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I feel about airplanes the way I feel about diets. It seems to me that they are wonderful things for
other people to go on. ~Jean Kerr, "Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall," The Snake Has All the Lines, 1958
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July 5, 2005
We had a very busy morning today, because the Accademia was closed on Monday's we opted to go first thing on Tuesday
morning before leaving for Rome. It was amazing; we were first in the group only line to get into the Accademia and
the first to see the David - by ourselves without the crowds of people - it was amazing - one of the best memories of our
trip.
After seeing the David we headed back to the hotel, grabbed our luggage, and headed over to the bus for our trip into
Rome. We arrived around 2:30pm at the Hotel Nardizzi and the Hotel Oceania which is actually the same building just
two different floors.
By 3:15pm we headed out and got onto the metro for our ride to the Coliseum to meet our tour guide.
| Our very beautiful tour guide in Rome |
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| here at the Coliseum giving us the history lesson. |
| Such history that has survived for so long. |
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| The ruins at the Roman forum. |
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| The twin brothers Romulus and Remus were the |
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| sons of the God Mars. When they were very young they were found by a she-wolf who took pity on them. |
| The Pantheon was our final stop before dinner. |
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| One last stop was the Trevi Fountain - 3 coins in |
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| the fountain - one for love, one for money, and one to return to Rome. |
July 6, 2005
Today we got to sleep in, "sleeping in" is anything past 6:30am but no later than 8:00am!!! We all met outside
the hotel at 9:45am and headed over to the Vatican to see the Pope in St. Peter's Square. After a metro ride and a short
walk we passed through the metal detectors and made our way through the crowds to get the best view-point.
Just after the Pope passed Ben whisked us all over to the Vatican Museum to get in line in front of the crowd of people
that would be heading there after seeing the Pope. We toured the Museum and ended in the Sistine Chapel
- all I can say is Whoa!!!
| Our first stop this morning was the Vatican. |
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| On Wednesday's the Pope visits the audience outside St. Peter's. This pic was taken by a Johnny W. |
| Entrance to the Vatican Museum |
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| A view of St. Peter's dome from the courtyard of |
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| the Vatican Museum |
| One of the many statues in the museum |
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| The ornate hallway ceilings on the way to the |
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| Sistine Chapel. |
| One of the many pictures of St. Peter's Square. |
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You gotta go!!! Check out www.ricksteves.com and go explore. Don't just dream, make it a reality.
June 21, 2005 - July 15, 2005
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