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We had dinner at a restaurant that I can't even remember the name of and then went back to Caffe Leonardo for more Coconut Power!
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 Toast to Coconut Power! |
 Scooters, scooters EVERYWHERE! Very practical in Rome as it doesn't really get that cold in the winter time. |
 Barry & Dad on the Via Veneto! |
The Hard Rock Cafe in Rome. We were going to go in, but we were there at the wrong time and they were closed.
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Next stop--- A meeting with the Mayor of
Modena, Italy.
The night before, we had dinner at the hotel restaurant. |
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The trip to Modena was also the first chance we had to call anyone. Darlene is here learning Skype on the fly.
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 The next day, we went to City Hall. A beautiful building with frescoes that we were allowed to take pictures in. This is the ceiling of one of the first Assembly rooms in Modena. This room was built in the 1600s. |
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Photo by: Darlene
This was the original room for City Government in Modena. It was built in the 1500s. Absolutely gorgeous! |
 Here is the Mayor of Modena, Giorgio Pighi and our interpreter for our meeting. |
I presented the Mayor with a small photo album and short history of Modena, Pennsylvania. I also brought him a piece of American made Blenko Glass. He loved it. |
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 Mayor Pighi presented me with a book about Modena, Italy and a beautiful scarf with the Modena, Italy city crest. They were wonderful hosts. |
After our meeting with the Mayor, we were treated with a view from above the city square.
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 Underneath the square in Modena, is all Roman ruins. |
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This is another fresco in the City Hall. It used to be a road, now it has been integrated into the building. |
 Our interpreter & Mayor Pighi's secretary. |
 In front of Modena cathedral. This is where the sign said- If you take photos, you are invited to get out! |
 Modena sign. Captain Obvious! |
 On our way to Lamborghini which is right next to Modena. |
Barry in 7th Heaven before we even drive into the parking lot! |
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The entrance to the Lamborghini Museum.
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Even though we came in without an appointment, Christina was very nice and offered us a tour of the factory. We had to get back to Rome so we weren't able to take advantage of her wonderful offer. She gave us CD's from Lamborghini and copies of the first Lamborghini Magazine. |
 Here is a car on the Autostrade being towed. There were 2 cars on this trailer. People actually drive these cars on the highway! Yikes! |
 Back in Rome walking back to our B&B. |
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On to Sant Apollinare the original family home of the DiLibero's. A rainy day but a good day to visit. |
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The cemetery where a lot of family members are buried. |
 This DiLibero on a gravestone looks a lot like Barry's brother. Uncanny really.
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 Monument in Sant Apollinare that memorializes the people from the town that died in World War 2 bombings. |
 Open building in Sant Apollinare. All we could do was guess that this was damage left over from World War 2. |
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 No visit to the family roots would be complete without just knocking on the door of a distant relative! So, that is what Dad did. Fortunately, she didn't think we were crazy and invited us in. We got to see photos of family members and met her husband when he came home from work. Very nice people. |
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Montecassino! Montecassino was originally built in about 529 AD by Saint Benedict. Since then it has been destroyed 4 times and rebuilt. It is an incredibly beautiful abbey and still a functioning church. We went in while the service was going on and all decided that in order to be a Priest there, you had to be able to sing. The man singing was incredible. |
 Castle on the mountain on the way up to Montecassino. |
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Looking up to the Abbey from below.
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