Posts in the Category: Europe
By Bethany Salvon
Posted in - Europe on May 29th, 2013
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Geneva is a city famed for its magnificent location on the shores of Lake Geneva on the French and Swiss border. It is also renowned for being the second-largest office of the United Nations and …
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By Bethany Salvon
Posted in - Italy on May 29th, 2013
There are over 666 porticos in Bologna. Actually I should clarify, there are 666 porticos on the walk going to the Basilica of San Luca and over 40 kilometers of porticos throughout the city.
That is …
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By Bethany Salvon
Posted in - Italy & Tuscany on May 28th, 2013
Greek writers discussed the virtues of Tuscan Wine in literary references dating back to the 3rd century BC. Word has it that the Etruscans started viticulture in Tuscany during the 8th century BC with exports …
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By Bethany Salvon
Posted in - Europe & Gate 1 River Cruise on May 27th, 2013
As part of our Gate 1 cruise down the Danube River we cruised through the Wachau Valley in Austria. This was by far one of the highlights of our trip. The …
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By Bethany Salvon
Posted in - Europe & Gate 1 River Cruise & Somewhere In Time on May 20th, 2013
Somewhere In Time is a somewhat weekly photo from around the world. Enjoy!
Welcome to the Wachau Valley in Austria. Beautiful isn’t it?
This photo was taken on the top sun deck on the Sound …
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By Randy Kalp
Posted in - Emilia-Romagna & Italy & Travel Blog on May 17th, 2013
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onsistently in the Top 5 most in demand tourist spots in the world, Italy gets more than 40 million visitors a year. Legacy cities, like Rome, Venice and Florence, get most of the action, leaving …
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By Bethany Salvon
Posted in - Italy & Rome & Travel Blog on May 9th, 2013
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It happened by accident.
Hangover Mike – the unconventional Roman tour guide.
Instead we decided to visit St. Peter’s and when we arrived we were equally shocked at the length of the line. It was …
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