A few weeks ago I returned from a wonderful 10 day trip to Italy with a group of friends. We toured parts of Rome (Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter’s Square and Basilica, the Colosseum and The Roman Forum); then onto Northern Italy: Pisa; Lucca; San Gimignano; Siena; Florence; Verona; Venice; Assisi; Orvieto and back to Rome. It was exhausting but fun. We’re ready to go back to Florence and surrounding towns sometime in the future. That part of Italy is lovely. To the left is a photo of me at the Leaning Tower of Pisa. (I’m hiding my cane. I have Parkinson’s and bought a cane for the trip to steady myself on cobblestone streets and walkways.)
On July 10 I’ll be celebrating my Medicare birthday along with alot of our classmates. My of my where did the time go!! I have no immediate plans to travel to Chicago but when I do will try to meet up with some of our classmates.
Below are a couple more pictures from that trip:
The first picture is of Betty and her friend Maddy in the Colosseum and the second picture is of a vineyard in beautiful Tuscany taken from the motorcoach window.
liz Butler Marren are discussing.
liz Butler Marren 10:19 PM on November 28, 2010 Permalink
Betty,so great to reconnect W/ you via this site! I too was in Italy in Oct w/ my sisters .Actually my trip sounds much like yours we had a great time.But Im not as good w/ my photos & the computer as you are but when I get it together Ill share w/ you
Betty Ashe Ronksley 4:49 PM on February 24, 2011 Permalink
Hi Liz, I just read your note. I’m a day late and a dollar short!! I was on a tour which was a little hard but I loved Italy. Maybe someday. . . I will to get together with you and the group the next time I’m in Chicago which I hope will be sometime this year. No date set you.