Basilica of Santa Maria
3. April 2025 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
Another beautiful church, the story behind this one, is the Virgin Mary came to the Pope in a dream and showed him a snowflake the next day he saw snow on the ground here and had this church built. itWeiterlesen
More of our 1st day in Rome
3. April 2025 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
The Parthenon
3. April 2025 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
It's pretty amazing this Dome has been standing with over 2,000 years has been remodeled and converted from a Roman temple to a do a Catholic Church but the basic structure and the Dome has remainedWeiterlesen
Church of Saint ignitius of loyola
3. April 2025 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Another incredible church.
Castle of the holy angel
3. April 2025 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Incredible building that has been in use over 2,000 years versus mausoleum then military facility and also the popes apartment
A few last photos of Rome
3. April 2025 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Just a few last photos.
The roman form.
4. April 2025 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
This would have been the main part of Rome. It was fun to look at all the sites, some almost 3000 years old. It is hard to fathom how a society so advanced could fall apart.
The Colosseum
4. April 2025 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
The Big Daddy of all the Roman ruins. It Is amazing that the Romans understood engineering so well. those arches they built over 2,000 years ago are still holding all that weight for a long time itWeiterlesen
Hop on hop off buss
5. April 2025 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
Have plans to go to any churches today. we still need up in four of them. so beautiful and impressive. You can't walk by
St Peter in chains
6. April 2025 in Italien ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
This church has Michelangelo's Moses inside. It's amazing that such work of art can just be a non-descript church. it it is named Saint Peter in Chains because it has the chains same Peter was heldWeiterlesen
The wedding cake.
6. April 2025 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
The memorial to United Italy, you can see this all over town. we finally managed to claim to the top of it. I guess the locals call it the wedding cake
The bike tour
7. April 2025 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 50 °F
On the bike tour, we had a great ride saw another Michelangelo sculpture.
The catacombs
7. April 2025 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
We booked a trip to the catacombs, and you can't take pictures inside the catacombs. However, we had a great bus driver who showed some of the things on the way. He recommended a restaurant forWeiterlesen
St Peter's Basilica
8. April 2025 in Vatikanstadt ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
The largest and probably most opulent Christian church in the world simply amazing
The Vatican Museum
8. April 2025 in Vatikanstadt ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
Navarro square area
9. April 2025 in Italien ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
We went back to one of our favorite squares. Had some great food. And went into a small church to see a Michelangelo statue
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Yikes 😳 and they still wanted the power knowing these statistics???
St John Lateran
9. April 2025 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
This is the Rome cathedral. And the seat of the bishop of Rome.
St. paul outside the walls
9. April 2025 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
There are 4 Papal churches in Rome. This is the 4th one we visited. The funny thing is we were 2 blocks from it almost every day. It is close to the station we transferred from the busses to theWeiterlesen
basilica of saint mary of the angels and
10. April 2025 in Italien ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
The outside of this church is part of a roman bath. Michelangelo designed the inside. It has a hole for the sun to shine on a line that traces the year. The symbols of the zodiac are along that line.
Church of the sacred heart
10. April 2025 in Italien ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
You can see the statue on the roof from all over Rome. We finally made it inside.
The Dome of St. Peter's church
10. April 2025 in Vatikanstadt ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
For 10, you can climb 551 stairs to the dome. So worth the money and the stairs.
Civitavecchia
11. April 2025 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
Beautiful little Port Town. We're back on a boat. And in 21 days, we'll be back in the U.S
Corsia
12. April 2025 in Frankreich ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
This napoleon home town.
Florence
13. April 2025 in Italien ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
Had a great rainy day in Florence. Got to see David by Michelangelo.
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I love the purple!
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Golden baby Jesus throwing the peace ✌️ sign? I love this! Had to learn more from my AI friends… “The statue of the Christ Child in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome is housed within the Crypt of the Nativity, also referred to as the Bethlehem Crypt. The crystal reliquary that holds the statue and fragments of the Holy Crib was designed by Giuseppe Valadier in the early 19th century, replacing an earlier reliquary from the 1600s that was stolen by Napoleonic troops. While Giuseppe Valadier created the reliquary, it is important to note that the golden statue of the Christ Child itself is much older, dating back to the 13th century. The statue is a significant object of veneration, with the reliquary containing what are believed to be pieces of the manger where Jesus was laid.”