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After 12 long years, I finally returned to Europe - May 3-27, 2005. I wrote this site as a photo
journal of my grand adventure. It's also a way to express my thoughts and feelings about my experiences while
on this trip.
This site is not intended to be a trip report containing specific details on the meals that I ate, hotel/restaurant
reviews or detailed historical facts. There are many more experienced travelers out there who can provide
that information for you.
I will, however, include some general information on the hotels that I stayed in, the cities that I visited
and the interesting sights that I saw.
If you are looking for detailed information, go to my Travel Tips and Resources pages for helpful websites
that I found while planning for this trip. Maybe they will be of help to you in planning yours.
I do hope that you read on and enjoy hearing about my experiences. I certainly enjoyed writing about them.
The first half of my trip was with a group tour. We went from London - Paris - Lucerne - Venice -
Florence - Rome. We had a really fun group (37 in total).
After our group tour we left Rome and went on an independent stay in Italy. I absolutely adore Italy - for their art, culture, food, history, architecture and people. We stayed in Siena for four
days and three days in a small old world fishing town called Vernazza.
A little more about the two towns we decided to spend our extra days in: Siena, a small medieval
town located in Tuscany. It is famous for their annual Palio Horse Races and a grand piazza called IL Campo. The
second town is called Vernazza. It is one of five fishing villages that is located in an area called Cinque Terre
or the "Five Villages." They are famous for their wonderful hiking trails, the most popular of which is Via dell'
Amore. Although Vernazza is a small town, it is packed with day trippers who were inspired to come here by the ever
popular Rick Steves. By night fall the crowds usually thin out and the town quiets down.
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Please keep in mind that all recommendations made on this site are made based upon my personal perspective and should
not be intended to replace your own research. Some of the information I indicated such as names of locations, historical
sights, etc. were compiled from various sources (ie., guidebooks, websites, brochures, etc.).
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