Termini

The 200 mph EuroStar train as it waits to make the run from Rome to Florence.

High Desert

The Grand Canyon Railway makes daily runs to the Grand Canyon from Williams, Arizona. We had the front row of the Dome Car on the return trip and it was the best seat on the train as we rolled across the high desert

Ponte Vecchio

When we were in Italy in 2006, we visited Florence and saw the Ponte Vecchio, a Medieval bridge over the Arno River noted for still having shops built along it. Butchers originally occupied the shops, but the present tenants are jewelers, art dealers and souvenir vendors.