Piles of Rocks, Vast Seas, and Naked Men!

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May 3rd 2007

Published: August 9th 2007

We’ve been in Greece and Italy since we posted our last entry. We started this leg of our journey with a visit to our friends, the Heards, in Athens. Lana took us to the Acropolis and we saw the Parthenon in all its glory. After spending a couple of very relaxing days with the Heards, we boarded our cruise ship, the Oceania Insignia, for an 11 day cruise of the Mediterranean. On the cruise we st... Read Full Entry

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Trevi Fountain, Rome

Pantheon, Rome

The best preserved Roman building, the Pantheon was built in 125 A.D. as a temple to all Roman gods. It was later converted to a Christian church in 609 A.D.

Venice

The Grand Canal in Venice.

Venice

One of the hundres of little canals in Venice.

Venice

So many things to take pictures of!

Venice

St. Mark's Basilica

Burano

Burano is one of the islands in the Venice Lagoon and has a quaint village with homes of many colors.

Burano

Another of the colorful homes on Burano.

Bell Tower, Burano

Burano has its own version of the Leaning Tower of Pisa...

Bell Tower, Burano

Villa D'Este, Cernobbio, Lake Como

The amazing hotel we stayed at on Lake Como had a floating pool. This was the view over the lake across the pool.

Villa D'Este

Some of the gardens at our hotel on Lake Como.

Lake Como

One of the villages along on the lake.

Villa del Balbianello, Lenno, Lake Como

We visited this fabulous villa which was built starting in 1787 by an Italian cardinal.

Villa del Balbianello, Lenno, Lake Como

Standing on the loggia at the villa.

Villa del Balbianello, Lenno, Lake Como

Bellagio, Lake Como

We had lunch in famous Bellagio.

4th May 2007

Carla
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Hello out there!!!
Greece still looks the same!!! Venice is somewhere I have always dreamed of going - hopefully I can get there some day!!! Looks like ya'll are very happy and enjoying your trip. Tell Tyler I didn't realize he was so strong!! WOW!!!

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