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Post-Trip Video
We had a great time – this is only a small sample of pictures (and about as fast-paced as our Tour Director!), but it captures some of the amazing sites and fun moments…
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Day Six: Rome
Our last day in Rome started off with a short wait to get into the Vatican. We split up again and followed two ladies who told us lots of details about the Vatican…
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Day Five: Rome
Our second full day in Rome started with a tour of the Colosseum and Roman Forum. The two ladies who led our split group around were entertaining and the Whisper technology we used…
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Day Four: Rome
The Rome updates will be belated as I didn’t have time or consistent WiFi to make them on that half of the trip, but I still want to make them for posterity. Our…
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Day Three: London
We spent this morning at the Tower of London Castle/fortification. Lovely views of Tower Bridge and great time exploring famous aspects of the Tower like the Crown Jewels, torture chambers, armory, mint, ravens,…
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Day Two: London
It is late after another full day, so this update will be brief. We started off in Windsor to see Windsor Castle and explore nearby for the morning. Many travelers immediately relaxed when…
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Day One: London
What a whirlwind of a day! It started yesterday, technically, with a flight from St. Louis that went well and checked off “flown in an airplane” from many student’s bucket lists (and some…
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The Shelleys in London and Rome
My literature class just finished reading Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Mary Shelley and her husband, poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, both from England, also spent time in Italy, where he passed away in a boating…
