#SOL16: Photo Essay
What do these three people have in common?
They were all part of the reason that the family trip to Rome occurred in August of 2016.
A birthday wish . . .
A Saturday Papal Audience . . .
And a canonization of St. Teresa of Calcutta 
All led to a trip to Rome.
How many family members would accept Mom’s invitation?
Mom, her brother and his wife, my two younger brothers, my younger sister and myself.
Any story about our travels would not be complete without Father Marty, our spiritual leader and the center of FUN!
An interesting fact about the members of our group (4 sets of sisters).
And the whole Tour Group . . . 52 Pilgrims
And some of the people we met along the way . . .
A photographer from a Quad Cities TV station who captured film as we left Davenport . . .
And the many faces of the family . . .
Accordion music in the parking garage . . .
An articulate and passionate tour guide . . .
and guards . . .
and cameras everywhere . . .
with selfies as a regular occurrence!
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Introducing “who was traveling” and “why” this trip!!!
#SOL16: Travel Trivia
Where have we been?
What have we seen?
This morning sitting at the Leonardo DaVinci Airport I was literally counting my blessings.
This was Mom five years ago on her “0” birthday when she went on a Mediterranean cruise with my younger sister. The idea of returning to Rome has been a recurring topic.
And last evening we celebrated sisters in our tour group in this picture.
How many sets of sisters?
And without a picture . . . How many sets of brothers were on our trip?
What was our location?
How many hills in this city?
How many obelisks?
What US city is at the same latitude as Rome?
How many attended the canonization on Sunday?
How many in the audience at the canonization needed medical treatment due to the heat and the numerous hours in the sun?
How many were within five feet of the Pope on Saturday?
We set off on a journey to Rome, yes a religious trip, but also a trip to the heart of civilization. This is a city of 300 churches with 200 more in the suburbs. It’s a city of many diverse nationalities and personalities. It was a pleasure to be in a group of seven . . .
Mom
Brother
Sister
Brother
Uncle
Aunt
within a community of 52 pilgrims from an Iowa sponsored tour (plus folks from IL, WI, MO, and FL).
Today’s Slice of Life . . . Treasuring the “arrivederci”!
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Questions and Answers from above:
How many sets of sisters? 4
And without a picture . . . How many sets of brothers were on our trip? 1
What was our location? Rome, Italy
How many hills in this city? 7
How many obelisks? 11
What US city is at the same latitude as Rome? Chicago
How many attended the canonization on Sunday? 120,000
How many in the audience at the canonization needed medical treatment due to the heat and the numerous hours in the sun? 1,000
How many were within five feet of the Pope on Saturday? ALL 52 of us!!!!
(6 of 9 answers were included in earlier Tweets from Rome! – Just another reason to be on Twitter!)
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