Technically speaking, on March 7th-9th, we were staying in Borgo Sabotino-foce Verde, which is on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the Province of Latina, with the town of Latina was 6 miles inland. Sabotino-foce is about 50 miles south of Rome and 130 miles northwest of Pompeii. Latina is easier to write and remember.
And we went to Lucca and Pisa after visiting Florence, but Florence will have it's own post as we have many photos from Florence.
LATINA
The beach across from our Airbnb in Latina (March 7th and 9th):
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| 7 March 2024 |
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| 9 March 2024 |
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| Hannah touching the Tyrrhenian Sea |
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| Glen picking up some sea shells |
ROME
On Saturday, March 9th, we attended the Rome Temple:
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| There is a Christus statue surrounded by statues of His disciples in the Visitors Center |
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| This was the pavement in the parking lot, but many places had this exact pattern |
LUCCA
On our way from Florence to Silvano d'Orba on March 12th, we passed through Tuscany and we stopped in Lucca and Pisa.
Lucca, a small, walled town, started off as a Roman town back to 180 B.C. (I just love the internet where it's so easy to find info like that). "Though it hasn't been involved in a war since 1430, it is Italy's most impressive fortress city."
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| notice how thick the walls are |
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| after passing through the entrance, we went up these stairs to get to the top of the wall |
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| my turn on the bike we rented |
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| Hannah's turn |
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| Glen's turn |
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| this was outside the wall as we were leaving |
PISA
An interesting thing about Pisa, besides its famous tower, is that "Pisa lay by the sea until the 15th century, by which time accumulated silt deposited by the Arno River had completely cut the city off from the receding shoreline." It is now 6 miles from the Ligurian Sea (that's a lot of silt).
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