We flew into Rome June 2 and traveled by train to Naples for the first few days of our vacation. We explored the historic district in Naples where our hotel was, spent a day on Capri, toured Herculaneum and Pompeii and then visited the Naples Archeology Museum before heading by train back to Rome. In Rome, we went on several small group tours: Pristine Sistine which included the Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museum and St. Peter’s Basilica, a Hidden Gem tour which took us to the Appian Way, Aquaduct park and the Jewish Ghetto, and an Ancient Rome tour that included the Colosseum.
Then Becky joined the Tuscany Photography Workshop led by Jeff Curto, and for 8 days, explored Tuscany in the Val d’Orcia. The final project was “Shadows in Tuscany.”
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Vacation June 2018 to Naples and Rome, then Tuscany Photography Workshop
The Hidden Gems tour included the Jewish Ghetto and the history of the Jewish Romans, the Appian Way, Aquaduct Park, and a view from the highest hill in Rome, all mixed with many Roman ancient ruins.
The tour of Pristine Sistine was at 7am and e ere among the first visitors to the Sistine Chapel. We saw highlights of the Vatican Museum and St. Peter’s Basilica.
A walk through Siena is a walk through Contradas (district or neighborhood), each with their own colors, symbols and character. Shadows in the narrow, steep streets captured my interest. Siena is home to the Palio di Siena, a horse race of Medieval origins.
I had 24 hours in Florence. I walked around the main tourist sites, found the best gelato the city offered, and went to see Michael Angelo's David at the museum.
