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Arriving in Venice
Our boat ride into Venice.

Rex Ballard
May 28, 20171 min read
May 26th, 2017 – Bellagio, Italy
May 27th, 2017 – Venice, Italy Having spent a beautiful day and evening in Bellagio on Lake Como, we must now say goodbye. Our itinerary...

Rex Ballard
May 27, 20178 min read


Bellagio, Italy
May 26th, 2017 – Bellagio, Italy The drive to Bellagio from La Spezia will be a little over 3 hours. Bellagio is a small lakeside...

Rex Ballard
May 27, 20178 min read


Porto Venere Photos
Porto Venere

Rex Ballard
May 27, 20171 min read


Porto Venere, Italy
Porto Venere – A view from the church over Poet’s Gulf, where it is said that Lord Byron was so taken by the view that he stripped down...

Rex Ballard
May 26, 20171 min read


Cooking in LaSpezia, Italy
May 25th, 2017 – La Spezia – Liguria, Italy We got back into the hotel relatively early at 10:00PM. Trent and Caryolyn are a little...

Rex Ballard
May 26, 201710 min read


La Spezia, Italy
May 25th, 2017 – La Spezia – Liguria, Italy We got back into the hotel relatively early at 10:00PM. Trent and Caryolyn are a little...

Rex Ballard
May 26, 201710 min read


Cinque Terre Photos
More photos of Cinque Terre

Rex Ballard
May 25, 20171 min read
May 24, 2017, Cinque Terre, Italy – Riomaggiore &i Manorolo
May 24, 2017, Cinque Terre, Italy – Riomaggiore &i Manorolo Here we are at the entrance to the province of Liguria – near the ancient and...

Rex Ballard
May 25, 20174 min read


Cinque Terre Photos
More photos of Cinque Terre

Rex Ballard
May 25, 20171 min read


Cinque Terre, Italy
May 24, 2017, Cinque Terre, Italy – Riomaggiore &i Manorolo Here we are at the entrance to the province of Liguria – near the ancient and...

Rex Ballard
May 25, 20174 min read


Lugliano, Italy Photos
Photos from Lugliano and Lucca

Rex Ballard
May 24, 20171 min read


Lunch with Family in San Gimignano, Italy
Photos from San Gimignano.

Rex Ballard
May 24, 20171 min read


Untitled
Photos from San Gimignano.

Rex Ballard
May 24, 20171 min read


Day Trip Through Tuscany
May 22 & 23, 2017 – Tuscany, Italy Over the past 2 days our little group has spent the past week eating our way across Tuscany. I’m sure...

Rex Ballard
May 24, 201711 min read


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May 22 & 23, 2017 – Tuscany, Italy Over the past 2 days our little group has spent the past week eating our way across Tuscany. I’m sure...

Rex Ballard
May 24, 201711 min read


Day Trip to Florence, Italy
May 21, 2017 – Florence, Italy It was a late night and some of us were up until past 1:00AM after attending the Italian Wedding. ...

Rex Ballard
May 22, 20178 min read


Wedding Day in Suvereto, Italy
May 20, 2017 – Suvereto, Italy(Tuscany) Well today is the Big Day, the primary impetus for out trip back to Italy, today is the wedding...

Rex Ballard
May 22, 20175 min read


Wedding Day in Suvereto, Italy
May 20, 2017 – Suvereto, Italy(Tuscany) Well today is the Big Day, the primary impetus for out trip back to Italy, today is the wedding...

Rex Ballard
May 22, 20175 min read


Pizza Feast with Family in Venturina, Italy
May 19, 2017 – Venturina, Italy (near the coast of Tuscany) It was a quick stay for us in Siena where we had the run of the town. It is...

Rex Ballard
May 20, 20176 min read
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