My family and I went to Italy three years ago.
My wife and I plotted a fairly lengthy hike through Rome that ended up being over 10 miles. At the time my daughter was seven and my son was 10.
On that day, every time our kids would start to look tired or would even remotely look like they were going to complain, we would grab a gelato. (and yes of course I gelato at every stop as well) we didn't plan the days hike pretty well in that we went from Museum two artwork to the coliseum to the Trevi fountain etc. so that there wasn't any really long hike until the end of the day or we had about 2 miles back to the hotel. The last mile was basically a pill, my daughter looked at me and said I can't make it. Y'all go on without me. I scooped her up and laughing basically ran out that last big hill.
Italy is truly amazing from a historical standpoint and the food and wine ain't bad either.
I wore my Tennessee colors every day that we were there. It was amazing how often I would get a Go Vols or Go Big Orange at random historical sites. Even at the Vatican!
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