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Touring Rome and the Vatican Museum with web album photos

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Of the six tours we have done during our European cruise from Royal Caribbean out of Rome, Italy the stop at Turkey was the most surprising of them all. We had done a full day tour of the Ancient Ruins of Ephesus which was a massive expanse of Roman buildings that were unearthed with the [...]

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The Roman Colosseum is truly a sight to behold and it’s stature and presence are indescribable as you walk through the arches and tour the ruins of this once mighty gladiator arena. To think that the Colosseum was once flooded with water where mock naval battles occurred and entire landscapes were erected to allow for [...]

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It was funny waking up in Rome and looking to order breakfast, unlike the United States breakfast places all serve lunch meats like Salami, cheese, , and even Pizza can be found at all hours of the morning. What I couldn’t find was a scrambled egg sandwich anywhere, the food is much more rich and seems [...]

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Walking the Silvestri Craters of Mt. Etna in Messina Sicily was the first tour of our Royal Caribbean cruise out of Rome, Italy.

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