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Switzerland

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 We have spent the last three days staying in Taverne, Switzerland with Patsy and her family. Patsy lived with my family as an exchange student for 10 months when I was in 3rd grade and I have not seen her in about 33 years. It is my great pleasure to be able to visit her Switzerland, to see her again, and to meet each other’s families. She has been an amazing host and we have felt spoiled. We have had amazing meals, great company, and so much fun!! Switzerland is so beautiful and we are loving some time in nature. We got to see two castles in Bellinzona on Saturday, swam in Lago Maggiore, hiked in Valle Verzasca today, and swam in the river in Valle Verzasca. We also visited Locarno, a town on Lago Maggiore. We are in the southern part of Switzerland where the primary language is Italian. It has been a full but amazing few days! Oh, and in any spare time the kids are running over to the park next to Patsy’s house to play. It has a zip line and they think it is the best park ever! ...
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The Colosseum, Roman Forum, the Parthenon, and more exploring around Rome

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 We have continued to walk for our transportation around Rome and have stumbled upon many fountains, piazzas, churches, and statues that weren’t on our list of places to visit, but still have been very cool to see. Yesterday we visited the Roman Forum and Colosseum and today we saw the Parthenon. We also took time to explore and play at the shady Villa Borghese park and Carter was thrilled to bring along his Barcelona soccer ball that he got earlier in the trip and happily kicked it along the shaded paths. We met Kyle, Joy, and Landon for one more stroll around Piazza Navona before they left yesterday to get to the airport. We have one last dinner with Granzie, Grammy, and Grampa before we split the aya tomorrow. We have enjoyed lots of yummy foods in Rome. Here are some of our favorites: - pasta dishes including ravioli, cannelloni, spaghetti carbonara and also a yummy red sauce that I can never remember how to say, gnocchi, tiramisu, Italian bread with fresh butter or olive oil a...
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