Toledo in April! We arrived on a Monday in cold rainy weather and took the opportunity to go out to Maumee Bay State Park. Got a peek at Lake Erie but the weather didn’t invite us to a walk on the beach. Did see some wildlife. A skunk, several deer, and some geese. On sunny Tuesday we toured some of the galleries at the awesome Toledo Museum of Art and see a film on The Art of the Tuileries Garden. We’ve had fun with cousins and an honorary cousin eating good food and swapping stories!
It was an incredible experience to actually walk the streets of Pompeii, once a bustling resort town in the Roman Empire until 79 AD when an apocalyptic explosion buried it under 20 feet of volcanic ash. Archeological excavations since the 19th Century continue to reveal evidence of a thriving community.
Once the largest cruise ship in the world, Allure of the Seas will be our home for the next seven nights as we cruise the Western Mediterranean and explore the eighteen decks of this behemoth.
Our recent travel misadventures seriously curtailed our time in Rome pre-cruise but we did get to visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel before making the trip to Civitavecchi for an overnight in the port city of Rome preparatory to departing on Allure of the Seas tomorrow.
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