European Trip... seems wrong to call it a holiday.

[such_a_steph]

This month I was lucky enough to be sent to Europe for a conference. The destination was Rome, and though it would have been lovely to have my husband with me, there was no way to make that happen for us. This resulted in me literally spending 3 hrs exploring the city on foot after hours, and leaving Italy for another visit when the conference

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[tgray]

I am green with envy but so happy to hear about your trip! Beautiful pics as always!

[such_a_steph]

One day I hope that a post like this will include a photo of you!

I'm a lucky girl to get to travel with someone else picking up part of the tab. Still, this trip put a sizeable dent in the back pocket. At least I got to cross something off the bucket list... For four days, I owned a VW Golf Cabriolet :)

[secretsolitaire]

Wonderful photos! The Colosseum shot and the one right after it are particularly nice.

[such_a_steph]

That shot of the large cobblestones street seems to be the "money shot" of the trip. Rome is photogenic!

[duffy_60]

Fabulous pics, Steph. The war memorials are always quite moving and really make you contemplate.

On another note HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!

I hope you and family are together for your special day.

Daph
xoxo

[such_a_steph]

Daph!!!! *hugs*

Thank you. Yes, it was a nice quiet family day. Perfect, and just what I needed after being away from them far too much this past few months!

[mander3_swish]

just discovered this post.

wow fantastic and powerful photos, especially leading up to Nov 11th.

[such_a_steph]

It was an amazing trip - something I'm so glad to have done! Seeing the vast sacrifice of our ancestors (from all countries) serves as poignant reminder of why we must continue to strive for peace today.