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In and Around Luxembourg

In and Around Luxembourg

Tuesday, 19-05-2015. Day 272

Churches, Castles, and War

After touring Luxembourg City the previous day, we dedicated this day to exploring the rest of Luxembourg ... and a little bit of Belgium.

In and Around Luxembourg
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To Florence (and back) by Train

To Florence (and back) by Train

Tuesday, 05-05-2015. Day 258

Train Tracks, Photographs, And Two Davids

We were off on another day trip to another Italian city — Florence (called Firenze in Italy) — which is home to another UNESCO World Heritage Site. And, of course, Michelangelo's David.

To Florence (and back) by Train
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Visiting Vatican City

Visiting Vatican City

An Adventure in a Theocratic Elective Monarchy

Statues, Frescoes, Rain

The first thing we did after arriving in Rome was to leave the country and head into Vatican City. We, like every other person in the tiny country of Vatican City, went to see the Sistine Chapel. But we didn't realize just how much art the Vatican Museum held.

Visiting Vatican City
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