On the Road - by Bob Van Leer

Como To Florence, 9/19/1994 By Fast Railroad Through PO Valley

Florence In One Large
Living Museum

By Bob Van Leer

(FLORENCE, ITALY, Sept. 19, 1994) - Our hotel, the Hotel Helvetia & Bristol, is in the old town of Florence. We arrived here today after a train ride from Como, Italy, through Milan down the Po River valley.

Tour of Florence Museums, 9/20/1994 Followed by Unique Dinner

By Bob Van Leer

(FLORENCE, ITALY, Sept. 20, 1994) - Today was for sight-seeing. We visited two of the many museums in Florence including the Bargello
National Museum.

Tour of Roman Ruins, 9/21/1994 Dinner Overlooking St. Peter's

Pantheon Most Impressive
Of Roman Buildings

By Bob Van Leer

(ROME, ITALY, Sept. 21, 1994) - We toured Rome today looking at ancient ruins and ended the day with a dinner in a Roman villa overlooking St. Peter's Cathedral followed by a tour of old Rome in horse-drawn carriages.

St. Peter's in Vatican, 9/22/1994 Is The Largest Christian Church

Roman Coliseum Could
Seat 50,000

By Bob Van Leer
(ROME, ITALY, Sept. 22, 1994) - On our last day in Italy and on this tour, we spent much of the morning at the Vatican and a brief trip to the coliseum.