Arrivaderci!
Friday October 11, 2024 Had to have Napoli style pizza on our final night! Soooo good!!! Fun Facts about Italy Romans are said to adore...
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Roaming Roma!
Thursday October 10, 2024 The Trevi Fountain, Rome Fun Facts about Italy The Italian Police Force uses Lamborghinis (sometimes). The...
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From Napoli to Sorrento!
Tuesday October 8, 2024 Fun Facts - Naples Pizza was invented in Naples in 1889. The toppings were designed to reflect the colors of the...
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Awe InSPIREing
Monday October 7, 2024 This is the Astronomical Clock of the Cathedral of Messina. Absolutely amazing! More information below. (It may...
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Kaliméra!
Saturday October 5, 2024 Fun Facts Legend has it Zeus was born in Crete. His mother, the Goddess Rhea, hid him away there to protect...
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Wonders of the Ancient World, and Wonderful Food!
Friday October 4, 2024 Ancient Public Toilets! Fun facts about the Mediterranean Sea (these are sort of science-y...hopefully still fun):...
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A Sojourn to Cape Sounion and the Temple of Poseidon
Thursday October 3, 2024 We're back! We enjoyed a relaxing day yesterday with no timelines (except when waiting for our laundry to be...
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Athens and an Awesome Acropolis
Tuesday October 1, 2024 View from the Acropolis Fun Facts about Athens With 148 theatrical stages, the city of Athens has the most stages...
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The Island of Crete
September 30, 2024 What Are These 2 large pottery pieces? (answers below) Fun Facts About Crete: An olive tree in Crete is possibly...
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Rhodes, not Roads
Sunday September 29, 2024 This is the point of land in Rhodes that marks where the Aegean and Mediterranean Sea meet. Fun Facts About...
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Exploring Extraordinary Excavations at Ephesus
Saturday September 28, 2024 Kusadasi, Turkey Fun Facts About Turkey Oil wrestling is one of Turkey's national sports. It is one of the...
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Can You Say Çanakkale?
Friday September 27 Fun Facts About Turkey Tulips come from Amsterdam, right? Wrong. These pretty bulb-shaped blooms were introduced to...
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Ancient Mediterranean Antiquities
Starting in Istanbul September 26. 2024 Fun Facts - Istanbul: Istanbul has seven hills, just like Rome, except that each of Istanbul's...
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Table or No Table?
Saturday August 3, 2024 Olympic Trivia On its journey from Greece to the host country, the torch has flown in planes, traveled under...
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Serving, Setting, Spiking, and Cheering!
Thursday August 1, 2024 Olympic Trivia The Olympic Motto is Faster, Higher, Stronger - Together. Six athletes have medaled in both the...
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Winning Isn't Everything
Wednesday July 31, 2024 Update on Azja Czajkowski - Remember Azja? We told you about how we went to watch her in the Women's Pairs...
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USA Women Earn First-Ever Rugby 7s Olympic Medal!!!
Tuesday July 30, 2024 The winning "Try" by Alex Sedrick. Olympic Trivia Tarzan competed in the Olympics! Johnny Weissmuller, the actor...
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Things Are Going Swimmingly
Monday July 29, 2024 Olympic Trivia The first Olympic games were held in 776 BC and took 6 months to complete The original sports were...
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Paris Olympics! Let the Games Begin!
Sunday July 28, 2024 We finally made it to Paris on Saturday after an unexpected delay getting there from Porto, Portugal. Our first...
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Porto: Pictures and Prose
Thursday July 25, 2024 Images from Porto We walked across the Ponte de Dom Luis I bridge to the city of Porto and visited some landmarks...
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