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Rome,
the eternal* city. Rome is very different from the Sorrento area. A huge
cosmopolitan city offering just about anything you'd want to do. *
(it really only takes a couple of hours to get there, it just seems like
an eternity when you're tired)
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And they have lots of
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The Vatican |
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First
stop, Vatican city. Narrowly escaping eternal damnation for Scott's sense
of humor and sometimes questionable picture taking, we embarked on an
hours-long tour of the amazing Vatican complex.
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Let
me tell ya, the Pope, he's got some statues. |
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And
a whole bunch of incredible art, architecture, and history everywhere you
look. The rooms in the Vatican museum are overwhelming in scale and the
quantity of artwork and artifacts.
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Not
to mention the ceilings.
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We
did our best to blend in with the locals.
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St.
Peter's cathedral |
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As
if the Vatican museum wasn't amazing enough, we next explored the grandeur
of St. Peter's cathedral and square. Art and architecture to awe most
anyone. |
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This
room contained the names of all the Popes.
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Roman
Ruins
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The
Coliseum, the Forum, the Pantheon, it's as if these Romans ruled the world
and could build whatever they wanted. |
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It's
really interesting to think, as you walk through the Forum, that Julius Caesar
and Nero and all those dudes walked right where you were standing. I'm
pretty sure Russell Crow was there too. |
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The
Coliseum, still going strong after 2000 years.
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Unfortunately,
we underestimated the expenses for our trip. Tapped out of cash, Scott was
forced to find work as a grip on local productions to earn enough Lira for
the rest of the trip. (What a sucker to accept Lira) |
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Realizing he
wasn't a very good grip anymore, Julia had to bail him out.
(Alright all
that was a complete fabrication. But the whole Coliseum area was loaded
with TV equipment and lights for some huge production. Never found out
what. And luckily we didn't get arrested for touching their gear.) |
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(We hear the authorities
in Rome can be brutal) |
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Around Town |
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one of many fabulous meals (just about all of the food in Italy is
amazing), we headed across town to Piazza Navona to get a taste of city
life, visit the street vendors and artists, and see yet another incredible
cathedral. |
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Julia
always lit a candle for our families when we went into a cathedral. |
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The
next day we headed across town, stopping at the cathedral at Santa Maria di Maggiore...
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on our way to Villa Borghese, a huge park built by Cardinal Scipione
Borghese in the 1600s. We took a little (sometimes) motorized bike around
the fountains, gardens, lake, green spaces, and museum in the park.
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We
roamed around Trevi Fountain, the Spanish steps, and generally mixed it up
with the natives before packing up for Tuscany.
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Take
the Punta to Tuscani... (Punta will be
explained on the next page)
     
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