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PhotoHighlightsofJohn’sandBarbara’sItaly/AdriaticSailingAdventure
May–June2018
WebeganourtripwithfivedaysinRome–theEternalCity.
OurobligatoryphotooftheColosseum…
…andtheRomanForumjustacrossthestreet.
AdetailfromtheArchofTitusdepictinghistroopscarryingawaythetreasuresoftheTempleinJerusalem.ThesetreasurespaidfortheColosseum.
TheArchofConstantine,315AD,asseenthroughanarchoftheColosseum.
St.Peter’sBasilica.JohnwonderedifthisiswhatJesuswouldhavedesignedifhe’dlivedlonger.
DinnerintheRomanAntiquitiesroomoftheVaticanMuseum–aspecialtreat.
Nero’s“GoldenHouse”isbeingexcavatedbyarchaeologistsandwewereamongtheveryfewprivilegedtotakeahard-hattour.
WetookaweeklongguidedtourofTuscany.ThisisthehilltoptownofSanGimignano.
Leonardowasborninthistown,Vinci.Ithasn’tchangedmuchsincethen.
Florence–acityabsolutelypackedwithtourists…andhistory.
AhighlightofFlorenceforJohnwasavisittotheGalileoMuseumwherewesawtwoofGalileo’soriginaltelescopesfromabout1610.Thesearetheonlytwothatsurviveoutofabout30thathe
madeandgaveaspresentsorsold.
Thesecondhalfofourmonth-longadventurewastwoweeksaboardtheRoyalClipper,thelargestsailingshipafloat,with220otherguestsaswecruisedfromRometoVenicesoutharoundItalyand
thenuptheAdriaticSea.
Anotherviewofourshipwithits5mastsand42sails.
Themastslitatnight.Thismustbequiteasightfromshore.
Thesailsoutatnight–howgrand!
BarbarainthebownetaswepassSicily.
WespentmostofourshiptimeoutsideontheSunDeckbutintheshade.
SowehadawonderfultwoweeksaboardtheRoyalClipper.Followingareplaceswesawfromtheship–shoreexcursions.
BarbaranegotiatingastreetinPompeii.Thesteppingstonesletpeoplekeeptheirfeetcleananddrywhencrossingastreet,whichwasalsothesewer.
CeilingdetailinabathinPompeii.
TypicalstreetinDubrovnik,Croatia,onawarmifnothotsunnyday.
ViewfromthecitywallsofDubrovnik.Ourshipisinthedistancejustrightofcenter.
OverlookingtheresorttownofHvar,Croatia.Againourshipisrightofcenter
AnentrancetoEmperorDiocletian’spalace(305AD)inSplit,Croatia.
Diocletian’sMausoleum,nowachurch,butvirtuallyintactfromtheearly4thcentury.
ThebasementofDiocletian’spalace,hereconvertedtogiftshops…
…andhereleftasitwas1700yearsago.Thecountlesspillarsaremassive.
Diocletian’sprivateTempleofJupiter.Likemuchoftherestofhispalace,itremainsinbasicallythesameconditionaswhenitwascompletedin305AD,includingdetailsoftheceiling.
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WehadonedayinVenicebeforeflyinghome.ThisismybestshotoftheGrandCanal(fromtheRialtoBridge).
OurfinalviewofVenicewasfromawatertaxiaswecruisedthruthecanalsonthewaytoMarcoPoloAirportshortlyaftersunrise.TheVenetians(andItaliansingeneral)surelikethewornlookto
thesidesoftheirhomes.