Hadrian's Villa and Ville d'Este made for a good combination to do in one day. We appreciated that Tom questioned our choice to see the villa as opposed to the gardens. Turned out, after his questions, that we made the wrong decision and decided instead to see the gardens, and it's fountains. When we thought of "gardens," we wrongfully thought plants only. We also appreciated that Tom gave us options for lunch, and took us to a lovely, small restaurant in Tivoli next to ancient ruins and overlooking a valley. I have only one recommendation for possible improvement; namely, for the docent to bring one of those books that have "overlay" pages that show what the ancient ruins would have looked like back in the day. It can be hard to imagine otherwise, even with a good docent that tells a story along the way.

Diane was informative and charming (second time with her). Just needed an extra 1/2hour for lunch and therefore more discussions.

The guide was obviously very knowledgable and loved the material covered in the trip. He had good ideas about how to get the most out of the time in Tivoli. The restaurant for lunch was magical.

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