We arrived in the Italian port of Civitavecchia about 7:30 AM, May 1, 2009. It is the port that serves Rome. The name of the city means Old Town - Civita which means “town or city” and vecchia which means “old” . Tomorrow in Florence, we will see Ponte Vecchio, the “old bridge”. It is the port that served Rome and the surrounding area. Today is May 1, Labor Day, a Holiday in Italy and I think all over Europe, which is a good thing since there will be less traffic; bad because the Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel and shops are closed. I can only give you highlights as I really need to Google some of the things we saw today to get details. I was in information-overload most of the day. We were totally in
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