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Vatican in under 2 hours
... were were falling for that rubbish since we knew what we were doing, so she wasnt happy that her efforts to 'help' us had been for nothing. Ah we are cruel.
The train to Pisa wasn't exciting. It was Pisa where the excitement was at. Our B&B was next to the airport, so we got off the train here. The directions to get to the hostel were rather vague, the info desk in the airport said to go left, the taxi driver said to go over there but ...
In The Summertime
... over there when I get there. Anyway, just a few of the words that I learnt their origins are: Arena - derived from the name of the sand used on the battlefield of the Colosseum, harena. Stadium - from the length of a standard Roman battlefield of approximatly 185m, known as a stadia. Dome - from domus, the name given to buildings of residence with dome shaped roofs. Vomit - from vomitoria meaning rapid discharge. Plebs - from plebius meaning common people Passing through more of the ...
L'Ultimo Giorno A Roma
... it's mostly a tourist stop now (albeit an impressive one.) Because the cupola at the top of the amazing dome is completely open to the weather, whatever rain might come in is quickly drained through 20 small holes in the marble floor below (those ancient Romans thought of everything!) Now, it was on to the Piazza Navona -- Mindy, your favorite place! The most beautiful and prominent structure in the middle of the piazza ...
A Tale From Long Ago (OK, well, last night...)
... and change Traveller's Cheques (which involved moving through some space-age pod-type metal detector before entering the bank) and buying gel insoles for Ken's poor old feet... We also encountered the biggest park I have ever seen, called, I think, Villa Borghese. It was 7 kms from one end to the other, and we, of course, walked from one end to the other, and around, and through, and up and down. I have to confess that I whinged the entire time, as I have sore legs from all the ...
13 hours of exploration
... after refilling our water bottles at the fountain atop Palatine Hill, we headed out for a church tour. we saw the stairs that Jesus ascended to meet Pilate, we saw :Peters chains, and Michelangelos "Moses" sculpture. at this point we were hungry (ho fame) and weary so we found at risorante. now dusk, we wound our way over the Trevi Fountain. Sam and Olivia tossed coins to ensure another trip one ...