Our Couchette
laura climbs to our beds
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Laura and Her Couchette
6 feet above the ground
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Over 6 feet Above the Floor
so worth the CHF31?
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First View of the Colosseum
right out from the metro stop
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Colosseum wall
and some gate
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Excavators
well, tour group with hard hats on
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More Colosseum
a side entrance
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Proof Picture
laura and me (who else would it be?)
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Colosseum
from another angle
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Entry to Colosseum
at least i think this is the main entry
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A Sign
in roman font
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Forums
it was around here that laura and i got hasselled
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A Roman Pigeon
why did i upload this picture?
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In Line
in the dark entry way, looking through the windows to the bright arena
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Where the Pope Blessed the Colosseum
so it wouldnt fall down
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Underneath the Would Be Floor
still excavating
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Inside
try to picture where all the seats were
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Sunspot Shot
over wall
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Another Proof Picture
looks very similar
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Makeshift Walkway
over ruins
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Underground Tunnels
where they kept the christians and other gladiators
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A Gate
i like to believe that lions used to come out of this
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That Cross Again
from the other side
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More Window
i like backlighting (shadows?)
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Ruins
view from colosseum
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Proof!
me and ruins
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Arc de Constantine?
maybe
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View from the Top
just imagine the history here
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More Proof
inside the colosseum
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Tons of Arches
ancient genius
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Arc Again
i really do think its the constantine one
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Arches
masterminds
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Ruins?
i cant remember what this picture is anymore
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Former Seats
over the arches
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More View of Underneath
from up top
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Underground?
yeah i guess
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Layers of Architecture
can you see it?
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My-Sized Step
i dont know why i thought this was so funny. you can also see how large my...
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Fan shot
pretend you're ceasar
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Clouds!
laura..look at the clouds!
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Perfectly Square Shadow Shot
from somewhere
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More Proof
i really wanted proof that i was there
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Even More Colosseum
picture the seats again
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View from the Other Side
in this one, you can see where that wall fell
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A Marker
with the cross of st andrew
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Another Marker
look at the typography
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An Arch
from the inside
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Arch
of what i think is constantine
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Forum
not the modern stuff
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Forum
so modern, yet so ruins
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More Forum
and ruins
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More Ruins
rubble
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a Mossy Pond
it seemed sort of out of place
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A Building
i think it had little jewels in it
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A Little Place at the Forum
more shadow shots! this reminds me of the pantheon on paris (look it up)
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Forum Ruins
something massive
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Still Forum
i like hwo the use the fallen columns as benches
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Something used to Be there
now its just base
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Proof!
in the forum
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I was there, Too!
laura didnt take this picture
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One of my Favorite Shots
still in the forum
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Used to be a Pond Garden
type of thing
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More Arches
so well preserved
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More Ruin
i like the colors though
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Rails so you Don't Fall In
just in case
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Looking Down
they really liked those arches
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A Band
was setting up..they werent too bad..for a cover band
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Shadow Shot
yeah im still into these
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More Ruins
except those guys "ruined" my shot..har har
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More Proof
it was really hot that day
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A Really nice Ruin
with the fallen columns
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My feet
on ruined marble floor
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More Archs
we just liked wandering around the forum
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a Column
i really liked the columns
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Sun Shot
at the forum
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a really Oval Planter
i think it was a fountain way back when
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Bricks
i loved the architecture
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Another Mossy Fountain
they just look really strange to me
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It's Laura
at the way bottom of the steps...come on j...
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view of the Colosseum
from the forum
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Another picture of the Arc
the one that i think is of constantine
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Columns and Trees
make excellent rhythms
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More Archs
the arch shape is mirrored through the sky
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Columns
and round things
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More Ruins
being excavated
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Fallen Columns
with grass growing
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Old Doors
in the forum
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Columns
and renovations
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Even more Proof
me and ruins
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An old Church
falling apart
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Look at the Typography
looks modern..but its not!
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Even more Columns and Arches
my 2 favorite things
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Proof
me and ruins
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ruined columns
ill have to tell you what it is when i show you my flipbook
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Looking Up
it was tall
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More Forum Ruins
from this one spot
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Proofs!
it was really hot then
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Italia
massive museum
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Looks like Sacre Coeur
but its not!
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Colosseum and Forum by Night
darn nightvision
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and There it Is
its beautiful
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Vatican Museum
the best way to do it is to get up at 6am and wait
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The Line is Forming
and this is right at the beginning
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Croissant Shop
i had the best stuffed croissant and "american coffee" at this place
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Little Shop
i got a book about the vatican from that little shop. i like supporting the...
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Inside!
after nearly 2 hours of waiting, we made it in
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So Caffeinated
me with "american coffee" and laura with a coca
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Big Paperclip
just kidding..its the aisleway up to get to the top. we skipped up this.
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Big Pinecone
that was my first impression, too.
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Globus
or something in the courtyard
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Columns
to a museum in the museum
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Big Head
big tourist
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Busts
or statue heads. the eyes sort of followed us around.
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A Long Hallway
of statues
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A Statue
with leaf
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View from the Museum
of good ol roma
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Seriously..Typography!
yeah its awesome
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More Statue
while laura looks at something in the background
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Random Plant
inside this thing
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Just Lounging
with some statues around
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Mmm..Marble
i love how its in 90 degree angles
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a Ceiling
but not the sistine
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Map Room
my favorite
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See...Map
still in the map room
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The Line
laura and i pointed and laughed
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Chairs
set up to listen to the pope
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St Peter's Tomb
its in there; trust me
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John Paul's New Memorial
is behind that crowd of people and black curtain
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Up the Basilica
into the cupula
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Top of the Basilica
we climbed that. its a whole lot of stair.
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Gearing up to Climb
i didnt know what i was getting myself into
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Mm..Vatican City
the square (looks like an oval..har har har)
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Woah!
what you should say if you were to roll down this gutter thing
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Proof!
gosh darn laura's elbow
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Vatican Gardens
laura and i decided that we saw enough from above to pay to get in
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Aerial View of Vatican Museums
we were in there!
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Pretty Building
look at the crest!
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More Gardens
i love how things are so manicured
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Palm Trees
in roma?
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Large Sunspot
looking up to the highest point of the basilica
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One of the Coolest Pictures Ever
through the broken window was a picture of jesus. this reflection shot turned...
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Walking back Down
behind this family
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On our Way Down
easier for me, harder for laura
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Curved Ways
because it was still in the dome
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Mosaic
at the top of the dome
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Inside the Dome
looking up and outward
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Inscription
over my favorite peice of stained glass
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Repeting Bulbous Things
with statue
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Jubilee Doors
opened ever 50 years or so
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Pieta
michaelangelo's only signed peice of work..the most beautiful peice of...
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St Peter's Foot
nearly a tourist attraction now
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And There's St Peter
(they all look the same)
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Proof
inside the basilica..even though it doesnt look like anything
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Stained Glass in the Basilica
my favorite stained glass
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Something Bronzy and Circular
guess what it is
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Pope's View
when he addresses the people
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Swiss Guards!
in costumes designed by michaelangelo
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One Side of a Museum
with statues
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Half of the Square
and more chairs
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Proof!
the chairs and me
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Looking down One Side
so perfect
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St Peter's Basilica
from the other side
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Square
actually, more of a semi circle
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Trevi Fountain
no, i didn't throw a coin in
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In the Fountain
just kidding..it just looks that way
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Genuine Gladiator Hats!
or maybe the picture people just left them sitting there...
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More Trevi Fountain
i managed to crop out the hoards of people
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Awesome Clouds
over fountain
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Pantheon
best preserved ruin
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Statue Outside Pantheon
and some roman apartments i figure
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Circular Thing in the Back
thats where the large dome is
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Proof Picture!
yeah, i was there. i had just eaten gelato, too.
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Looking Out
that plastic thing is renovations
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The Dome Innerds
perfect squares
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Of Course, I Spotted a Cloud
a bird had just swooped by, too.
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Coming Out of the Pantheon
if you ever wondered what pantheon ceiling looked like
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Touching Pantheon Ruin
some people like to touch st peter's feet, laura and i like touching ruins
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Pantheon Doors
amazing
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More Awesome Clouds
they dont make clouds like this in the states
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Patheon Side
see..really ruined
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Pantheon Backside
laura: "im going to see if i can fit this in my camera..."
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Spanish Steps
we ate grapes here
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Wow it was Hot that Day
this is after our grape break
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My Favorite Ruin!
this is where peter had his vision of jesus (it was a long journey to get here)
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Appia Antica!
thats the name of the street
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Policemen
because they close it off on weekends for pedestrians
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Castle Looking Thingy
where we think the vision occurred
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Uhh..Straight?
this was supposidly the first straight road..apparantly one of the first...
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Looking Onto Road
from inside castle thing
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More Castle
with trees
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Description of Road
with..cough..graffiti...
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Approaching Circus Maximus!
this was a trek in itself, too
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Here it Is!
complete with ruins in the background
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The Track
not much anymore...
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Pretending to Run
but actually too lazy to walk down to the track
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Closer up View of Ruins
notice the arches
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Proof!
notice the nalgene in my hand
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Go Go Go!
laura and i pretend to cheer on the chariots
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The Aftermath
of a concert that was held on circus maximus 2 nights prior
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Roman Pigeon
unlike any other pigeon ive ever seen
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Bridge to the Island
it used to look like a boat, but now its the police station
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Island Building
looks ruined
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Fallen Ruins
somewhere...
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Famous Columns
five bucks goes to the person who can name where from
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Capital Hill
another long trek to get here...statues and courtyard designed by michealangelo
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Cigar Smoking Liger
used to be a fountain maybe?
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Used to have a Flowering Roof
again, too lazy and heat exhausted to actually walk up to it
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Greenery
this is right after i was complaining about my nalgene water being all hot
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Warning Sign #1
the street signs were half in german...so starts our wild adventure...
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The Signs
"uh..laura..this isnt milano.."
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Bahnhofsplatz?!
ive seen these signs...in AUSTRIA
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Wait a Second...
austrian hill?!
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Reflection of a Building
very blue
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Train Signs
go that way
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After the Worst Night on a Train. Ever.
not looking too bad, eh?
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Where We Ended Up
but its okay, because i actually wanted to see this nice little town...
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In Fair Verona
we only had a half hour layover, so i just took a picture of this...
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Street Sign
this isnt milano either
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Happy to Be on the Right Track
at least we know where were going now
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Map of the City
that we did not see
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Juliette's House
as shown on this tourist map
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Men in Uniform
there were tons of them
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Stop Two on our Adventure
lets all quote shakespeare.
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a Train
this is where i spent a night. on a 3ft by 3ft peice of square metal.
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Milano!
finally
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My Favorite Cathedral
it really did look like a story book castle
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Curly Decorations
i loved how it vined up
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Gothic Style
looks simliar to notre dame, but its not
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Black BIrds on a White Background
i thought this looked mighty cool
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Laura's Jersey Shop!
we literally combed roma trying to find matt's soccer jersey...so...
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Other SIde of the Stained Glass
each panel was so intricate
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Higher Spirits
yes..were on our way home
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Please Respect the Cathedral
dont do those things
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More Cathedral
those little statues were funny
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Renovations...
so different from the beauty of the church
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Bubble World?
a bubble..for me..to be...free.
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My Favorite Part
i loved the floor of the cathedral
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More Floor
lovely
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Example of Glass
so intricate
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Front of the Cathedral
still very pretty even with the renovations
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The Square
with the pigeons that kept us entertained
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Waiting for Laura
do i look sleepy?
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Leaving our Final Destination
goodbye italia...forever.
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Around Montreux Area
en route to geneve
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Interesting Clouds
black and white
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Hazy Lake
all gray and stuff
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Help
Western Europe
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