Rob Barber '17 is the youngest member of our travel group, accompanied by his mother Kristen.
Prof. Cook had two Cambodian students join the travel group for the Montalcino Road trip.
The Dewarts at Sant' Antimo
Our full group at Pienza
Richard and Peter Gunderman.
The Sant' Antimo Monestary, hundreds of years old and outside of Montalcino
Everyone loves Dr. Gunderman's hat.
The solemnity of the Monk's place of service.
Mary Young chats with Kristen Barber.
A great view of the hilltop town of Montalcino
The travelers make their way down the main street of Montalcino for a brief museum visit before climbing the town's castle walls.
Nate Chapman '14 is assisting with arrangments for each day's activities.
The travelers lineup for a great picnic at the castle overlooking Tuscany.
A great view of the valley from Pienza
Richard Gunderman's awesome hat.
Sant' Antimo sits in a beautiful valley surrounded by vineyard.
Tony Consantino with Nate Chapman
Vic Hasler and John Lennes catch up on old times.
Just one of the beautiful vineyard views at Sant' Antimo
Violet Mayberry enjoying lunch in Montalcino
Bill Cook entertaining the Youngs.
The Wabash College Alumni and Friends travel group is wrapping up a stay in Rome and will fly home Friday. Wednesday's highlight was visiting the Vatican for the Pope's weekly audience.
About half the group rose early Wednesday to get to the Vatican, thanks to tickets acquired by Mark Dewart '74. The huge throng roared as Pope Francis rode around St. Peter's Square. Part of the fun was the announcement of visiting groups. The travelers stood and cheered before the Pope's appearance when it was announced "the alumni of Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana" were among the visitors.
The rest of the day was devoted to the Vatican Museum and St. Peter's Cathedral, church of the Pope and the world's largest cathedral.
Thursday will be the last full day in Italy. The group will spend most of the day touring ancient Rome including the Forum and dinner near the Pantheon Thursday night.
The group flies home and arrives late Friday night into Chicago O'Hare airport.
Updates and lots of photos will be posted to the Wabash College Facebook and Twitter accounts.
The group returns home June 27.