Our very own Rotarian and travel extraordinaire, Steve Hoesel, was back with more of the best of Europe, as he spoke of his travel through Italy and the history of the land.  Hoesel flew over the Artic Circle, witnessing a beautiful sky during the period of 24 hours of light, then over Paris, France and into Rome, Italy.  He travelled to the Italian cities of Venice, Florence, Tuscany, Pisa, Cinque Terre, Stresa, Assisi, Isle of Capri, and to Lugano, Switzerland, and many beautiful places in between. He shared lots of beautiful pictures of the impressive, historical buildings and statues for which the country is known, including St. Peter's Basilica, Treva Fountain, Castello  Angelo, Trajan Column and the Pantheon.  Hoesel remarked that visiting Pompei and Mt. Vesuvius was one of the most impressive sights he'd seen, especially the ruins, carriage track grooves seen in the stone streets, the, ahem, murals of what was for sale and the casts made from the shell of human remains found during excavation.  

 

Hoesel shared many tidbits throughout his presentation, such as: 

Until next time...keep on travelling Steve! Chow.