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Gate-Crashing on the Pope
Last time we saw some of the major sites of Rome and most of us were delighted. This time we decided to invade – uh- visit Vatican City, which my oldest informs me is the smallest country in the world. Vatican City is an actual country inside the city of Rome just like Washington, DC…
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The Swiss Family Carlson Takes a Roman Holiday
As we count our final weeks down here in Switzerland what could be more natural than going to Rome? Rome is one of those cities that we all know about. We’ve read about it in books. We’ve learned about it in school. We’ve seen Roman Holiday and fallen in love with the idea of riding…
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Me and Mona: SFC in Paris Part II
Of course we had to go to the Louvre during our trip to Paris. Mark and the boys had never been. Mom and I had gone 15 years ago and seen Winged Victory and the Mona Lisa before having a memorable meal of rabbit in the Louvre restaurant. Well, I had rabbit, she went with…
Mindy Carlson 