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Final Italy Posts

Posted on September 10, 2017 by Moon Ventures

We arrived back in Tucson last night after a grueling day (a whole 24 hours) getting back to Tucson. But this means that my MoonVentures.blogspot.com now is working, so I am posting the rest of our trip back on that … Continue reading →

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Off to Venice

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Moon Ventures

Tuesday morning we head out for a 190 mile drive to Venice with a stop at Padua to view St Anthony Church (I’ve lost track of how many churches we have seen and we are not done yet). Then onto … Continue reading →

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Pisa

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Moon Ventures

How can you go to Italy and not see the Leaning Tower of Pisa, so our tour for Monday is drive to Pisa, about 2 hours west of Florence.  And yes you can say it, we are not very good … Continue reading →

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Wine Tasting 

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Moon Ventures

Sunday afternoon was free time so Jim and I set up a private wine tasting tour. Our guide stopped at the American cemetery where over 4,000 WWII soldiers are buried. Next onto a Piazza in the small town of Chianti. … Continue reading →

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Firenze Day Two

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Moon Ventures

We started our day with a panoramic tour of the city. It’s just breathtaking. Then walking through Piazza Michelangelo ending up at Piazza Santa Croce. Here are some other pictures of other churches etc. also. Unfortunately we are seeing so … Continue reading →

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Firenze (Florence)

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Moon Ventures

Saturday was travel day to Florence leaving at 7:15 to overcast skies. We ran into rain, accidents that slowed us down but finally made it there in time to do a tour of the art museum. Here is the most … Continue reading →

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Road to Sorrento

Posted on September 3, 2017 by Moon Ventures

Thursday we left the beautiful city of Rome to travel south to Sorrento. A stop at Pompei to view the excavations of the city that was destroyed and buried under 20 ft of volcanic ash and pumice in the AD … Continue reading →

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When In Rome…..

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Moon Ventures

Note: Writing Moon Ventures blog under here because my Moon Ventures blog site wants to be Italian and unable to download pictures. Left the house at 4am on Sunday am and landed in Rome at 8am Monday am (9 hours … Continue reading →

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