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Angels and popes
... popes. We climbed the stairs to the outer ramparts and did a complete circuit, pausing at the four corner bastions, each one different and named for one of the four evangelists - Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. These were completed in about 1500, although the structure had been used as a fortress as far back as the 3rd century. The very oldest parts are those that formed the mausoleum when it was built between 123 and 139 AD. The ...
When in Rome...
... but it is difficult for a photo to capture the magnificence of the room. We enjoyed listening to our guide's explanation of some of Michaelangelo's paintings.
After the chapel, we went ...
More work less touring
... whose three songs are now almost a repetitive nuisance). Turns out, they were gypsies! At least I don't feel scammed; there are 11 songs on the CD and three of us got to split the cost!
More homework for now, then Trevi Fountain tonight! I've been looking forward to this one for a while, so I'll have plenty of pictures for later.
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The Morning After
... at the Henty Machinery Field Days and high school day. Either that or he was just being very nice. After thanking him for his time I then bumped in to Kevin Rudd, former Australian prime minister, presently the Minister for Foreign Affairs, who stopped a few moments to talk; a very personable man, well spoken and certainly more than happy to meet his fellow Aussies in Rome.
After everyone had and opportunity to ...
Roma Roma Roma
... private tour that we pre-arranged from home. Pricey but worth it as we get to interact one-on-one with the guide (history/art major and aspiring actress Anna - Entry tix are pre-bought and we don’t have to stand in line to get into these sites. Today, it was the Collosseum and the Forum. These 2 primo Roman sites get as many visitors annually as the Vatican does – imagine all those folks walking the carbon-dated stone pathways that J. Caesar and ...