Torretta de'Massimi
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No Segway Saturday
... with a full moon. The place was awesome. Since it was a shrine now I took a little moment out for prayer and thanks. An hour went by quick, I found a seat at a cafe in the piazza and took a moment to catch up on this blog. We always seemed to be a day behind but days were turning into 2 days. Its hard to keep up the pace and try not to forget stuff, but also try not to include too much. I asked for a Prosecco and finished 3 before it was time to head back to Baccono's to meet ...
The City of Extremes
... being hushed by guards and absconded for apparently taking photos when really I was just protecting my lens from being scratched by the bustle of passers by also there to admire the ceiling, the Sistine Chapel did not live up to expectation. All the colours were far too bright and fresh looking. I know this is due to them being able to find a decent method of cleaning but still I expected managed, cracked and less darkly lit viewing of the ceiling. Still.. for ...
Roma part deux
... and Frances chuckled in the back seat.
Back at the hotel we went our own ways to our rooms for our last evening abroad. We tidied up some of our belongings so we could have an easy morning get away to the airport and then I took the laptop down to the common room/bar to do some writing and make sure we had transportation from the airport in Toronto when we arrived. Oh yeah, I had a beer too. :-) The bar was pretty full of the German and Korean tourists that had filled the hotel.
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Thats AMORE !
... the electronic guided tour but OH MAN ! people… there are just too many in the world and they are ALL here with us in ROME!! The history surrounding this monument is awesome and the pictures I took go only part way to explain how incredibly amazing the actual structure of the Coliseum is let alone the intricate carvings found on almost every stone that was used to build it. I had a great time learning and exchanging EWW AAHHH moments with Louise at EVERY point around ...
Day 1 ... Rome!
... being half asleep, the ruins were exciting to look at. We got lots of pictures that show what I was pretending to look at while drifting into dream-land.
My second favorite activity today was seeing the Coliseum. Our guide was telling us tons of interesting facts and stories about the history, purpose and uses of the Coliseum. We got to go inside and look around and take lots of pictures.
Throughout Rome, we also saw 12 obelisks ...
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