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| Our first stop in Rome—Sunday 6/13/10 |
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Motor bikes are typical of the Roman Scene |
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Colosseo |
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girls at coliseum |
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A column at the coliseum |
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| the face of the Roman Colosseum |
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Triton surrounded by dolphins sculpted by Bernini |
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Triton surrounded by four dolphins |
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A man takes a break at Barberini Square |
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Olivia takes a break at the Spanish Steps |
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| Church at top of Spanish Steps |
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Looking down at artists in piazza Trinita dei Monti |
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Spanish Steps early in the morning |
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138 steps from Piazza Spagna up to Piazza Trinita dei Monti |
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upstairs in the morning |
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| a good morning cleaning |
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Panhandling? Who's to say an extra dollar isn't needed? |
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Commissioned by Pope Julius in 1506, completed 1515 |
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Chains in Church of San Pietro in Vincoli |
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A tourist hot spot |
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National Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II |
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Ancient Jewish Temple |
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Capitoline Hill |
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Our guide, Luca, took us to the Circus |
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| Circus Maximus |
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On the fashionable Aventine Hill |
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Built in 62 BC, Rome's oldest bridge still in use |
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A wide open city square with many shops & restaurants |
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a favorite italian (or any nationality's) pastime |
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| beautiful sight inside the Pantheon |
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Taken by a thoughtful fellow tourist |
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The fountain in mid afternoon |
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Trevi Fountain |
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| Trevi in the afternoon |
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Girls at Trevi |
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a small but telling moment |
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framed steeple and bells |
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Trajan's Column in Trajan's Forum |
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| Emporer Trajan near Trajan's (Traiano) Forum |
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Afternoon Refreshment |
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Monday must be laundry day |
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From the girls B&B bedroom |
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Entrance to the Vatican Museum |
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| 1st Century Pigna sculpture in Vatican |
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Sphere within a sphere by Pomodora |
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Above a doorway in Vatican Museum |
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within vatican museum |
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modeling sculpture |
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| one of the many ceilings in Vatican Museum |
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a dome in Vatican |
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Hall in Vatican Museum |
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Another ceiling in vatican museum |
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Vatican statue in front of painting |
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| a 2nd view of Mary statue in front of painting |
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Raphael's fresco The Battle of Milvian Bridge |
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Deliverance of St Peter by Raphael (or his "school") |
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Disputation of the Holy Sacrament by Raphael |
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School of Athens |
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| A hallway that leads to outside the Vatican |
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vatican city outside sistine chapel |
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Figures that cap Bernini's fabulous colonnade at St. Peter's Square |
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Swiss Guard |
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St. Peter's Square leading to basilica |
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| The flare of the sun and a dove of peace |
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Outside St. Peter's Basilica |
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Piazza San Pietro |
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Girls get happy after a terrific lunch outside Vatican |
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two happy waiters |
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At Vittorio Emanuele subway station |
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morning portico |
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View of Colosseo (interior) |
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nice shades, Gen |
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| subterranean homesick blues |
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listening to the info |
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Kari & Gen in coliseum |
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arch of the colosseo |
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Kevin in Roman Forum |
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| Poppies (i think) in the forum |
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Gen in Roman Forum |
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Livi in Roman Forum |
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Arch of Titus |
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Temple of Venus |
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| An amazing history and structure |
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Approaching Gaeta |
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A panoramic shot of Gulf of Gaeta |
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Aragonese Castle at night |
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arches at night |
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| A cat in an alley |
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rooftop in gaeta |
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gaeta's bell tower |
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grandfather, daughter, granddaughters |
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| serapo beach, gaeta |
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waterfront of "old" gaeta |
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Joe's veggie shop in Gaeta |
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sunrise in praiano |
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waiting for the man |
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Overlooking the swimming hole |
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| fishing in gaeta |
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Alfredo, proprietor of Bar Bazanti |
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marina in gaeta |
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look out!!!! |
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waterfront in gaeta |
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| entrance to palazzo gioia |
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from bus going to town of cassino |
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ouch, my nose |
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down from monte cassino |
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father & daughter |
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| over your shoulder |
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killing time |
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touring gaeta waterfront |
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backlit swingset |
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fence and umbrellas |
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| Glad we didn't need this |
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mother/daughter1 |
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mother/dautgher2 |
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daughter/father |
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| portrait with black background |
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our hosts |
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duomo in gaeta |
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pompei train station |
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visit to pompei |
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| eternal death |
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Smile for the camera |
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The Temple of Jupiter at Pompei |
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arch composed in pompei |
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remnants of a wedding (1) |
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remnants of a wedding (2) |
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remnants of a wedding (3) |
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| contemplating vacation |
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girls are poolside in praiano |
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positano bazaar |
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look at all those shopping opportunities |
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shore looking west from amalfi |
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| supper time in amalfi |
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Cathedral at Amalfi |
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a perfect time & place for dinner |
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lean in, lean in so I can take another picture |
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before the sea bass in salt |
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| looking west at sunset |
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morning view in priano |
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white house steeple |
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| morning on the med |
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breakfast view |
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street in praiano |
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sunset in gaeta |
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sunrise in italy |
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| time to start the day in gaeta |
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gulf of gaeta from hillside in town |
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santissima Annunziata |
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Golden Grotto |
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santissima Annunziata |
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santissima Annunziata |
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santissima Annunziata |
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santissima Annunziata |
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| side door to santissima Annunziata |
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side door to santissima Annunziata |
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View from our apartment balcony gaeta |
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typical alley in gaeta that leads up/down the steep hillside |
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going up? |
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| Going my way? |
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Alfredo, proprietor of Bar Bazanti |
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Kari at Bar Bazanti |
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