http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Friuli-Venezia-Giulia/Gemona-del-Friuli/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Italy , Friuli Venezia Giulia , Gemona del Friuli en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:05:05 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:05:05 UTC On Friday September 3rd the fifth day of the Venice Study Group Program we all traveled two hours north of Venice to Aquilea with group director Rebecca Ammerman. There in Aquilea we visited a famous Christian Basilica that dated to late Roman times. After lunch we ran through an archaeological museum and hopped on a bus to the nearby resort town of Grado. At Grado Professor Ammerman told us w http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Italy/Friuli-Venezia-Giulia/Gemona-del-Friuli/blog-309153.html On Sunday morning we picked up a rental car in Vienna and started our road trip. Our first stop was just over the border in Gemona del Friuli Italy where my friend Monica from Monterey lives. The drive took about four and a half hours and included some incredible scenery as well as more than a few tunnels as we drove through the Alps. Gemona is a small city near the Austrian and Slovenian bo http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Italy/Friuli-Venezia-Giulia/Gemona-del-Friuli/blog-170800.html