as Assisi for a wonderful visit. It was pretty much all day on the bus for 328 miles, except for a few stops here and there.
Wednesday in Venice was totally amazing! Over-the-top awesome! And an afternoon boat ride to the wonderful island of Burano for one of the most amazing lunches we’ve ever had, and shopping for hand-made lace and other items before returning later in the evening.
The next sabbatiblog update will come on Saturday! The internet wifi in Venice is from the days of the 2400 baud modem speed, so it takes forever! But we’ll persevere and we hope you enjoy the pictures!
Instead of pictures I made an iMovie of the day in Venice and Burano that you can watch by CLICKING HERE.
We miss you all, but this is the trip of a lifetime and we’re having the time of our lives!
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