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Via del Pantheon
November 9, 2019 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 54 °F
Despite the long lines outside, it doesn't seem very crowded inside. I'm still in awe that were actually inside the Pantheon!
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In Awe
November 9, 2019 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 54 °F
It's so easy to get good shots with Danbo. I just stood him up on the side moulding and had him looking bup at the domed ceiling. I thought that one of the guards would say something to me about putting something up there but they left me alone to get my pictures. I was so glad, and thankful, for that.Read more
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Groot is Speechless
November 9, 2019 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 52 °F
Groot is also flabbergasted by the magnificent architecture of the Pantheon. I noticed a few people watching me set up this shot but most people didn't seem to notice. I'm guessing that all they could see was how impressive the Pantheon is.Read more
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Dinner Plans
November 9, 2019 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 52 °F
By now, we were all getting hungry and decided to start heading someplace to have dinner. Using his phone, Bryan found a place that sounded good and wasn't too far away. I'm expecting to have a nice pasta meal soon!Read more
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Enoteca e Taverna Capranica
November 9, 2019 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 52 °F
It didn't take us long to walk to Enoteca e Taverna Capranica, a cozy looking little restaurant near the Pantheon. This place has very good reviews so we're expecting a good dinner. We sat at the empty table just to the left, against the glass case.Read more
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You're a Corker!
November 9, 2019 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 52 °F
A barrel filled with corks from used wine bottles was close to where we were sitting. They seem to drink a lot of wine in Italy! Something about this scene looks so interesting to me. I'm thinking it's the pattern of so many of the same thing all together. Whatever it is, I like it!Read more
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Bread for Starters
November 9, 2019 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 50 °F
We started off, of course, with some very fresh and tasty bread. Like all Italian restaurants, even the ones back home, there was no butter for the bread. Instead, we had a saucer of olive oil to dip the bread into. The first time I saw this, I thought that it was strange, but now, I kind of prefer it. We don't do this at home, but I enjoy it in a restaurant.Read more
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Time for Dinner
November 9, 2019 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 50 °F
I ordered Cacio e Pepe. Cacio e pepe is a pasta dish from modern Roman cuisine. "Cacio e pepe" means "cheese and pepper" in several central Italian dialects. As the name suggests, the ingredients of the dish are very simple: black pepper, grated Pecorino Romano cheese, and spaghetti, or traditionally tonnarelli. Read more
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Kathy's Dinner
November 9, 2019 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 50 °F
Kathy ordered Gnocchetti Al Ragu. Gnocchi al Ragu are gnocchi (dumplings) with a meat (beef) sauce.
The perfect gnocchi is plunged into boiling, salted water and snatched out the second it begins to float to the surface. This creates a light, pillowey, and digestible dumpling. You will know when you have eaten good gnocchi.Read more
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Bryan's Dinner
November 9, 2019 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 50 °F
Bryan ordered prosciutto, with buffalo mozzarella, from the appitizer menu, along with a pasta dish. He must really be hungry! Prosciutto is an Italian dry-cured ham that is usually thinly sliced and served uncooked. I don't think that I would care for this.Read more
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So Delicious!
November 9, 2019 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 50 °F
Everything was so tasty and delicious but one thing we all noticed was that our pasta was kind of hard, as if it wasn't really cooked enough. Apparently, that's how pasta gets eaten in Rome. I'm not sure that I like it this way. It doesn't really change the taste but it's a texture that we're not used to.Read more
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Very Spicy!
November 9, 2019 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 52 °F
My Cacio e Pepe had so much pepper on it that it was too spicy for me to eat very much of it. Bryan finished it off for me so at least the food didn't go to waste. I don't know how he's able to eat so much and always stay so slender. I wish I could be like that!Read more
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Then Comes the Check
November 9, 2019 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 50 °F
Kathy offered to get the check, which was nice of her. We always take turns paying, which is fair. I'll make sure that I take care of the next dinner bill. I hope that it's in a restaurant as nice as this one!Read more
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The Way Back
November 9, 2019 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 52 °F
We're almost back to the hotel. It's been a long day and we're feeling tired but happy. The walk back to the hotel helped us walk off our dinner. I'm in the mood for some gelato but, sadly, it looks like everything is closed for the night. We're not seeing very many people either. Although it's a big city, Rome closes up kind of early.Read more
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Back to Spagna
November 10, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 48 °F
Good morning! Everybody slept very well last night. I guess that touring Rome, along with the time difference we're still adjusting to, wore us all out. We got an early start today and just got to Spagna, one of Rome's subway stations.Read more
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Fares, Please!
November 10, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 48 °F
The ticket machines were very easy to use and, thankfully, had an option for English. I was kind of disappointed that, like France, they use paper tickets that are only good for one ride rather than a refillable card good for multiple rides. I was hoping to add another transportation card to my collection.Read more
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Going Down
November 10, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 48 °F
These long steep escalators remind me of the ones in London's Underground and the Paris Metro. European subway systems all seem to be very deep underground.
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On the Tracks
November 10, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 48 °F
I have to say, I'm a little disappointed in the appearance of Rome's subway stations. It's very dark, gloomy and depressing. I think a bit more lighting in this station would go a very long way. Although I've cleaned it up in the photo, there was quite a bit of trash on the tracks. Dark and dirty is not a good look for a city. I'm hoping that other stations will be better.Read more
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The Queue
November 10, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 50 °F
I'm so happy that we ordered our tickets for the Coliseum well in advance because the lines are horrific. We're on one of the shortest lines, since we already have our tickets, but it still looks long. Hopefully it will move quickly.Read more
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The Coliseum
November 10, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 50 °F
This is our first look at the Coliseum as we went in. I'm was surprised to see that it looks like it's under construction. Apparently, the Coliseum is in a state of nearly perpetual conservation. Real conservation did not begin until the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. A law was passed in 1743 forbidding any further removal of stone. The east and west ends of the building were reinforced to stop them collapsing. But it was not until the nineteenth century that the first systematic excavations of the building began Read more
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Touring the Ruins
November 10, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F
There was an option for us to take a guided tour of the Coliseum but, with all of the information posted up all around us, we didn’t think that we really needed a guide. We usually prefer to get around on our own rather than be part of a group.Read more
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Happy Couple
November 10, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F
I’m glad that Bryan was around to take some photos of Kathy and I together. We usually have to either get pictures separately or do a selfie shot. I always love to see pictures of us together!
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Walking the Halls
November 10, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F
For such a popular tourist attraction, I’m surprised that it’s not more crowded here. I’m so happy that it’s not though. I don’t think that I’d enjoy being here if every part of the Coliseum was packed wall to wall with tourists.Read more
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Bryan
November 10, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 50 °F
As soon as we got into the Coliseum we started taking pictures of each other. I guess that we were all so happy to be in this historical place and wanted photos of us being there to remember it. Bryan looks so serious though.Read more
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It's Me
November 10, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F
Kathy took this picture of me at the Coliseum. Although it's nice to be able to look back at pictures of myself being here, I know that I'm never going to forget our visit to the Roman Coliseum.
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