Immediately after the Smucker Reunion, we went to Italy. A full-scale European family vacation, complete with meltdowns (mostly mine), sketchy landlords, and priceless bonding time. I will make a full confession and admit that I was not the best of travel companions (probably the worst, actually), and were it not for the patience and compassion of my family members, I should have been abandoned at Ponte Garibaldi and left to my own devices.
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| Antipasti on la terrazza |
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| Emily looking out over the view from Janiculum Hill |
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| Megan on the walkway next to the Tiber River |
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| Tiber River at night |
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| Trastevere |
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| Roman Colosseum |
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| Roman Forum |
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| Vino with le mie sorelle |
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| View of St. Peter's Basilica from the inside of the dome |
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| View from the top of the dome at St. Peter's Basilica |
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| Vatican Museum: view of the gardens |
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| Vatican Museum:Wenzel Peter, "Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden" |
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| Vatican Museum: Salvatore Dali, "Paesaggio Angelico" |
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| Vatican Museum: Antonio Vivorini, "Polittico dei Santi" (a polyptych!) |
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| Dinner at Piazza Navona |
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| Inside Castel Sant'Angelo |
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| Family pic outside the Pantheon |
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| Spanish Steps |
