Dan B
December 04, 2025
Rome
Rome Day 3 – Vatican Day 1 – Part 2: Vatican Museum
They’ve got everything here, and A LOT OF IT! For example there’s a hall of statues where amazing works are…
December 02, 2025
Rome
Rome Day 3 – Vatican Day 1 – Part 1: Saint Peter’s Basilica
I only did one day of the Vatican because I got a stomach bug the next day. But K did…
November 28, 2025
Rome
Rome Day 2 – A Big Walking Day Around The Colosseum Area
It was a fun day of walking around the Roman Forum area, getting plans together for the rest of the…
November 27, 2025
Venice
Rome Day 1 – Went to Rome For A Week
Since we’re in Italy we decided to catch a bullet train to Rome and see the Vatican while we’re here.…
November 25, 2025
Venice
Venice Day 7 – Fontego dei Turchi Natural History Museum
This museum is fantastic. They really spent a whole lot of effort to make the displays not only functional, but…
November 23, 2025
Venice
Venice Day 6 – Island Murano
Murano is an island close to Venice and is known for their glass making skills. As we were walking down…
November 23, 2025
Venice
Venice Day 5 (part 2) – Doge Palace
The Art of Doge Palace This place has tons of great art. Much of it resembles the Eastern Roman style…
November 23, 2025
Venice
Venice Day 5 (part 1) – Doge Palace
The Venetian government was quite a complex representative democracy of sorts (representative for the nobility anyways). The nobles trusted each…
November 20, 2025
Venice
Venice Day 4 (part 2) – Saint Marco Basilica
The Statues The Mosaics And Paintings The Tile Work This is the most obvious difference between other churches and this…