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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/d72a7181-3ef1-475e-9220-5abb3e80d274/IMG_1481.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy On the mountain coming into Levanto, where we then take a train to Monterosso https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/84f34bd9-3d1c-4ccd-ac3a-6b79f107bace/IMG_1148.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Riding into Venice on Canal Grande https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/f41485bb-b1cb-4891-aafd-fcb11e721610/IMG_0419.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Outside the entrance of Palazzo Strozzi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/ef833ebe-1b4f-4953-87db-927593b9eb65/IMG_1353.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Exterior wall of Vatican City - right by our hotel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/5edf868f-069f-46d2-99be-d966f508b001/IMG_1482.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy The standard appetizer in Italy, caprese! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/be4bd9e6-9978-4143-9cf1-0061cac2e40e/IMG_1151.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Venice's Ponte di Rialto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/4dcc9fbe-1ee4-40d8-93fb-7c5da3c6c81f/IMG_1363.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy View of St. Peter's Basilica from inside the Vatican Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/db8891d6-d779-4522-828a-c439187834c2/IMG_0508.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Starting up the hill out of Monterosso https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/76c43409-36d4-4d69-82bf-0c5d76d3e028/IMG_1158.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Venice's Teatro La Fenice - outside of our dinner together at Antico Martini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/a99e962d-d6c6-46ca-9436-c91f812d72b8/IMG_1274.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Florence's Piazza della Signoria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/337bf209-2f09-4fc8-91d0-a8e8de73bea7/IMG_1358.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Raphael Rooms - Pro Tip: Take your time! You will be exhausted by this point in the trip, so things are very easy to miss. Admittidly, we missed the iconic School of Athens painting as it was in one of these rooms and easy to overlook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/ad2dbffe-8425-404c-9e6d-735d6440605c/IMG_0509.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy On the trail up the mountain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/abaa5821-22da-470f-b87e-42ec3a48896d/IMG_0363.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Tim organized a group gondola ride for all of us and we shared our boat with two very talented individuals! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/fa4e9510-4484-458a-99c4-90cd94d53ab5/IMG_1304.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Piazza della Signoria - location where Girolamo Savonarola was burned for heresy in 1498 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/cf6c4f91-f43a-4579-9898-e8297d96bb86/IMG_1357.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Another view of a Raphael Room https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/ec53b983-9a2e-4328-b9d2-b0db5a640ce5/IMG_1160.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy iPhone cameras are great - until you realize you may have blinked with the extended shutter speed on! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/4bf7ac8f-aa2d-4d61-82a1-ed615ebd41b5/IMG_1282.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Anytime you're walking about in Florence, it's easy to get turned around, but just look for the Duomo! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/af137d87-e00b-4013-9c5b-2d53186da775/IMG_1355+2.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Urns for mummies of cats at the Vatican Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/cdcc6f61-e3f1-4be4-8943-552246ce1fe7/IMG_0513.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Mountain trail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/1101ac33-9815-4a2c-82fd-a4950f5c8b3a/IMG_1172.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy It was so surreal to have almost everyone along the canal stop and record us while we were being serenaded. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/7bc9de97-ca35-42ca-aeb8-14d788f380d5/IMG_1277.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Florence's Santa Maria del Fiore facade https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/76821e3c-bce7-4942-a8f0-280bff9120de/IMG_1366.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Grounds outside of the Vatican Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/7d5877af-cdc2-45a2-9c42-44ab7ea49a98/IMG_0518.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Overlooking Monterosso al Mare https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/e7c3848b-1a9f-4e61-95bf-be6de54ac985/IMG_1189.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Venice's Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/02f2cc48-d9a7-4827-afce-babcb5e70dd4/IMG_0423.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Giotto's bell tower of the Duomo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/de0b167a-cf13-4c5a-9cff-aecfb96a6822/IMG_1367.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Grounds outside of the Vatican Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/92af7730-91a6-4dc1-a8f4-813ae8d196bf/IMG_0520.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Atop the peak looking out over Monterosso al Mare. Generations of families that have lived here are buried. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/90ae72fa-b852-4d21-afba-043c23439a3f/IMG_1223.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Venice's Rio de Palazzo o de Canonica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/14c2d208-1be9-4778-943f-0d4e223e3885/IMG_0425.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Michelangelo's David - standing 17 feet tall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/5d201f90-264b-47b7-ba7a-d16e0e3f7204/IMG_1368.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy A refreshing appetizer of peppers, tomatoes, burrata, and olive oil! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/284795fe-f650-43d1-a48c-464c8a7ba05a/IMG_0525.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy St. Francis of Assisi statue - take a look at who's visiting below https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/966e26b1-5f10-44d6-9575-c66db8d798c2/IMG_1196.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Venice's Santa Maria dei Miracoli in Cannaregio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/ce9ff4af-36f5-44f4-bafa-1b365a2ad9c0/IMG_1300.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Clet Abraham's famous street art you can find all over the city of Florence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/139205bf-0886-4ae7-86e2-d07f2629fca4/IMG_1369.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Our meeting place after dinner, Piazza del Biscione for a walking tour of Rome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/50abbdf7-e987-48e7-98b8-0732fdcfaab3/IMG_0527.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Front view of the statue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/779829a3-3156-4de6-a40c-96f34001d515/IMG_1197.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy A closer look at the bust above the doors at Venice's Santa Maria dei Miracoli in Cannaregio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/058e0e2d-9616-4a34-8c0c-3553b7618762/IMG_0429.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Dante Alighieri Statue in Florence's Piazza di Santa Croce https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/e299e725-4988-4ded-a58b-7a571aea6636/IMG_1373.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, or Fountain of the Four Rivers at Piazza Navona. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/d650efd5-3b0e-4ab8-8713-c6f7de90729f/IMG_0528.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Looking towards Vernazza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/26e2bd34-6bf6-4268-8089-05f5b4e1e1ec/IMG_1192.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Venice's Cannaregio area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/53db0df4-5443-4628-a175-8afd85b29c9d/IMG_1297.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Florence's Basilica di Santa Croce https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/7c786e64-14d2-4d69-94fb-50c37dbf1115/IMG_0458.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy There are four river gods and an obelisk jutting up from the middle. They represent the four major continents where the papacy has spread - the Nile representing Africa, the Danube representing Europe, the Ganges representing Asia, and the Río de la Plata representing the Americas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/f0a5bb78-10cc-4e6e-a49c-3ccccd9a3db8/IMG_0526.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Looking back towards Monterosso https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/ab556381-9123-4b58-8519-03cc34d31dde/IMG_1156.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Venice's Castello area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/40c62693-2777-421a-a52c-6b092e90e377/IMG_1286.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Florence's Basilica di Santa Croce https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/53fdb8b8-ef1c-4bbf-ac71-319c9397c56a/IMG_1384.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Trevi Fountain - built between 1732 and 1762 and designed by Nicola Salvi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/75a1af77-8660-4b37-8c8e-54ff480a29c9/IMG_1490.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Monterosso https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/faf04041-d3bb-451c-824b-4e2e0750730a/IMG_1219.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Venice's Campo San Zaccaria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/ed184110-5a2e-491b-8b3a-eb03426dfa40/IMG_1287.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Chapel inside Florence's Basilica di Santa Croce with a relic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/2995f957-217c-42de-b6df-1ea3b05ee455/IMG_1392.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy A quick run up the Spanish Stairs to end the evening! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/e99692f8-b50f-471e-8cba-1a71fc61e6bf/IMG_1379.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Pantheon located in Piazza della Rotonda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/35c893c5-6c39-4d3a-9a99-5dd0706bcdbe/IMG_1491.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy On the ferry heading towards Vernazza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/de81b665-fc8b-42b6-8115-8e63d2ad6699/IMG_1221.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy St. Zachariah’s relics below with St. Athanasius the Great’s above inside Venice's Campo San Zaccaria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/147146c1-0b8f-4216-8ccb-0fbde90b6d5d/IMG_1295.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Gaddi’s The Last Supper, The Tree of Life, and Four Miracle Scenes (1335) located in the refectory https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/b9eb36a3-cc59-469f-8c2f-44dbd88ec87c/IMG_1498.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Manarola - be prepared to hike as this town is a bit more hilly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/e5d749e4-283f-4d2a-8420-08ef2badb0fa/IMG_1202.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Venice's Campo Santa Maria Formosa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/4ae653c7-e9ce-4169-be56-1c09259e8fbe/IMG_1285.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Florence's Piazza Salvemini - the two fourth story windows furthest to the right were Autumn's apartment she shared with classmates for a month in 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/aa91b20f-b225-44b0-a468-dfa9e1238a70/IMG_0470.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Autumn in the breakfast nook. One of the great things about Rick Steves' Tours is that breakfast is provided daily! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/8158dba9-5095-4477-ab40-990531e022b9/IMG_1499.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Manarola coast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/cc25ef66-3694-4ddf-8904-94110aab6ec1/IMG_1203.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Venice's Campo Santa Maria Formosa Clock Tower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/b4fb9134-3eff-4f03-bd46-e43d15e7bc7c/IMG_1345.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Autumn was excited to find a shirt she hung up at an American pub called the Lion's Fountain around the corner was still there 5 years later https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/252b657a-f2f6-4972-82d6-600c83e9b70f/IMG_1397.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Tim gathered our group to enter St. Peter's as early as possible to beat the large groups. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/0de06b0d-012d-4ef7-8e0a-0a6581236c17/IMG_1506.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Our dinner at Ristorante La Barcaccia, interrupted by our favorite type of guest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/e1bdf087-f989-44c0-9cf1-85d9ed4706a7/IMG_1199.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Venice's Campo S.S. Giovanni e Paolo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/e542f8bc-568f-4e7e-bace-c258afe3d937/IMG_1338.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Autumn first saw this relic of Saint Katherine's finger in the Medici Chapel in 2017. What better place to get it tattooed than in Florence?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/ba0a2467-e290-489f-b600-a72768fe52ce/IMG_1395.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy It was definitely worth it to get up early and see Piazza San Pietro empty! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/8d875c84-2f44-4361-bcc5-bb5fa8b439d3/IMG_1512.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy The group ready for our last week! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/e6876de9-c388-4f1a-a9ea-15c7d911e0e0/IMG_1262.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Venice's Campanile di San Marco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/ecae9b3f-a208-4ab3-9d56-e29396e38ecd/IMG_1305.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Entryway to the Uffizi Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/71721c4a-4843-4be8-9ddf-6a5bb37c4d70/IMG_0462.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Piazza San Pietro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/94d5f5a0-a438-40ed-816b-9073b100396e/IMG_1507.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy A sleepy beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/293c606a-28e2-40e4-8eb0-3772a74cec05/IMG_1247.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Venice's Basilica San Marco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/2f34afd1-5144-44e8-a7c1-87476579ba6d/IMG_1315.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Botticelli's The Birth of Venus (1485-86) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/16152914-04de-4e14-908e-a78d989ae594/IMG_0469.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Piazza San Pietro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/fb4a7faf-dbcb-4134-8495-ac370c74f4bb/IMG_1243.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy High Altar, Basilica San Marco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/99ef94d6-57a7-4f5c-886d-0a944ddc047d/IMG_1324.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Left: Portrait of Bartolomeo Panciatichi by Bronzino (1540), Right: Portrait of Lucrezia Panciatichi by Bronzino (1545); Bronzino was also known as Agnolo di Cosimo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/daba1b94-9ae3-493a-956c-967d03d1491f/IMG_1405.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy St. Peter's Basilica, adorned in frescos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/67ab82f9-14e3-4a22-9ed8-ee6db6c04cdb/IMG_1249.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Cavalli di San Marco, also known as Horses of Saint Mark, originally on the facade from 1204 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/7fed47ff-820c-4bf3-a164-724fee991548/IMG_1327.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Judith Slaying Holofernes by Artemisia Gentileschi (1614–1621) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/390be49a-e279-4b2b-98a5-05c246d38754/IMG_1399.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Entryway leading to the Papal Altar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/d8fd3970-a1f0-4930-84d0-f98abdea7906/IMG_1257.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Balcony of Basilica San Marco looking towards the Doge's Palace entrance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/a5418212-ae0e-4bed-a763-47c7a7e57225/IMG_1318.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy From the Uffizi Gallery overlooking the Ponte Vecchio. If you notice the L-shaped roof on the right side of the photo and how it connects to the roof of the bridge, that's actually the Vasari Corridor, which was a secret passage way the Medici family would use to get from Palazzo Pitti on the far side of the Arno River to Palazzo Vecchio, along with mass and other official business. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/e7890aab-2930-4a72-ac97-8ed6d8100bbe/IMG_1403.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy St. Peter's Basilica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/91fa823f-353c-457b-bed2-f1f3b41cf8a3/IMG_1253.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Balcony overlooking the square https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/3ff771c6-372c-4e0d-9621-891e4bfb8948/IMG_1313.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Diptych of Federico da Montefeltro and Battista Sforza by Piero della Francesca (~1473–1475) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/f045f619-a914-484a-adcd-75cae3f40361/IMG_1404.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Monument to Alexander VII - the last piece completed by an 80 year old Gian Lorenzo Bernini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/2e71335e-dc32-4456-be73-8223d70896dd/IMG_1311.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy We found the painting that was on the back of the Uffizi ticket - Madonna and Child by Filippo Lippi (1450-1465) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/589e4583-36aa-402c-b9da-9cdcc2ae8c08/IMG_1444.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Before entering the Pantheon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/cf6e8ec0-bd92-4700-ac85-942de279f139/IMG_1301.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Florence's Piazza Santa Maria Novella https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/925cdbd0-4a70-45c9-b0a7-e5e3ce8a36ce/IMG_1451.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy High Altar of Basilica di Santa Maria ad Martyres, or Basilica of St. Mary and the Martyrs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/da5cef87-3356-451d-9a70-517b5ac126f8/IMG_1298.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Florence's Casa di Dante - this is a very informative museum but not the exact house that Dante Alighieri was born in! This building was reconstructed in the area believed to be where his family's original dwelling was. Each floor represents a different stage of his life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/938ef06d-f2b5-4cb8-953a-bc0f9c086670/IMG_1448.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy The Assumption by Andrea Camassei (1638) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/e2b5bc31-5dbf-4a5c-9137-d5f16e368d7f/IMG_1329.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy The best view of Florence - atop Piazzale Michelangelo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/e481ebe2-f539-4ab2-8f71-04f36d550abb/IMG_1446.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy The oculus, which is about 25.5 feet across, is the only light source for the Pantheon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/08bee3a9-afbf-4578-b3a2-b226c2f58e5c/IMG_1443.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Santa Maria sopra Minerva - notice the elephant obelisk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/5b5a36ee-c679-47d8-bda9-61d5f1f7a355/IMG_1442.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Church of the Gesù https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/bc4c7038-3438-4f2f-971c-b6701445dab5/IMG_1440.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Altar of the Fatherland - built to honor Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of a unified Italy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/3f6d8984-1779-4c0c-9c36-ce7fdf6b4dab/IMG_1438.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy A lovely tour group! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/ec688a49-53a7-48ed-aabf-545a1bfadb85/IMG_1436.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Ancient Roman remains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/c9f11989-29ff-4189-a45a-368a425fad94/IMG_1432.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/ac890e49-a763-4c2f-bbb3-082f1c5f124c/IMG_1411.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Roman Forum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/b49734a6-a7c4-4f1e-a2cf-a49fe73b7a2c/IMG_1431.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Roman Forum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/04334ae3-257f-4dad-b361-8c5962ceaeb9/IMG_0487.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Colosseum - founded sometime between AD 70 - 80 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/d5609091-80e8-45d8-b3ce-76d77d0e961e/IMG_0485.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy The stonework was amazing to admire against the deep blue sky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/f353ce87-8dd7-4fdf-b1c9-780ebe5002a5/IMG_1425.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Cross chiseled into the wall of the Colosseum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/33902ebb-f5f0-4e29-aeb3-23d7b7d9b377/IMG_1424.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Painting inside the Colosseum showing the crucifixion to the bottom left https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/c5776fd8-b591-4618-84a3-fdff15a0cc26/IMG_0478.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Erosion over the nearly 2000 years https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/c2a8cb81-38d1-42f4-99bc-af019ec42fca/IMG_1419.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Thumbs up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/28a50bde-efe3-444a-a689-77a48f9b05ba/IMG_0476.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Gladiator in a past life? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/6a9d6ce8-f744-4b55-93a9-4c53ac583f2c/IMG_1416.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy The Hypogeum, which also had a wooden elevators to transport animals and people to the wooden stage floor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/5bad42da-b710-4b39-9036-9570f2684924/IMG_1415.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy "Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus ordered this new amphitheater erected from the spoils of war." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/fbb92125-5916-4a2a-aa05-170f73a3ad87/IMG_1413.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Italy Entry to the Colosseum https://www.fromappalachiatothealps.com/home/austria monthly 0.5 2023-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/4a69c019-3b69-482b-9ce3-79c2dbed1b61/IMG_0319.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/1ba4d09a-1209-488e-aba4-e9448acbb297/IMG_1115.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/594937eb-b64f-4a2a-aa9b-d4e72bc560ec/IMG_1124.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Austria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/34b81795-4bcc-4b0c-9446-4f93260c0e7f/IMG_1128.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Austria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/cb56ade2-8f7d-4d6c-80b0-45f90a714d6b/IMG_1079.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Austria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/12652c83-31bf-4101-97a0-fd9f53259843/IMG_1094.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Austria Hohenschwangau, with Neuschwanstein Castle in the background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/aff3c408-a6cd-47cd-94ee-c6d257a18f28/IMG_1091.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Austria Hohenschwangau Castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/cdc2f3e9-9ce8-4558-9285-17974ff7a014/IMG_1103.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Austria The view from atop the 15 minute hike up to Neuschwanstein Castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/a8d1e1c4-2821-4005-a56a-04cf85527141/IMG_1096.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Austria The view from atop the 15 minute hike up to Neuschwanstein Castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/a866d145-026c-4472-945f-b5c7340b3e91/IMG_1099.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Austria Side view of Neuschwanstein Castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/ece1afd4-636b-446d-8f5b-99749bd65c2c/IMG_1100.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Austria The Front View of Neuschwanstein Castle: Fun Fact: this castle was the inspiration for Sleeping Beauty's Castle in Disneyland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/895752b3-8fdd-495f-937f-c1545b8c8307/IMG_1109.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Austria The interior courtyard of Neuschwanstein Castle once you've entered the grounds; it has been kept in the same family since being built in 1884. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/67c0954d-f540-4bd1-b8c8-789781c86342/IMG_1110.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Austria Some great balcony views in Neuschwanstein Castle! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/98eab069-a515-49e2-834f-9bf4d8eeac21/IMG_1117.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Austria A hillside luge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/1c6416bc-6d1c-42a5-a251-9ae7f3cb4af3/IMG_1119.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Austria Group member, Chris (right), and our guide, Tim (left), on the luge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/e06d689d-6c06-4d17-8485-fa8262bc58ff/IMG_1118.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Austria Norm on the luge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/01fcf8f0-2e77-44a8-a266-2ce9da161a5b/IMG_1116.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Austria Going up the luge! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/3b9a06b5-415b-4aa4-aac2-ae84f3d73835/IMG_1083.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Austria Our view from the Hotel Maximilian https://www.fromappalachiatothealps.com/home/germany monthly 0.5 2023-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/a6ecb2ee-1876-4697-b6e2-e53d124546c1/56422A34-85B6-4F34-8BB7-FD81DE250E59.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/1294f74e-f96f-46aa-976d-ab3916c320b2/IMG_0947+2.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/42a6bcfa-be57-4f44-81fa-b08daf20a681/IMG_0962.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/015d6396-b205-44b5-a6d2-8a701738297d/IMG_0953.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/7955595e-c3e6-4a20-9b4b-f7ea63e58ece/IMG_0963.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/aea9ca73-ab4c-4719-aabc-56636b0a2bf2/IMG_0166.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/cd3bd113-e13d-4b3d-af39-5bd089ee6af4/IMG_0996.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/21fd7b0f-1617-4f7d-bcb7-8d36c202e1df/IMG_0231.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/ce3a1652-e19e-489e-b8d2-e7898788e74f/IMG_1004.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/ee82074f-f666-4435-91f8-72d4125df1d9/IMG_0227.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/f7f50a3d-936f-446f-8b0a-a6ec20ca8270/IMG_0221.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/8da93869-e658-40ce-85a7-6965c49a876f/IMG_1015.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/0ce79659-21df-471e-94bc-f09f2a696e65/IMG_1029.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/83d64d27-1295-4786-98fe-079e70a6aa34/IMG_1023.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/c1b329a9-d2f9-4700-a288-01915e1b8392/IMG_0246.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/d0381768-3d84-4d44-bcce-21b8fbd5e750/IMG_0263.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/e368049d-603e-4d35-9a7e-ec157a0a8c2e/IMG_1071.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/970ed6b6-27fe-4850-acc8-65ca3c1cea11/IMG_0194.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Germany The Rhine Valley is known for its Riesling, and there are plenty of vineyards located along the river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/75da0417-308a-4640-83b3-c17984b76f54/IMG_1059.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Germany The iconic Ratstrinkstube clock tower; every hour on the hour, the heroic mayor of Rothenburg appears and drinks a gallon of wine to save the town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/f2f8ff71-b7f9-4605-9ae6-93b26d8aab09/IMG_0277.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Germany https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/58d556d8-15a4-46b9-b148-0c96308c515e/IMG_1061.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Germany Rothenburg's Marktplatz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/4dc02632-377a-42bc-9758-288a29cc1084/IMG_0269.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Germany https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/d5afdf03-93e8-4a05-a400-64ce0236f0bb/IMG_0190.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Germany Almost all of the buildings in Bacharach are constructed either stone or wood such as this one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/4489b34b-2e72-4932-9d14-8d8e0d84842d/IMG_1050.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Germany Toy store right outside of Rothenburg's Marktplatz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/27c465bd-3daf-48ca-b491-25cb9ebdf651/IMG_0270.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Germany https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/7289a745-4899-4f2f-9a8b-6cc8c05e1f2a/IMG_0181.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Germany “Stolpersteine," also known as “stumbling stones," honor victims of the Holocaust outside of their last-known freely chosen residences. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/bea5520a-535a-414b-b197-d48c7a535622/IMG_0187.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Germany Our group listening to our local guide Thomas telling us about the history of Bacharach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/098e983f-1532-43e1-ab3e-2170eb6ccf72/IMG_1055.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Germany Rothenburg's Burggarten https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/0dc99fcb-4738-4c5a-a744-34ee4e4f25cd/IMG_0273.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Germany https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/0765c862-253a-4864-b66d-2e56609c9b82/IMG_1057.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Germany Another hotel in historic Rothenburg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/7a4cfcf9-da9e-4d9b-a522-1ac76a41e5f8/IMG_0271.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Germany https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/16889324-519d-4c71-a40d-32041670a292/IMG_0179.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Germany The stonework is beautiful in this medieval village. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/c27f80b7-c050-4dac-bf0b-28284687371b/IMG_0966.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Germany A street in Bacharach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/33435a4c-0958-41c9-98ac-dc42f4458d0d/IMG_1036.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Germany Outside of St. Jacob's Cathedral in Rothenburg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/781ab462-f040-40ee-a71a-d2c7da79b33f/IMG_0274.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Germany https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/6f8eef18-926d-41ed-ab41-80f4161a8138/IMG_1041.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Germany St. Jacob's main alterpiece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/983328d4-9053-4601-bf37-e833ca07172e/IMG_0990.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Germany Jacob showing off his tattoo of a local pizza restaurant back home that bears a striking resemblance to this statue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/34027779-bdf0-4293-8caa-a6679cd62c52/IMG_0964.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Germany Some establishments such as this one have paintings to describe what types of buildings they were and who they housed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/048c0833-7367-4756-b088-056858cc83a2/IMG_1045.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Germany Riemenschneider's alterpiece inside St. Jacob's https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/92dac560-c5f1-4240-9269-27cb967f9f8e/IMG_0982.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Germany Atop a hill in Bacharach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/f66ae4f7-ec2c-4eac-b647-63e44b737a16/IMG_1060.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Germany Marktplatz - the Nightwatchman beginning his tour of Rothenburg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/e53faa37-7938-4d5b-ac8b-eb19e040267c/IMG_0256.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Germany The Nightwatchman during his tour of Rothenburg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/2cfa9ee6-20f9-4ca6-a08d-97f814967974/IMG_0257.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Germany Opposite view of Rothenburg's Marktplatz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/8e59e508-bcaf-4b9b-9ee1-5eea82accef2/IMG_1068.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Germany The restaurant we ate at in Rothenburg, Baumeisterhaus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/627805d1-5662-4243-92be-4a395d54fc68/IMG_0264.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Germany ♡ https://www.fromappalachiatothealps.com/home/netherlands monthly 0.5 2023-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/ea7963fc-f884-4673-a8a5-2b7bf2b6baf5/IMG_0932.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/fef3bdb2-2ecf-4974-a7dc-ac06d545fff0/IMG_0812.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/de1d2d81-c0c8-4519-b75b-43aef18ada44/IMG_0888.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Netherlands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/5b05926b-e2f6-4e89-8dce-806986d89250/IMG_0890.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Netherlands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/1190bafc-f5c1-4db3-b4f9-0249847d1b51/IMG_0940.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Netherlands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/a939c915-3f0c-47a1-9349-94de134bd7f0/IMG_0143.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Netherlands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/5c2e1199-ebe4-4d36-a1da-1e43fa7dbef4/IMG_0150.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Netherlands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/12466937-32d0-46d7-9a9a-28bb86a65076/IMG_0838.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Netherlands Grote Kerk, also known as St.-Bavokerk, located in Haarlem's central market square https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/3643b182-c186-4712-8937-64d3ae8ca10e/IMG_0835.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Netherlands Wider view of Grote Kerk and Haarlem's central market square https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/d790bd4d-79fd-4155-927b-4135806ae505/IMG_0837.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Netherlands De Hallen Haarlem, a contemporary art museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/6aff67b8-d4d0-45bc-9a82-15a6c7c27ead/IMG_0833.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Netherlands Outside of the Corrie ten Boom House. The Ten Boom family provided shelter for Jews and other refugees in their home during the Nazi occupation of Haarlem. In this alleyway, a small triangular sign was placed to signal that it was safe for those seeking refuge to come inside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/c3004d89-c33b-4a3a-9ca2-b8dffecd136d/IMG_0821.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Netherlands Haarlem's Tweede Hollandsche Maatschappij van Levensverzekering (Second Holland Society of Life Insurance) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/ed136bec-9a15-4c5a-9a1d-7cc34ee8898b/IMG_0832.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Netherlands Of course we managed to find a cat in Haarlem's Wijngaardtuin! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/29024205-26ef-45a7-86de-c62817ebcb20/IMG_0822.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Netherlands Hofje van Noblet, built in 1761 with 20 houses total - 10 for the women of Haarlem and 10 for the women of Amsterdam. The requirements to reside there were that you must be over 50, single your entire life, and a member of the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk, also known as the Dutch Reformed Church. It still functions as a residency to this day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/1cebc8f4-1bcb-4830-8751-00b2bfef9da3/IMG_0839.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Netherlands A winding road in the Amsterdam's Binnenstad neighborhood https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/92ac164f-9a85-43d6-9317-dd1d3039df76/IMG_0841.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Netherlands Amsterdam's Centraal Train Station https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/a4e710b0-097d-475d-ad1b-c93963440cfc/IMG_0860.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Netherlands On our canal tour of Amsterdam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/02646a22-65e0-4fba-bdb2-246ee8849e27/IMG_0856.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Netherlands Homomonument - Opened on September 5, 1987 in the center of Amsterdam, this is the first monument in the world to commemorate all gays and lesbians who were persecuted due to their sexual orientation by the Nazis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/c5164599-2afe-4379-94b5-2efae900c048/IMG_0828.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Netherlands A duck spotted on the streets of Amsterdam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/bb3b6f69-0283-4ded-bbcc-4c3f2b146bea/IMG_0874.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Netherlands The Fault in Our Stars (2014) filming location in Amsterdam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/87c08af4-e851-46ab-bfee-25ec1bdb03f3/IMG_0883.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Netherlands Haarlem's Grote Kerk and central market square at night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/ab799643-740f-46f4-a224-72fb14a43c5b/IMG_0798.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Netherlands Head of a Skeleton with a Burning Cigarette, Vincent Van Gogh, January-February 1886 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/15d328fb-97d7-4f89-af2f-fd1b98af90bc/IMG_0803.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Netherlands The Bedroom, Vincent van Gogh, October 1888 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/cb53dbb5-0b81-44fb-8437-aa039040bda2/IMG_0802.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Netherlands Sunflowers, Vincent van Gogh, January 1889 https://www.fromappalachiatothealps.com/home/switzerland monthly 0.5 2023-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/0bd3a1ec-19d5-4c15-ad0a-3fcb741c78fe/IMG_0579.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/78bbbcf6-ce13-4715-b39b-87921b0ea403/IMG_1523.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Switzerland An average day in Stechelberg. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/1894d141-41dd-4965-b095-828dbd509ef6/IMG_1528.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Switzerland At the base of the gondola stop in Stechelberg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/473f2b32-f7b6-4b47-82c4-5989614a5e9d/IMG_1540.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Switzerland Mid-ride to Gimmelwald https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/9fb1625a-a35b-49e6-8852-a04cc2a3909f/IMG_0573.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Switzerland The size of the slugs and snails were huge! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/27355535-d314-4e47-aa99-7d5b3c6ac03f/IMG_1547.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Switzerland Stechelberg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/db250b98-1160-4574-97d1-dd65cb8f687a/IMG_1552.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Switzerland A Rick Steves' Guide Book spotted in the wild! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/93dfa29f-7b52-43d0-a5c1-15b3e6a1376b/IMG_1559.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Switzerland Cute little traveler on the gondola https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/99aaba68-d4f6-4097-b761-9b7cad7e46b8/IMG_0581.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Switzerland Autumn inside Tham Restaurant. We never expected to find ourselves eating delicious Asian cuisine in Switzerland, but we found this place hit all the right spots and it was just steps away from our hotel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/f8b8e4c2-f926-4009-8d1d-bacc4d190baa/IMG_0582.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Switzerland Mr. Tham Kok Keong who opened his restaurant in Mürren in 1997. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/e2db6654-4c0f-48c6-8a75-4484bfbd6295/IMG_0584.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - Switzerland Our delicious deep fried banana dessert! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/72686ad6-2816-4462-b55c-b488d9ba2e18/Screen+Shot+2023-03-07+at+3.53.30+PM.png From Appalachia to the Alps - Switzerland We spent a little bit of downtime here and found some familiar favorites on television. Jacob's seen so much Seinfeld, he didn't need to understand German to know what was going on this episode. https://www.fromappalachiatothealps.com/home/france monthly 0.5 2023-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/ae1322f0-dd69-46b3-b340-abf8ae093c0d/IMG_1734.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/35b17624-4a88-4e5d-a4a0-7edd5fa6b6db/IMG_1577.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/9e8dd6a0-486b-4818-97bc-129645ecc419/IMG_1574.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/64a8ebe9-f514-42ad-87a2-25a0bfbe9b05/IMG_1580.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/36de859c-036f-4309-9bb1-a75094317c49/IMG_1572.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/061a3b87-48b1-4057-8078-f0535eee0a0c/IMG_1582.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/1d759126-7267-4731-ac3a-c52a760168a6/IMG_1581.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/e6d55d5b-b3cd-4090-a2b3-b227e8503d88/IMG_1584.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/aab2a3e5-b62b-4c91-8aaf-92f3dfe38d82/IMG_0157.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/282901a2-2e18-44f4-a255-c577429b98d5/IMG_1589.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/f855353b-5308-49c4-8509-59e7c247944e/eric.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/3808ab8e-989f-496a-b9be-81ccc450aa80/IMG_0647.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/d1a3b850-ef22-4f94-b5e6-7b82d602d2f7/IMG_1608.jpg From Appalachia to the Alps - France https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/24134985-dffc-454c-8363-37bada650069/IMG_1605.jpg From Appalachia to the Alps - France https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/ef2d6c5e-e329-433d-86b4-694402dbabe6/IMG_1607.jpg From Appalachia to the Alps - France https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/800d4e23-e94e-442c-ad45-d19224751419/IMG_1606.jpg From Appalachia to the Alps - France https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/d4be5509-0efe-4277-b299-5c3c53b11c35/IMG_1688.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Outside on the street of our hotel, Hotel Muguet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/292b8389-b151-41a4-bb2d-13f7d4bceb88/IMG_1596.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Outside of the Lourve https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/78081ecf-ae81-4349-9c8b-c3b4c8ae2ee9/IMG_1597.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, 1503 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/43dbaa45-74ad-49e7-ab66-935830e303fd/IMG_0598.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Every art major's dream, right? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/c59c445d-a6dd-48e7-b3a5-61c8bcc81868/IMG_0604.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France One of Jacob's favorite paintings, The Death of Marat by Jacques-Louis David, 1793 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/d67a484c-ce18-4da6-99c2-eb6717a34686/IMG_1604.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France On the Canal Saint-Martin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/dbfb9e7d-3d32-4996-9d0f-d15e39311e85/IMG_1614.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Hôtel de Ville, the city hall of Paris. The 2022 Champions League Finals were being held the following day in Paris between Real Madris and Liverpool, so the city was extra crowded and excited. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/1843626a-cf27-47c1-a380-ef6185eb685f/IMG_1616.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France la Seine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/517e55c3-5b19-41a0-805b-3887eeed7b6f/IMG_1618.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Île de la Cité, or Island in the City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/0841c505-08f3-41d9-ba86-a5bb3de365a5/IMG_1619.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Palais de Justice https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/c5a73500-aaba-4894-82ef-7a0c7e0781fe/IMG_1621.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Sainte-Chapelle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/2c31d583-60e5-4320-8c20-f8affb3ae564/IMG_1622.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Chapel of Saint-Chapelle, consecrated on April 26, 1248. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/8fd68738-4131-482b-899e-2079efa08ae4/IMG_1623.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Opposite view of the chapel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/ccdaefd8-00bf-412e-8e32-2717102ae24e/IMG_1625.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Closer look of the altar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/f1f5dc25-4e74-4366-82d1-4de6ba03a58c/IMG_0611.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Lower chapel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/dc5f2cb6-b486-47bb-b096-ff51f02fe912/IMG_1628.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Looking out from the justice department https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/1168a30d-0327-4687-a986-3ec026cc2900/IMG_1629.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Court of Appeal of Paris and the Court of Cassation, right beside Saint-Chapelle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/a1e3f9d8-0d32-4fa4-846b-b79286197ba3/IMG_0612.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France In front of Notre Dame https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/66483ec4-4221-4b9e-966e-75365bdc7eaa/IMG_1633.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Église Saint-Séverin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/0ca043b6-d3a2-48c3-9078-48d623a62bb2/IMG_1638.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Inside Église Saint-Séverin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/a5b5e9a9-6488-4d99-91c2-1c4f9db033d8/IMG_1639.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Inside Église Saint-Séverin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/86787729-603b-4946-8f82-1bab52e52dbf/IMG_1641.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Views of buildings in Paris - most buildings aren't built more than five stories high but with a growing population, zoning laws are becoming more relaxed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/43297338-5da7-459a-97ba-41d10c305ec9/IMG_1645.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Inside the Pantheon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/e8977b06-529e-44c2-8a8b-9c9008d94db5/IMG_1647.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Inside the Pantheon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/e7957647-b28c-4603-a0e8-e2fdfbc005c3/IMG_1648.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Voltaire's tomb in the catacombs at the Pantheon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/bcb250f1-3460-4c6a-9502-0683dfd01a24/IMG_1649.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France The only woman to be entombed at the Pantheon - Marie Curie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/1b3034ae-8381-4694-a270-45a884f77efd/IMG_1651.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Sphinx monument for a grave at the Pantheon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/f2ab7f97-f183-4bff-806b-f109f80d6815/IMG_1652.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Paintings and sculptures inside the Pantheon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/8e168028-8a1d-42cc-9be8-8ba9ed7a964a/IMG_1653.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Looking down Rue Sufflot from the Pantheon stairs, in the background you can see the Eiffel Tower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/e3dbf6aa-0291-4f2b-8236-b2917937e0fc/IMG_1654.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Front view of the Pantheon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/01ca1ca2-ab3d-4ff6-b2d3-65f29052bf62/IMG_1655.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Fontaine Saint-Michel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/7b99aa06-f0ad-470f-942a-2ec5822d02fc/IMG_1659.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Les Invalides exterior from boulevard de La Tour-Maubourg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/7077a378-ff97-4fc0-95a0-6d46ba5002f9/IMG_1663.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Tomb of Joseph-Napoléon Bonaparte (1768 - 1844) in the Dome church https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/29860169-667c-44db-a5c0-42105b72dc47/IMG_1668.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Cupola of the Dome https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/02c56376-accd-40db-9298-edcd70a1a5ba/IMG_1672.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France The Royal Chapel inside Les Invalides https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/61a63bf3-eae6-49f7-b050-bdeccd5ff286/IMG_1674.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Napoleon Bonaparte's (1769 - 1821) sarcophagus in the center of the dome https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/3af99a4a-4631-4413-a3a0-d008299b80af/IMG_0621.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Close up of the sarcophagus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/2e09c4af-0295-4df3-bb92-e08af943efba/IMG_0622.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Tomb of Napoleon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/616f0d99-0518-4c04-b9e8-4553fdccf07d/IMG_1682.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Tombs of Henri Gatien Bertrand (1773–1844) and Géraud Duroc (1772–1813) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/09fb6d38-12d1-4e23-bd72-ab1dfc3fb17e/IMG_1684.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Tomb of Marshal Louis Hubert Gonzalve Lyautey (1854 - 1934) in the Saint Gregory chapel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/99455350-88cc-42d7-b633-e2353cbd281d/IMG_1685.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France One of the four small side cupolas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/d14ff45c-bc5e-49d5-8d37-f11072e43077/IMG_1686.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Tomb of Jérôme-Napoléon Bonaparte (1784 - 1860) in the Saint Jerome chapel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/9dde243f-7780-4d0f-b16c-f4c957588988/IMG_1687.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Grounds of Les Invalides https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/265411b8-849a-4e7a-910d-8238320dd84c/IMG_0625.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Outer walls of Les Invalides https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/83c991c4-cc7a-455e-89f6-2c5ed28272bd/IMG_1698.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Final cheers at the Eiffel Tower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/88f0fe0d-956a-4ac9-a796-eb09b4283804/IMG_0626.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Watching the sunset https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/edae7bd5-7184-4e91-a60a-80bcd3afd1e7/IMG_1696.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Jacob getting the perfect shot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/12036d06-725d-4576-8bf4-de6ebd9e7d7f/IMG_1692.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Our last dinner together at La Terrasse du 7ème https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/d75e9d04-1f47-49d5-b16b-fb04e8bd53c8/IMG_1706.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Ouí ouí! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/675d06d3-1e14-4e1b-942d-bb0d528ba029/IMG_1727.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France Post tour, we decided to head to Château de Versailles! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/04295df0-156d-41bd-a525-61506b4c5fed/IMG_0638.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France You can tell we are very tired! The grounds are massive and very easy to get lost in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/9ac7bbbf-3e18-4e44-88a7-a8fd00fee67c/IMG_1731.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France We had to snag one more round of Croques at Le Petit Cler before heading back to London. Highly recommend! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6403b55c2dd52a77ee520728/4af88b4d-947a-4f15-b085-c2478fe97c92/IMG_1734.jpeg From Appalachia to the Alps - France After grabbing one last European goodie, we saw a woman wearing a WVU shirt (Autumn's home state, but not team - go herd!), so it was a great way to end our stay. Au revoir!