March 2022

Rome to Venice

Texas A&M students in Italy with Dr. Judy & Dr. Michael Sandlin.
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March 11, 2022
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- Day 1
- Friday, March 11, 2022 at 1:21 PM
- ⛅ 55 °F
- Altitude: 3 ft
- Italy Fiumicino International Airport 41.795, 12.2516741°47’42” N 12°15’6” E
Waiting at Rome airport
March 11, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
After 2 years ... finally back on the road with Judy, Mike and the Aggies!
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- Friday, March 11, 2022 at 1:41 PM
- ⛅ 54 °F
- Altitude: 7 ft
- Italy Fiumicino International Airport 41.79333, 12.2483341°47’36” N 12°14’54” E
On our way from the airport to the city
March 11, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
Welcoming the group and giving first instructions!
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- Friday, March 11, 2022 at 3:46 PM
- ⛅ 57 °F
- Altitude: 92 ft
- Italy Via degli Zingari 41.895, 12.4916741°53’42” N 12°29’30” E
First meeting at the hotel lobby
March 11, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
We are getting ready to step into the eternal city - ROME!
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- Friday, March 11, 2022 at 3:53 PM
- ⛅ 57 °F
- Altitude: 95 ft
- Italy Roman Catholic Church San Martino ai Monti 41.895, 12.4941°53’42” N 12°29’24” E
Getting familiar with our neighborhood
March 11, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
In the beginning there are a lot of things to explain ...
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- Friday, March 11, 2022 at 4:05 PM
- ⛅ 55 °F
- Altitude: 95 ft
- Italy Rome, Sant'Agata dei Goti 41.89667, 12.4941°53’48” N 12°29’24” E
Time to enjoy the first PIZZA!!!
March 11, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
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- Friday, March 11, 2022 at 4:52 PM
- ⛅ 55 °F
- Altitude: 82 ft
- Italy Casa dei Cavalieri di Rodi 41.895, 12.4866741°53’42” N 12°29’12” E
Taking the unbeaten path ...
March 11, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
Sara & Matthias take the backside roads ...
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- Friday, March 11, 2022 at 5:30 PM
- ⛅ 54 °F
- Altitude: 52 ft
- Italy Fontana del Pantheon 41.9, 12.4766741°54’0” N 12°28’36” E
At the Pantheon - a highlight
March 11, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
One of the oldest buildings in the world - still intact and in use as a church!
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- Friday, March 11, 2022 at 5:57 PM
- ⛅ 52 °F
- Altitude: 52 ft
- Italy San Luigi dei Francesi 41.9, 12.47541°54’0” N 12°28’30” E
Sara takes us into a treasury
March 11, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
The church of San Luigi dei Francesi with the painting of Caravaggio!
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- Friday, March 11, 2022 at 6:06 PM
- ⛅ 52 °F
- Altitude: 52 ft
- Italy Fontana del Nettuno 41.9, 12.4733341°54’0” N 12°28’24” E
Piazza Navonna
March 11, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
One of the most atmospheric and charming squares in Rome - also and especially in the evening!
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- Friday, March 11, 2022 at 6:52 PM
- ⛅ 50 °F
- Altitude: 56 ft
- Italy Baths of Agrippa 41.89667, 12.4766741°53’48” N 12°28’36” E
Our first dinner
March 11, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
The Restaurant "L' angoletto romano" - and more things to explain ...😜
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- Friday, March 11, 2022 at 9:15 PM
- ⛅ 45 °F
- Altitude: 82 ft
- Italy Via degli Zingari 41.8949, 12.4926241°53’42” N 12°29’33” E
Back at our hotel
March 11, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F
The "Grand Hotel Palatino"
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- Day 2
- Saturday, March 12, 2022 at 8:27 AM
- ⛅ 45 °F
- Altitude: 154 ft
- Italy San Pietro in Vincoli 41.89333, 12.4933341°53’36” N 12°29’36” E
Basilica di San Pietro in Vincoli
March 12, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F
Visiting the first Michelangelo masterpiece today - the Moses!
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- Day 2
- Saturday, March 12, 2022 at 8:47 AM
- ⛅ 46 °F
- Altitude: 108 ft
- Italy Baths of Titus 41.89167, 12.4916741°53’30” N 12°29’30” E
The Colosseum
March 12, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
The "Entertainment - Center" from 2000 years ago.
Our local guide, Laura, is explaining interesting details.
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- Saturday, March 12, 2022 at 10:08 AM
- ⛅ 50 °F
- Altitude: 79 ft
- Italy Kolosseum 41.89, 12.4916741°53’24” N 12°29’30” E
More impressions of THE Amphitheater
March 12, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
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- Saturday, March 12, 2022 at 10:39 AM
- ⛅ 52 °F
- Altitude: 79 ft
- Italy Colosseum 41.89, 12.4916741°53’24” N 12°29’30” E
From the Colosseum to the Forum Romanum
March 12, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
Just a view steps through thousands of years of history!
And by the way ... Tourism is coming back!
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- Saturday, March 12, 2022 at 11:08 AM
- ⛅ 54 °F
- Altitude: 138 ft
- Italy Arch of Titus 41.89, 12.4883341°53’24” N 12°29’18” E
At the triumphal arch of Titus
March 12, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
Today we enjoy this impressive building ... a Triumphal arch to the "victory" of Rome during the uprising of the Jews in 70/71 a.c. and the plundering and destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem ... it is actually the beginning of 2000 years of prosecution of the Jewish people!Read more
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- Saturday, March 12, 2022 at 11:31 AM
- ⛅ 54 °F
- Altitude: 46 ft
- Italy Basilica Julia 41.89167, 12.48541°53’30” N 12°29’6” E
The Forum Romanum
March 12, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
The former administrational and political center of the Roman Empire!
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- Saturday, March 12, 2022 at 12:06 PM
- ⛅ 55 °F
- Altitude: 69 ft
- Italy Templum Pacis - Foro della Pace 41.89333, 12.4866741°53’36” N 12°29’12” E
... Roman street art entertainment ..
March 12, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
... INCLUDING DR. MICHAEL SANDLIN ... PERFORMING MICHAEL JACKSON!!!
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- Day 2
- Saturday, March 12, 2022 at 12:22 PM
- ⛅ 55 °F
- Altitude: 92 ft
- Italy Tomba del Milite Ignoto 41.895, 12.4833341°53’42” N 12°28’60” E
Piazza Venezia
March 12, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
The Statue and Building for Vittorio Emanuele II - the first King of the United Italy in 1861 - is dominating this square.
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- Saturday, March 12, 2022 at 2:19 PM
- ☁️ 57 °F
- Altitude: 138 ft
- Vatican City Museo Storico delle Carrozze 41.905, 12.4533341°54’18” N 12°27’12” E
The Vatican Museum
March 12, 2022 in Vatican City ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
We start our visit in the garden - one of the highlights is the " Sphere within a sphere" - a piece of modern art that symbolizes the fragility of our planet!
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- Saturday, March 12, 2022 at 3:04 PM
- ☁️ 55 °F
- Altitude: 144 ft
- Vatican City Scala del Bramante 41.90667, 12.45541°54’24” N 12°27’18” E
One of the biggest Museums in the world
March 12, 2022 in Vatican City ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
... some impressions of our 2,5-hour visit ...
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- Saturday, March 12, 2022 at 4:52 PM
- ☁️ 54 °F
- Altitude: 66 ft
- Vatican City Saint Peter's Square 41.90167, 12.4566741°54’6” N 12°27’24” E
St. Peters square and the Basilica
March 12, 2022 in Vatican City ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Visiting the most famous church in the world and the center of the Catholic world
La Pieta was my favorite thing we saw in Rome. So powerful. [Jennifer Roewe]
3/15/22Reply
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- Saturday, March 12, 2022 at 6:19 PM
- ☁️ 50 °F
- Altitude: 72 ft
- Vatican City Largo San Martino 41.90333, 12.4566741°54’12” N 12°27’24” E
St. Peters square in the evening
March 12, 2022 in Vatican City ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
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- Saturday, March 12, 2022 at 8:30 PM
- ☀️ 52 °F
- Altitude: 98 ft
- Italy Basilique Saint-Clément-du-Latran 41.8889, 12.498541°53’20” N 12°29’55” E
Second dinner in Rome
March 12, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F
At the Restaurant "Isidero al Colloseo" - toasting to our "hardest" day on this tour.

Scenic way back to our hotel!
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- Day 3
- Sunday, March 13, 2022 at 9:59 AM
- ☀️ 46 °F
- Altitude: 390 ft
- Italy Autostrada del Sole 41.49667, 13.6841°29’48” N 13°40’48” E
Excursion to Pompeii and Naples
March 13, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F
Let's get on our private bus for a long day going south
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