Our Tour of Italy


We go through life and experience many events. There are good times and bad times; births and deaths; school and work; weddings; special holidays, and so on and so on. In a lifetime the number of events mounts up to an enormous number. Some of these events we can recall. Most of these events are long forgotten, tucked away in some remote portion of our memory banks.


This story, or journal, if you will, describes an event that will always be in the central lobe of my brain. This is the story of my first trip to Italy. This is an event that I will not forget for two reasons. First, the things I saw on this trip were spectacular beyond any of my expectations. Second, I took this trip with some very special and wonderful people.



While I am back in the USA now, at least physically, I think that my mind remains in Italy. I hope to use this journal to recreate the trip over and over, somehow magically extending my trip. I hope that some of this magic will work for you, the reader, as well.


Here is my journal.


Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6

Day 7

Day 8

Day 9

Day 10

Day 11

Going Home




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