Rome temple open house tour - Feb 2019

After a very long wait, we finally had the privilege of attending the Rome temple open house.  The temple and the visitor center was beautiful.  It still amazes me that the church got permission to build a temple in the backyard of the Catholic church.  In addition to the open house we had a wonderful tour of Italy.  We spent several days exploring the major sites of Rome.  Then we went to Florence, the home of the David statue, the Ufizzi Gallery and one of the most beautiful cathedrals you will ever see.  We also had fun with our Italian cooking class.  Then we did several day trips were we visited Pisa, Sienna, Lucca and San Gimignano.  Then for the final act we spent several days in Venice, which of course included a ride in a Gondola.