Although it doesn’t look like much from the exterior, our visit to Roadside America Miniature Village near Shartlesville, Pennsylvania, truly was a visit into wonderland. This magical place is so much more than one miniature village, it’s a vast collection of handcrafted miniature villages originally created merely for personal and family enjoyment then eventually opened to the public. It is still owned and run by the originator’s granddaughter. We wandered through marveling at the skillful craftsmanship. Having some personal experience with modeling we were especially wowed at the intricacy and detail of this trip through our nation from Native American villages to 1950’s small towns. And, yes, we learned about it from the Roadside America app!
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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