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 Arrival at Rome Airport |
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 Elayne calling home |
 Stefania, our Tour Director |
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 Piazza Navona - our first stop |
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 Fountain of Four Rivers by Bernini |
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 gelato numero uno! |
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 gelato time: Nahid, Ben, Luke, Elayne & Cristina |
 Carabinieri |
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 The Pantheon |
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 Rafael's tomb |
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 Pantheon Crew |
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 Tomb of Vittorio Emanuelle - Father of Modern Italy |
 Pantheon Obelisk |
 Shows huge scale of Pantheon |
 more Carbinieri |
 Alessandra Mussolini, Grandaughter of Il Duce |
 2 days before the Presidential Elections |
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 Trevi Fountain |
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 Katie & Thor @ Trevi Fountain |
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 Josh @ Pesci Farmacia |
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 Phylicia, Ione & Jessica on streets of Rome |
 Spanish Steps |
 Spanish Steps Obelisk |
 Josh feeling the moment |
 Thor |
 Thor kicking game |
 Ms. Hsu & Carol enjoying the sun on the Spanish Steps |
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 Vatican Museum |
 Waiting in line along Vatican Walls |
 Josh, Heidi & Sean in line for Vatican |
 Luke excited to enter Vatican Museum |
 Walls of Vatican City |
 Old Entrance |
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 New Entrance |
 Inside the Vatican Museum |
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 Sistine Chapel |
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 The Creation |
 Judgement Day |
 on the Sacred Stairs |
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 Inside St. Peter's Basilica |
 Michelango's Pieta |
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 Main Altar of St. Peter's |
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 Dome of St. Peter's |
 St. Andrew |
 St. Peter Statue |
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 Pope's Apartment |
 Facade of St. Peter's |
 Obelisk from Luxor, Egypt |
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 Sistine Chapel @ Center w/ Chimney |
 Lunch in Rome |
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 Piazza di San Pietro |
 Dome of St. Peter's |
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 Roman Forum |
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 Roman Senate Building |
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 Julius Caesar Shrine |
 Altar where Julius Caesar was cremated |
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 Original Roman Doors |
 Senatus Populus Que Romanus - Hadrians Arch |
 en route to Colosseum |
 Hadrian's Arch |
 At the Colosseum |
 Constantine's Arch |
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 The Cerutti Brothers |
 Slant @ Colosseum |
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 a piece of the Colosseum for Rob |
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 Vota Forza Italia |
 Vota Comunista |
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 Risorgimiento Palace/Museum |
 Ben drinking out of Roman Fountain |
 Nicknamed "The Wedding Cake" |
 Trajan's Column |
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 Piazza Campo de Fiore |
 Matt, Maria, Ione, Heidi, Ben & Thor |
 Julian, Elayne & Stephany |
 Sean, Katherine, Stephanie, Angelique & Lauren |
 Lunch in Florence |
 before.... |
 ...after |
 Lorenzo di Medici |
 Piazza della Signoria |
 Palazzo Vecchio (at left) |
 our guide in Florence |
 Fountain of Neptune |
 Leonardo da Vinci - Famous Florentines on side of Uffizi Gallery |
 Michelango |
 Dante |
 Machiavelli |
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 Amerigo Vespucci on Right |
 Ponte Vecchio |
 "The Old Bridge" - only bridge to survive WW2 bombing |
 Arno River |
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 Santa Maria di Fiore |
 Baptistry, Santa Maria di Fiore, Il Duomo & Giotto's Tower - all in one shot! |
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 konichiwa! |
 close-up |
 Facade of Santa Maria di Fiore |
 Luke @ Baptistry doors |
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 Special sunset clock inside Santa Maria |
 inside Il Duomo |
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 Michelango's David - the original! |
 Basilica di San Lorenzo |
 gelato in Florence |
 which flavor this time? |
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 Naples |
 Lunch in Naples |
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 Vota Socialisti |
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 Luke at Napoli - Palazzo Reale guardbooth |
 Piazza del Plebiscito |
 San Francesco di Paola |
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 Palazzo Reale |
 Dog of Naples |
 nice doggie.... |
 Sean's new friend |
 Carabinieri |
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 Galleria Umberto I |
 Elayne, Stephany & Kristin |
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 Nahid |
 pizza di napoli |
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 Castel Nuovo |
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 Arch of Triumph of Alfonso I |
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 Ferry to Capri |
 Port of Naples |
 Mt. Vesuvius |
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 the ferry ride to Capri |
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 Capri |
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 Sean & Rachel |
 Captain Sean |
 Capri Harbor |
 Streets of Capri |
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 Gelato in Capri |
 Sorrento |
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 Sorrento |
 View from our Hotel Balcony |
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 Pompei |
 Julian & Cristina entering Pompei |
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 our guide for Pompei - Enzo |
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 Chariot Ruts visible in Street - Students on Stepping Stones |
 an Olive Oil or Wine Store |
 more Chariot ruts |
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 Inside a Villa |
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 Frescoes preserved in Pompei Villa |
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 amazing detail |
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 early use of 3-dimensional painting |
 Streets of Pompei |
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 Bodies preserved by pyroclastic flow |
 Features & Details clearly visible |
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 Katie in Pompei |
 Pointing the way to a brothel |
 Andy @ Pompei Forum |
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 Temple of Jupiter |
 Jupiter's Head |
 Mt. Vesuvius behind Pompei Forum |
 Group Shot #1 |
 Group Shot #2 |
 Slant @ Pompei Forum |
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 Leaving Pompei, one last look at Mt. Vesuvius |
 our bus drive Nicola & Slant |
 boarding our Ferry to Greece |
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 Reception area onboard |
 Thor got his sea legs |
 tough guys: Mitchell, Alex & Sean |
 Ship's Crew at Left, Stefania at center |
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 port of Bari |
 chillin' on the sundeck |
 Bari Lighthouse |
 "I'm the Juggernaut" |
 Gulf of Corinth |
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 Ione & Phylicia |
 Jessica is scared of the edge |
 See, it wasn't so bad was it? |
 Matt, Andy & Luke |
 Early Morning Crew! |
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 Matt having deep thoughts..... |
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 Rio-Antirio bridge |
 World's Longest Cable-stayed Suspended Bridge |
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 Landing in Patra, Greece |
 our ship, The Ionian King |
 our first stop, lunch @ Clovino Beach |
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 our hotel in Delphi |
 Orthodox Church @ Delphi |
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 Delphi is built on a mountain side |
 Liam on the streets of Delphi |
 Slant & Ms. Hsu holding on |
 Sunset at Delphi |
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 Delphi Ruins - UNESCO World Heritage Site |
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 Roman Shops for offerings at Delphi Ruins |
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 our guide @ Delphi |
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 Josh getting LOTS of good luck |
 Treasury of Athens - where Athenians placed offerings |
 Sybil Rock |
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 Polygonal Rock foundation of Apollo Temple |
 Temple of Apollo |
 Theater of Delphi |
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 Delphi Stadium |
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 Sean @ Temple of Apollo |
 Andy & Slant @ Temple of Apollo |
 Rashaun emerging from his slumber.... |
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 Team Competition on Bus Ride to Athens |
 Glyphada Beach |
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 up for a polar bear swim? |
 Acropolis, Athens |
 Odeum, Acropolis @ Athens |
 Athens Acropolis - UNESCO World Heritage Site |
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 Odeum from Above |
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 Steps leading up to the Propylea |
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 The Caryatids on the Erechtheum |
 The Erechtheum - Temple of Athena the Virgin |
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 Sphinx @ Acropolis Museum |
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 Temple of Nike Frieze |
 Temple of Nike Frieze |
 Parthenon Frieze |
 Parthenon Frieze |
 Parthenon Frieze |
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 Temple of Zeus |
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 Nick @ Parthenon |
 Andy in front of Athens |
 Slant @ Parthenon |
 Propylea Columns |
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 Liam made a friend |
 1896 Olympic Stadium |
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 Josh! |
 Josh, Thor, Luke & Matt |
 Political Rally @ Plaka District |
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 Gyros! |
 Fruit Vendors @ Monastiriki Square |
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 Graffiti in Plaka |
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 old Roman Tower |
 The Roman Agora |
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 check out the prosthetic legs |
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 Parliament Building |
 Julian @ Tram Station |
 Royal Gardens |
 Taking the tram back to the hotel |
 View from hotel in Glyphada |
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 The Greek Evening Festival |
 cool |
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 Oppa! |
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 Nicky Paps busting a move! |
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 Maria, Ione, Kristin & Stephany dancing on stage |
 Ione, Kristin, Maria & Cristina |
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 Frankfurt, Germany |
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 St. Paul's Church - then Frankfurt Parliament during Revolution of 1848 |
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 The Romer - City Hall |
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 Roman Ruins |
 St. Bartholomew Cathedral, Frankfurt |
 Site of Crownings of Holy Roman Emperors |
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 Lunch in Frankfurt |
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 Germany Crew! |
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 Back @ Frankfurt Airport |
 Auf Wiedersehen |