Marc Aurelio Rome

... highlights were the map room and the candlestick hallway. Saw the sarcophagus' of Constanstine's mother and daughter. Also saw the bronze statue of Hercules and the statue of the man who tried to warn the city of Troy of the Trojan Horse (he and his 2 sons were being killed by a large snake in the statue). Learned that the red marble was used by the upper class of Rome.
Sistine's Chapel was beautiful, but no photos were allowed. Michealangelo ...

... the purple flowering trees that lined Via Cola di Rienzo, where we were staying, or the beautiful Italians, who looked so effortlessly chic. Perhaps it was the way the sculptures and buildings had become so rooted into the landscape over centuries that they were as natural to the environment as any tree in the forest. Or just maybe, I was pleased that it was less expensive to have a glass of wine with lunch than a diet coke. My dear, dear ...

... 1075;остн 80;цами в этот раз средн 77;...Не сказа 90;ь, что совсе 84;
страш но, но бывал 86; и лучше. Про ...

... the life! So once I got off my plane in Rome, I thought I would give Alitalia another chance - by searching in their lost luggage rooms and tagless bag rooms, just to make sure my bag didn't end up there. Nope, didn't happen. But I gave it another shot. After I found no bags, I got on the train to Termini train station. I was a pro this time, I knew exactly what to do! I went to Termini, in the day this time ...

... he started construction (in 324) of a great basilica in this exact spot, which had previously been a cemetery for pagans as well as Christians. In the mid-15th century it was decided that the old basilica should be rebuilt. Pope Nicholas V asked architect Bernardo Rossellino to start adding to the old church. This was abandoned after a short while, but in the ...

... our faces and saying bellas bellas haha! We were put in a room with 15 girls....just picture the movie Annie with all the orphanage beds lined up! They were so cute though, we started singing tomorrow, tomorrow, I love ya, tomorrow......good times. We had about 5 minutes to freshen up, then headed to dinner. We had to pay 29 euro ahead of time, but we went to this AMAZING restaurant that was huge, like a few floors and all. I felt like I was at home for a minute ...

... see the rough rock along with the chiseled, smooth sculpture Michelangelo was able to make of it. The Accademia was definitely worth the price even though there was so few pieces to actually see. It was early and we had pretty much seen everything on our list for the day so we decided to take the #7 bus to Fiesole, a tiny hilltop town 20 minutes from Florence. The views from the top were amazing. We climbed a hill somewhere in town and ended up on a ...

... 4000 franciscan monks decorating it. It was morbid but very cool. Thats about it, tonight I will probably just have a few beers, relax in the pool, then hopefully get up ridiculously early so i can get to the vatican before anyone else and avoid those absolutely ridiculous line (seriously whatever you consider the worst line you have ever seen, multiply it by 10 and you are only halfway there).

... actually see large amounts of ancient Roman ruins, these people didn't know how to build things on a small scale, just about everything was massive. The day was at an end and it was time to catch the train again to our next destination, the Tuscan city of Florence. Our arrival in Florence was uneventful, but we found our hostel without a hitch. It was clean and with out loud noisy people, something that being in a hostel you need to be mindful of.

... building. Converted to three floors, the bottom being a guest apartment for friends from the UK, and they have only been renting for holidays for a few years. It is built our of stone, the original workers would have dug out the terraces to grow the olive trees, and used the stone. Similarly all the timber used for beams and the original floors would have been of the chestnut trees cleared from the mountainside. So many chestnuts ...