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Oct. 2 -- It's very cool to see the Colosseum appear around a corner, but why is Kathleen standing in the middle of the street?!
Oct. 2 -- It's very cool to see the Colosseum appear around a corner, but why is Kathleen standing in the middle of the street?!		 Oh, that's why. Police had shut down traffic because of a huge political rally.
Oh, that's why. Police had shut down traffic because of a huge political rally.		 Sunday -- We head out on foot to see some sights.
Sunday -- We head out on foot to see some sights.		 Kathleen at the railing at the top of the Spanish Steps.
Kathleen at the railing at the top of the Spanish Steps.
Looking down at the crowd.
Looking down at the crowd.		 Pierre standing at the railing.
Pierre standing at the railing.		 Looking up at the crowd, mostly teenagers hanging out.
Looking up at the crowd, mostly teenagers hanging out.		 Pierre and Kathleen at the sinking boat fountain.
Pierre and Kathleen at the sinking boat fountain.
Isn't it a little early (and a little warm) for roasted chestnuts?
Isn't it a little early (and a little warm) for roasted chestnuts?		 Pierre in front of the Spanish Embassy.
Pierre in front of the Spanish Embassy.		 Next, we walked over to the Fountain of Trevi.
Next, we walked over to the Fountain of Trevi.		 Then, the Pantheon. Mass was just finishing, so we walked around.
Then, the Pantheon. Mass was just finishing, so we walked around.
Interesting brick work.
Interesting brick work.		 g1/19/761419/3/129794367.MReI53sP.jpg Inside, looking up at the dome, which is made of pumice.
Inside, looking up at the dome, which is made of pumice.		 On the way to our next stop, Pierre checks out a police booth.
On the way to our next stop, Pierre checks out a police booth.
This spiral tower was so interesting, we kept looking for the best shot of it.
This spiral tower was so interesting, we kept looking for the best shot of it.		 The Piazza Navona -- the oval square was a racetrack in ancient times.
The Piazza Navona -- the oval "square" was a racetrack in ancient times.		 The Campo di Fiori -- behind the statue, apartments are built into the wall of the ancient theater where Julius Caesar died.
The Campo di Fiori -- behind the statue, apartments are built into the wall of the ancient theater where Julius Caesar died.		 The world's largest mortadella?
The world's largest mortadella?
We stumble across the Ducati Caffe. Stumble is the right word. Our feet/legs are exhausted at this point.
We stumble across the Ducati Caffe. Stumble is the right word. Our feet/legs are exhausted at this point.		 We're so tired, we lose our way, and come across interesting sights by chance.
We're so tired, we lose our way, and come across interesting sights by chance.		 Teatro di Marcello -- an ancient open-air theater that was incorporated into an apartment building in the 1600s.
Teatro di Marcello -- an ancient open-air theater that was incorporated into an apartment building in the 1600s.		 The Roman Forum
The Roman Forum
A statue of Romulus and Remus.
A statue of Romulus and Remus.		 Monday -- We hit the Colosseum early. Workers are installing flooring where the old floor used to be.
Monday -- We hit the Colosseum early. Workers are installing flooring where the old floor used to be.		 The expensive seats for Rome's elite.
The expensive seats for Rome's elite.		 A view of Constantine's Arch through the wall of the Colosseum.
A view of Constantine's Arch through the wall of the Colosseum.
Ancient grafitti
Ancient grafitti		 At the Forum, a temple incorporated into a church. Notice the cuts high on the marble columns from scavengers.
At the Forum, a temple incorporated into a church. Notice the cuts high on the marble columns from scavengers.		 An ancient bronze door still on its original hinges.
An ancient bronze door still on its original hinges.		 The arch of Septimus Severus -- reliefs show soldiers bringing barbarian slaves back to Rome.
The arch of Septimus Severus -- reliefs show soldiers bringing barbarian slaves back to Rome.
g1/19/761419/3/129850206.6cIxFKa5.jpg The Temple of Vesta, where the vestal virgins tended the eternal flame.
The Temple of Vesta, where the vestal virgins tended the eternal flame.		 The house of the vestal virgins.
The house of the vestal virgins.		 Enormous arches of the Basilica of Constantine.
Enormous arches of the Basilica of Constantine.
Up on Palatine Hill, Kathleen poses with the Colosseum in the background. Another long day on our feet!
Up on Palatine Hill, Kathleen poses with the Colosseum in the background. Another long day on our feet!		 Tuesday -- Our long-awaited 5-hour tour of the Vatican. Thomas, our guide.
Tuesday -- Our long-awaited 5-hour tour of the Vatican. Thomas, our guide.		 g1/19/761419/3/129850400.bL0n8zhE.jpg Ancient statue of a hermaphrodite.
Ancient statue of a hermaphrodite.
The art in the Vatican museum is amazing. So is the building itself.
The art in the Vatican museum is amazing. So is the building itself.		 A view across the Vatican complex at storm clouds.
A view across the Vatican complex at storm clouds.		 Wednesday, our last full day in Italy. At the Vittorio Emanuelle II monument, we find an exhibit on Fausto Coppi, bicyclist.
Wednesday, our last full day in Italy. At the Vittorio Emanuelle II monument, we find an exhibit on Fausto Coppi, bicyclist.		 A maillot jaune (yellow jersey) from the 40s/50s.
A maillot jaune (yellow jersey) from the 40s/50s.
The route of the Tour de France in 1951.
The route of the Tour de France in 1951.		 Thursday, July 19, 1951 -- the day Pierre was born!
Thursday, July 19, 1951 -- the day Pierre was born!		 The view from the top of the Vittorio Emanuelle II monument.
The view from the top of the Vittorio Emanuelle II monument.		 No building in Rome is supposed to be taller than the dome of St. Peter's, but the Vittorio Emanuelle II monument might be.
No building in Rome is supposed to be taller than the dome of St. Peter's, but the Vittorio Emanuelle II monument might be.
Goodbye Rome, goodbye Italy. It's been a great trip!
Goodbye Rome, goodbye Italy. It's been a great trip!
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