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London Center - Rome
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Rome
was actually mostly spent at Vatican City and St. Peter's. Even though there
wasn't a single Catholic in the group, we made it out early for the weekly
Papal audience, took in St. Peter's and the Sistine Chapel, then took off
for a walk though the Colliseum, Palatine Hill, the Spanish Steps and the
Pantheon.
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Vatican City. To the front and right: the Pope giving his weekly audience. Behind me I bought a rosewood rosary and a Pope bottle opener.
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St. Peter's Square
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Interior of St. Peter's. There are larger buildings in the world, but I doubt that there's any that feel bigger than this.
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Behind the flash is the Pietra, which will stop you in your tracks. Other sculptures are called 'Pietra' - this is the one referred to as THE Pietra.
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Il Colliseo, to the left of the arch is an excellent gelato stand
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Palatine hill
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A moment in (on) marble.
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The spanish steps. Moments later the camera died.
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