Tag: Italy
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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 explore the Piazza dei Miracoli
This is Part 2 of our visit to Pisa. For Part 1 and more about the city please click here. Besides the food, the reason to go to Pisa is to see the Leaning Tower of Pisa. It’s one of those things that every single person in the world has heard of and seen in…
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The Swiss Family Carlson go to Pisa!
Yay! Italy! And I get to check another country off my list! At the beginning of the summer Mark came home and said, “Hey! I had a paper accepted to a conference in Pisa!” I looked up from my iPad and said, “When are we going?” Events were set for the beginning of September and…
Mindy Carlson 