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European Tour of Kern Beasley in 1927 Travel Record
Kern Beasley reports his August 1927 European trip from Genoa to Naples via Leghorn Pisa Florence and Rome. He notes customs fees in Leghorn and visits to Pisa Cathedral Galileo lamp, Florence galleries including Medici Palace and Duomo, Saint Peters and the Moses statue, catacombs, the Forum and Colosseum, then Capri and Pompeii. He mentions finances and travel by train, with plans to visit Pompeii next.
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Naples
Italy
Folka
Genoa
Leghorn
Pisa
Andrea del Borote
Lamp
Galleo
Galileo
Florence
Europe
Palazzo Vecchio
Medici
San Cellin
Perseus
Bandene 5
Hercules
Petti
Palace
Cathederal
St. Croce
Ying
St.’ Peters
St. John
Michael Angelo
Moses
Pontius Pilate
Christ
St. Calexetus
Forum
Colosium
Capital Museum
Capri
Pompeii