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Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel

Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel

Our visit to the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel was certainly special.  Tauck had arranged an after-hours visit. Being able to see the Museum and Sistine Chapel without large crowds was a wonderful opportunity.  If you visit the Vatican Museum, be sure to take in everything – you will see incredible ceilings, mosaic floors, decorative windows and medallions on the walls. They may not seem like the featured exhibits, but you will want to appreciate them as well. In the…

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Pompeii

Pompeii

As we walked among the ruins of Pompeii, our local guide shared what life in Pompeii would have been like as well as that fateful day when Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD.  The ruins remained undisturbed for over one thousand years.  One of the first areas we saw was the forum, a large plaza where people would have gathered to socialize, do business and worship.  Immediately below is the Temple of Jupiter with Mt. Vesuvius in the background.  The…

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Amalfi

Amalfi

We drove along the Amalfi Coast, an absolutely beautiful drive.  Many of the roads were narrow and had “hairpin” curves.  We also stopped in Positano, a small town built on the face of a cliff.  These pictures were taken from our bus or during our stop in Positano. During our drive, we saw the Church of Santa Maria Assunta which is located in Positano.  It is by the Mediterranean Sea and has blue, green and yellow tiles on the dome. …

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Sorrento and Capri

Sorrento and Capri

We took Tauck’s Classic Italy tour in 2013.  We arrived early and  stayed at the Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria in Sorrento.  The hotel had a patio overlooking the Sea of Naples.  We enjoyed sitting on the patio, looking at the beautiful views, and sipping wine. For our extra day in Sorrento, we booked a day trip to Capri.  Our guide met us at the hotel and we took a ferry to the island.  The first picture below is one of…

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