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Florida pix from Maggie
View from the airplane
Flying over the Rockies
The condo at Pelican Bay
This condo, owned by Jeff's brother and sister-in-law, was our home base.
On the tram to the beach
Going through a swamp of mangroves
Alligator
with babies behind
Close-up of the gator
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Cute babies!
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A great blue heron
one of several we saw on the trip
Soft-shell turtle
We watched this cute guy walk up from the water and over the road, with no fear that he'd be run over by trams.
Jeff finds a friend
This one was just moseying along the beach, far up from the water... right by the restaurant actually.
Close up
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Jeff & Ty relaxing on the beach
This lasted approximately 5 seconds
Mike & Sherry
Well, new to us at least. It was fun to see!
Smallest rental car ever!
Jeff, Ty and I would have to unfold ourselves to get out of the thing.
Maggie, Jeff, Elsa and Tyler
Dressed up for the buffet at the Port Royal Club.
The stylin
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One small corner of the decadent buffet
oh my god... the dungeness crab... seriously amazing!
Sunset at South Beach
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An osprey catches dinner
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We could get so close...
... although he was getting a bit nervous here.
One of my favorite picnic spots
The Cutlass Cove beach access
Maggie, relaxed
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Tyler, looking studly
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Jeff & Elsa
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Tyler
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Maggie & Jeff
One of my students says that I look like a movie star in this picture and Jeff looks like Indiana Jones.
The beach at Cutlass Cove
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Jeff & Elsa go paddleboarding
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Elsa was an expert!
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Kickin
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Tyler at sunset
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another shot
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Even the birds enjoy the sunset
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Saw this "cottage" on our sunset walk
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The Munro boat
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Richard kindly took us out one morning
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Maggie
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Looking a wee bit less movie-starish
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Tyler
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Another beautiful home
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Mike & Sherry
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Wow
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I like this one too
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I finally see a dolphin!
Usually there are lots, but I only saw one this whole trip. But Jeff and Ty saw two manatees just a few feet from them when they were swimming one day.
The Munro home, as seen from the water
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Pool at the Munro
... which we were happy to test out for them (that's Elsa by the pool).
Another pool view
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Love the flowers
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Jeff
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DC Trip
Ty & Jeff at the Library of Congress
Washington, DC
April, 2010
Capitol Building
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April, 2010
Supreme Court
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April, 2010
Inside the Library of Congress
Washington, DC
April, 2010
Good Stuff Eatery
Washington, DC
April, 2010
Supreme Court
Washington, DC
April, 2010
Library of Congress
Washington, DC
April, 2010
Ty & Jeff on the mall
Washington, DC
April, 2010
Washington Monument
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April, 2010
Jeff, relaxing on the mall
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April, 2010
Tidal Basin with Jefferson in the distance
Washington, DC
April, 2010
Cherry Blossoms!
Washington, DC
April, 2010
Cool dude
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April, 2010
So pretty
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April, 2010
Jefferson Memorial peeking through
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April, 2010
We caught the very end of the bloom
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April, 2010
Very color coordinated!
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April, 2010
more cherry blossoms
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April, 2010
Jefferson
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April, 2010
view from inside the Jefferson Memorial
Washington, DC
April, 2010
Hard Rock Cafe
Washington, DC
April, 2010
Tyler at Mount Vernon
Washington, DC
April, 2010
Maggie in the Mt Vernon garden
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April, 2010
and by the Potomac River
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April, 2010
River view from Mt Vernon
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April, 2010
Beautiful grounds
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April, 2010
Natural History Museum butterfly exhibit
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April, 2010
Amazing experience...
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April, 2010
...walking through butterfly habitat
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April, 2010
This one liked Jeff's leg
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April, 2010
Hope Diamond
Washington, DC
April, 2010
Capitol Building
Washington, DC
April, 2010
Air & Space Museum - love Jeff's purse!
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April, 2010
Ty and another shot of the Washinton Monument
Washington, DC
April, 2010
This one is my favorite
Washington, DC
April, 2010
WWII Memorial
Washington, DC
April, 2010
WWII
Washington, DC
April, 2010
WWII
Washington, DC
April, 2010
Reflecting Pool, looking toward Lincoln
Washington, DC
April, 2010
Lincoln Memorial
Washington, DC
April, 2010
Ty & Jeff with Abe
Washington, DC
April, 2010
FDR Memorial: Jeff's in the bread line
Washington, DC
April, 2010
Jeff with Fala
Washington, DC
April, 2010
Kennedy Center
Washington, DC
April, 2010
National Archives
Washington, DC
April, 2010
Newseum
Washington, DC
April, 2010
Ty in front of a section of the Berlin Wall
Washington, DC
April, 2010
Capitol Bldg in the distance
Washington, DC
April, 2010
The White House
Washington, DC
April, 2010
One side of the White House
Washington, DC
April, 2010
Other side of the White House
Washington, DC
April, 2010
Napa in May
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Maui pix
Maui 2009
plumeria
Maui 2009
plumeria tree in Kaanapali
Maui 2009
lobby of the Grand Wailea - a hotel in South Maui where we had lunch one day
Maui 2009
orchids growing in the lobby
Maui 2009
entrance to the Grand Wailea
Maui 2009
yellow hibiscus
Maui 2009
yellow plumeria
Maui 2009
Maggie in the Garden of Eden (on the road to Hana)
Maui 2009
Jeff next to an orchid growing out of a tree
Maui 2009
pond
Maui 2009
hibiscus
Maui 2009
another hibiscus
Maui 2009
View from the lobby of the Sheraton Maui
Maui 2009
One section of the large pool
Maui 2009
View from our first room
Maui 2009
looking back toward the hotel and mountains behind
Maui 2009
I'm standing on a bridge with a river-like part of the pool flowing under
Maui 2009
Someone jumping off Black Rock, which is right by our room
Maui 2009
View from our new room, looking north
Maui 2009
View from our new room, looking south (that's Lanai in the distance)
Maui 2009
Time for a diet coke!
Maui 2009
Jeff's having a mai tai at the luau
Maui 2009
Kids learning the hula
Maui 2009
Removing the pig from the pit
Maui 2009
Sunset at the Old Lahaina Luau
Maui 2009
another sunset shot
Maui 2009
Hula!
Maui 2009
They had a great show at the luau
Maui 2009
Maggie & Jeff at the hotel
Maui 2009
The banyan tree in Lahaina - all of this is one tree
Maui 2009
Jeff by the banyan tree
Maui 2009
More banyan
Maui 2009
Napili Beach
Maui 2009
a crab at Napili
Maui 2009
Oneloa Beach - one of our favorites
Maui 2009
At Onoloa - Jeff is walking toward the place he's going to snorkel with turtles
Maui 2009
Getting into the water in a tiny cove with 8-10 huge turtles
Maui 2009
Checking it out
Maui 2009
Here's one!
Maui 2009
Our rental car
Maui 2009
Sunset on Kaanapali Beach
Maui 2009
sunset
Maui 2009
more sunset
Maui 2009
Maggie at sunset
Maui 2009
My one underwater shot - camera stopped working after this
Maui 2009
The beautiful Grand Wailea hotel
Maui 2009
Wedding chapel at the Grand Wailea
Maui 2009
Jeff having lunch at the Grand Wailea... check out the cool reflection in his sunglasses
Maui 2009
This little birdie joined us for lunch
Maui 2009
Maggie, somewhere on South Maui
Maui 2009
turtle shot
Maui 2009
Our pool winding its way around the bar area
Maui 2009
Sunset at Black Rock
Maui 2009
Guy jumping off
Maui 2009
Ceremony where Hawaiian guy lights torches....
Maui 2009
... and then dives into the water
Maui 2009
On the road to Hana
Maui 2009
Little waterfall
Maui 2009
Birds at the entrance to the "Garden of Eden," a botanical garden on the way to Hana
Maui 2009
Waterfall shot, taken in the rain
Maui 2009
Pretty scene
Maui 2009
Close-up of the waterfall, with kid jumping
Maui 2009
Peacock at the Garden of Eden
Maui 2009
Froggy in a pond - I love this shot
Maui 2009
Ching's Pond
Maui 2009
Jeff jumping
Maui 2009
Maggie & Jeff considering...
Maui 2009
... and jumping!
Maui 2009
Jeff's favorite place to bodysurf - Hamoa Beach, just beyond Hana
Maui 2009
Huge waves at Hamoa
Maui 2009
Great coastline pix
Maui 2009
Looking down at Hamoa Beach
Maui 2009
Wailua Falls, past Hana
Maui 2009
Maggie at Wailua Falls
Maui 2009
View of Haleakala from the south
Maui 2009
Cows with a view
Maui 2009
Last day... Jeff attempts jumping off Black Rock!
Maui 2009
Jeff gets ready....
Maui 2009
... and jumps!
Maui 2009
Later in the day, relaxing with a good book
Maui 2009
Last dinner at our favorite restaurant, Mala Grill. We went there 3 times in 6 days!
Ty's Hawaii pix
Big Island Summer, 2009
Ty in the mustang
Big Island Summer, 2009
Big Al
Big Island Summer, 2009
G'ma
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The "Place of Refuge" - Pu'uhonua o Honaunua National Historical Park
Big Island Summer, 2009
Turtle sighting
Big Island Summer, 2009
Ty's hanging out with some new friends
Big Island Summer, 2009
The buds
Big Island Summer, 2009
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Big Island Summer, 2009
Alex finds a crab
Big Island Summer, 2009
Tyler climbs a tree - I know it's blurry, but I thought it was a cute picture anyway
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Keauhou Bay
Big Island Summer, 2009
Waipi'o Valley Lookout, on the northern part of the island
Big Island Summer, 2009
Ty at the lookout
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Albert
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near a village that was wiped out by a tsunami long ago
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random waterfall
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Akaka Falls, north of Hilo, 442 foot waterfall
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more of the falls
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the travelers
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Rainbow Falls
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beach close to the hotel
Big Island Summer, 2009
Punalu'u Black Sand Beach
Big Island Summer, 2009
another shot of the black sand beach
Big Island Summer, 2009
A "honu" - (turtle)
Big Island Summer, 2009
crater rim drive
Big Island Summer, 2009
At the luau - removing the pig from the pit
Big Island Summer, 2009
yum!
Big Island Summer, 2009
dancers
Big Island Summer, 2009
more dancing
Big Island Summer, 2009
hula
Big Island Summer, 2009
G'ma on the ATV!
Big Island Summer, 2009
Ready for action
Oahu, 2009
Oahu July, 2009
UDonn in the rental minivan
Oahu July, 2009
TDog and Albert in the "way back"
Oahu July, 2009
Pearl Harbor
Oahu July, 2009
Maggie in front of the Bowfin submarine
Oahu July, 2009
USS Bowfin
Oahu July, 2009
Jeff
Oahu July, 2009
Checking out the bunks right above the missiles
Oahu July, 2009
Alex and Ty
Oahu July, 2009
USS Missouri and Arizona Memorial as seen from the Bowfin
Oahu July, 2009
Family shot
Oahu July, 2009
Manning their stations
Oahu July, 2009
The Arizona Memorial
Oahu July, 2009
gun turret
Oahu July, 2009
Submerged section of the ship
Oahu July, 2009
another submerged section
Oahu July, 2009
Alex and Ty with Missouri in the background
Oahu July, 2009
Maggie and Jeff
Oahu July, 2009
Uncle Donn sharing info
Oahu July, 2009
G'ma checks it out
Oahu July, 2009
Arizona Memorial wall
Oahu July, 2009
Waving flag
Oahu July, 2009
USS Missouri
Oahu July, 2009
On deck of the Missouri
Oahu July, 2009
Ready with his machine gun
Oahu July, 2009
Jeff too
Oahu July, 2009
Posing with my bodyguards behind me
Oahu July, 2009
Ford Island with the Pacific Aviation Museum
Oahu July, 2009
Barber's Point beach
Oahu July, 2009
Alex
Oahu July, 2009
The men check out the waves
Oahu July, 2009
A good beginning...
Oahu July, 2009
Come on in... the water's great!
Oahu July, 2009
Cool bird
Oahu July, 2009
Alex is in!
Oahu July, 2009
Having fun
Oahu July, 2009
Ready for more?
Oahu July, 2009
Woo hoo!
Como
Visiting the Petrella's in Como
In front of "Elsa's"
Luca conversing with a duck
Bundled up
In front of the Duomo
Snow in Brunate
Luca and Tyler
(Yes, Luca is standing on a bench)
Maggie & Tyler in Bellagio
Bellagio
Getting ready to make pizza
The pizza pro
Nico keeps a keen eye
Teaching the young ones
This is the church in Milan that has "The Last Supper."
Tyler in Milan
Jeff at Castle Sforza
Jeff and Nico
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Florence
The Duomo in Florence
Made of white, green & pink Tuscan marble - one of the most beautiful buildings
Front doors of the Duomo
The Duomo holds up to 20,000 people
The Bell tower, or Campanile
We climbed all 414 steps to the top for a gorgeous view!
View of the dome
Taken partway up the climb to the top of the Campanile
Duomo and city view
Climbing higher
Florence and countryside
Piazza di San Giovanni
The Duomo is up the stairs to the left. The Baptistry is to the far right.
Ghiberti's doors
On the baptistry across from the Duomo
Tyler and Maggie
In the Piazza della Signoria, about to tour the nearby Uffizi Gallery
Palazzo Vecchio
The original David used to be in front of this building
Tyler's waiting for some gelato
Overlooking the Arno
Tyler is looking toward the Ponte Vecchio. Notice the small soccer field below.
On the Ponte Vecchio
Contemplating Florence
Strolling down the Ponte Vecchio
A street artist draws the pope
Florentine street at dusk
Street scene at night
New Year's Eve festivities
Palazzo Vecchio at night
Ponte Vecchio
New Year's Eve
Tyler's becoming a local
In Oltrarno, looking toward the Pitti Palace
Santa Croce
A true Gothic church, contains the tombs of Michelangelo and Galileo
Vicki's Rome
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Arriving from Naples at Rome's Termini Station
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The Piazza della Repubblica with the Fontana delle Naiadi. We took the metro from this Piazza every day.
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The famous Spanish Steps - crowded as always
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Life-size manger scence at the top of the Spanish Steps.
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Standing on the Spanish Steps looking across the piazza at ???? Street. The "Rodeo Drive" of Rome.
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Campo de' Fiori means "Fields of Flowers." An outdoor market is held here every morning.
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Portico di Ottavia. Built in 27 BC by Augustus for his sister. It contained temples, a library and rooms for the senate.
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New Year's Eve - Smoke from all the firecrakers the crowd was setting off.
Rome
Catching the train to Rome
Traveling on Italy's fastest trains, the Eurostar, we rode from Naples to Rome.
Our hotel room
We were very impressed with our stay at the St. Regis Grand.
Fontana delle Naiadi
This fountain is in the Piazza della Repubblica, which was near our hotel.
One side of the piazza
Spanish Steps
Taken from the bottom looking up, you can see Bernini's Fontana della Baraccia.
Maggie, Jeff, and Mark
On the Spanish Steps, with Tyler tucked behind
Can you find Alex in this pix?
Jeff near the top of the Steps
Via Condotti
Taken from the top of the Steps, looking down Rome's fanciest shopping street.
Maggie & Vicki shop at Prada!
The Pantheon
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Piazza
Wandering in the piazza in front of the Pantheon
The Pantheon Fountain
Trevi Fountain
Finished in 1762, it was built as a monument to mark the end of an aqueduct.
Roman architercture
Sant' Agnese in Agone
In Piazza Navona
Piazza Navona
With stalls set up for the Chritmas season
Jeff & Ty in the piazza
Tyler's eye is still swollen from impact with Alex's finger a few days before.
St. Peter's Square
Jeff at St. Peter's
Leaving Ty with the family, Jeff & I went early one morning to the Vatican City.
Inside St. Peter's
Michelangelo's Pieta
St. Peter's dome
The Square
with a view of Bernini's colonnade
Maggie at St. Peter's Square
Courtyard at the Vatican Museum
St. Peter's in the background
The Colosseum
Tyler
Imagining the gladiators
The floor is gone, so you can see passageways underneath.
The fam
me
another view
Alex
Arch of Constantine
Dedicated to the emperor in AD 315.
Arch of Titus
Built in AD 81 by Emperor Domitian to honor his brother's victories over Judea.
McDonald's!
This sightseeing business is exhausting - need to refuel with some Mickey D's.
This beautiful building is home to McDonald's as well as other shops.
Trevi at night
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Vicki's Naples
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Downtown Naples - it's crazy, crowded and definitely chaotic!
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People, cars and millions of scooters all cram down the same small streets - at the same time.
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Buying, selling, walking, driving, living.
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Typical small downtown alley
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After that craziness, we needed Gelatto!
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I don't remember the church name, but I think it's the oldest in Naples
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Typical baroque stone spire found in many piazzas
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A little lunchtime seranade...Italian-style
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View from my sister's backyard - yep that's the Mediterrean sea in the distance
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Pompeii (pop. 35,000) was buried when Mt. Vesuvius erupted on a sunny August afternoon in 79 A.D.
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This had been a store along Villa Della Marina. It probably had a 2nd floor where the owner lived.
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The Basilica - contructed in a Greek style in the 2nd century B.C. Legal and business matters were conducted here.
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See the different building materials used at different times
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The Forum - Temple of Apollo to the left, Temple of Jupiter straight ahead
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The Forum - Temple of Jupitar with Mt. Vesuvius looming in the background.
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Near Temple of Jupitar, looking back toward Forum
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Numerous vases and water jugs uncovered.
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Frozen in time. Looks like he was trying to cover his face as the ashes came down...
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Archeologists think this woman was pregnant
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Frescos were a popular way to decorate houses
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Streets of Pompeii
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Mark & Alex. The brick blocks in the middle of the road were used to cross the road when it frequently flooded.
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Saw this building as we were leaving. I'm not sure what it is, but thought it was beautiful.
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We love a chessy pizza!
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Tyler's pizza - let's dig in!
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So, did any flour actually get on the pizza?
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Let's the pros in now...
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The bigger the boys - the more flour they get!
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Maggie & Tyler hanging out
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Joey wants in the picture, too
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Can't remember the name of the town...
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Joelle at Carney Park
Megan
Alex
Tyler
Basketball with Grandma
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Pounding on Tyler
Charming!
Exploring downtown Naples
On our way home from Naples
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Jeff and Maggie
Christmas morning
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Paula and Joelle
A new guitar
Taking a break
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Opening her new bike!
Checking out Alex's gift
Football in the backyard
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The Monachelli home
Christmas - Playing the Wii
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Our guide, Franco
Megan, looking adorable
Fred, Ty, and Alex enjoy lunch
Dinner the same night
Rocking out
Partway up Vesuvius
Paula and Megan
Tyler
Tyler, Maggie, Jeff
Steam rising
Tyler at the top
Maggie - Bay of Naples view
Alex at the top
At Charlie's restuarant
Tyler's making pizza!
Oops!
They survived pizza-making!
Maggie and Megan
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