Gladiators

At the Colosseum in Rome, George Sutherland, granddaughter Anna Giesler and DiAnn Sutherland (from left) pose with wannabe Roman soldiers.

Hip grandparents George and DiAnn Sutherland wanted to make sure their 13-year-old granddaughter Anna Giesler would enjoy a trip with them. They took a Tauck Bridges family-travel tour, which included 20 other children with 20 adults, to Rome, Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast. More importantly, there was a jet boat to Capri and a sandal maker to give them custom-fit footwear. They were disappointed to find dry fountains (Trevi and the boat-shaped fountain, Fontana della Barcaccia) under repair. However, a boat cruise down the Amalfi Coast to Positano and a private tour of the Sistine Chapel were religious experiences.

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