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- Tag 9
- Donnerstag, 15. Oktober 2015 um 12:00
- ☁️ 41 °F
- Höhe über NN: 138 ft
FrankreichNeuilly-sur-Seine48°52’45” N 2°16’48” E
Leaving Paris
15. Oktober 2015 in Frankreich ⋅ ☁️ 41 °F
At the Charles de Gaulle airport. Very modern and huge! Three days was not enough time to see everything.
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- Donnerstag, 15. Oktober 2015 um 20:30
- ⛅ 61 °F
- Höhe über NN: 20 ft
ItalienFiumicino International Airport41°47’46” N 12°15’13” E
Arrived in Rome (finally)
15. Oktober 2015 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
It took most of the day to get to our hotel rooms. The drive was long to the Paris airport, it took an hour and a half from touch down in Rome to when we got our bags, our hotel was over an hour awayWeiterlesen
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- Tag 10
- Freitag, 16. Oktober 2015 um 09:00
- ⛅ 59 °F
- Höhe über NN: 154 ft
VatikanstadtSistine Chapel41°54’13” N 12°27’13” E
Vatican Museum
16. Oktober 2015 in Vatikanstadt ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
This is the start of a very long, but incredible day. These pics are outside of the Vatican Museum.
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- Freitag, 16. Oktober 2015 um 09:15
- ⛅ 59 °F
- Höhe über NN: 167 ft
- VatikanstadtSt. Peter's Basilica41°54’10” N 12°27’10” E
Vatican Museum
16. Oktober 2015 in Vatikanstadt ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
As with the Louvre, the artwork is so beautiful and there is so much of it it's overwhelming. I took so many pictures that it would take forever to post them all here. It's hard to select just a few.Weiterlesen
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- Freitag, 16. Oktober 2015 um 10:00
- ⛅ 61 °F
- Höhe über NN: 151 ft
- VatikanstadtBelvedere Courtyard41°54’13” N 12°27’10” E
Sistine Chapel
16. Oktober 2015 in Vatikanstadt ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
The Sistine Chapel absolutely took our breath away! The beauty of it was beyond words. Unfortunately we weren't allowed to take pictures, but I did get a couple from the doorway right before weWeiterlesen
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- Freitag, 16. Oktober 2015 um 11:05
- ⛅ 63 °F
- Höhe über NN: 171 ft
- VatikanstadtSt. Peter's Basilica41°54’7” N 12°27’11” E
St. Peter's Basilica
16. Oktober 2015 in Vatikanstadt ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Beautiful church inside and out!
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- Freitag, 16. Oktober 2015 um 11:20
- ⛅ 64 °F
- Höhe über NN: 171 ft
- VatikanstadtSt. Peter's Basilica41°54’7” N 12°27’11” E
St. Peter's Basilica
16. Oktober 2015 in Vatikanstadt ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
More beauty...
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- Freitag, 16. Oktober 2015 um 11:55
- ⛅ 64 °F
- Höhe über NN: 92 ft
- VatikanstadtSaint Peter's Square41°54’8” N 12°27’24” E
St. Peter's Square
16. Oktober 2015 in Vatikanstadt ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
This is where the Pope addresses the crowds. There is a big gathering they're getting ready for, sp there are thousands of folding chairs set up. The area is huge!
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- Freitag, 16. Oktober 2015 um 13:00
- ⛅ 64 °F
- Höhe über NN: 102 ft
- ItalienColosseum41°53’24” N 12°29’32” E
Colosseum
16. Oktober 2015 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
This was quite an architectural wonder! The manpower it must have taken to build these structures centuries ago is hard to imagine.
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- Freitag, 16. Oktober 2015 um 13:30
- ⛅ 64 °F
- Höhe über NN: 121 ft
- ItalienColosseum41°53’25” N 12°29’33” E
Colosseum
16. Oktober 2015 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Our tour guide for the day was wonderful, but her Italian accent and mispronunciation of some English words made understanding her sometimes a challenge. We followed her green scarf through the crowdsWeiterlesen
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- Freitag, 16. Oktober 2015 um 14:00
- ⛅ 64 °F
- Höhe über NN: 102 ft
- ItalienColosseum41°53’24” N 12°29’32” E
Colosseum
16. Oktober 2015 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Great views from the upper level. There used to be a wooden floor covering the area you see today - which is where the animals they fought were kept. They covered the floor with sand to soak up theWeiterlesen
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- Freitag, 16. Oktober 2015 um 14:10
- ⛅ 64 °F
- Höhe über NN: 92 ft
- ItalienTemple of Venus and Rome41°53’26” N 12°29’22” E
Arch of Titus
16. Oktober 2015 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
This arch was built in 70 A.D. After the Romans defeated the Israelites and destroyed the temple in Jerusalem. They brought 50,000 Israelites back to Rome as slaves and made them build this arch andWeiterlesen
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- Freitag, 16. Oktober 2015 um 14:20
- ⛅ 64 °F
- Höhe über NN: 89 ft
- ItalienArch of Titus41°53’27” N 12°29’20” E
The Roman Forum
16. Oktober 2015 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Lots of stone remnants of the ancient heart of Rome where laws were passed and other important Roman activities occurred.
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- Freitag, 16. Oktober 2015 um 15:00
- ⛅ 66 °F
- Höhe über NN: 36 ft
- ItalienSaint Paul outside the walls41°51’31” N 12°28’38” E
Basilica of Saint Paul
16. Oktober 2015 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
One of the most significant and powerful visits of our trip. It was the Bible coming alive. This church contains the tomb of St. Paul.
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- Freitag, 16. Oktober 2015 um 15:15
- ⛅ 66 °F
- Höhe über NN: 36 ft
- ItalienSaint Paul outside the walls41°51’31” N 12°28’38” E
Basilica of Saint Paul
16. Oktober 2015 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
The inside of this church was spectacular!
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- Freitag, 16. Oktober 2015 um 15:45
- ⛅ 64 °F
- Höhe über NN: 36 ft
- ItalienSaint Paul outside the walls41°51’31” N 12°28’38” E
Tomb of Saint Paul
16. Oktober 2015 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
This is St. Paul's tomb. The chain is the one used on him in the Roman prison. Amazing!
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- Samstag, 17. Oktober 2015 um 00:00
- ⛅ 59 °F
- Höhe über NN: 85 ft
- ItalienPiazza San Pietro in Vaticano41°54’14” N 12°27’33” E
Romantic evening
17. Oktober 2015 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
We had a wonderful, relaxing evening. Suzanne shopped for beautiful scarves in an open air market on a piazza. Then some wine, bread and cheese at a street cafe, followed by dessert and coffee at aWeiterlesen
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- Samstag, 17. Oktober 2015 um 03:45
- 🌧 55 °F
- Höhe über NN: 89 ft
- ItalienPalazzo Doria Pamphilj41°53’53” N 12°28’55” E
Chiesa di S. Ignasio di Loyola
17. Oktober 2015 in Italien ⋅ 🌧 55 °F
We walked into this random church on a dise street. It wasn't listed in our guidebook or any tour map. What a spectacular church. I can't imagine how many other churches are like this throughout RomeWeiterlesen
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- Samstag, 17. Oktober 2015 um 08:00
- ⛅ 55 °F
- Höhe über NN: 62 ft
- ItalienCastel Sant'Angelo41°54’11” N 12°28’7” E
Morning run in Rome
17. Oktober 2015 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
A perfect morning for a run. 3.8 miles along the Tiber River and through the city.
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- Samstag, 17. Oktober 2015 um 12:10
- ⛅ 66 °F
- Höhe über NN: 79 ft
- ItalienTeatro Valle41°53’51” N 12°28’28” E
Walking tour around Rome
17. Oktober 2015 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
We took a leisurely walk around Rome seeing random sights and neighborhoods. Had a very relaxing lunch at a sidewalk cafe. Here are various things we saw.
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- Samstag, 17. Oktober 2015 um 12:15
- ⛅ 66 °F
- Höhe über NN: 98 ft
- ItalienPiazza Colonna41°54’5” N 12°28’55” E
Walking tour around Rome
17. Oktober 2015 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
More random sights on our walk.
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- Samstag, 17. Oktober 2015 um 13:30
- ⛅ 68 °F
- Höhe über NN: 89 ft
- ItalienPiazza Colonna41°54’6” N 12°28’52” E
The Pantheon
17. Oktober 2015 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
Roman building whose dome inspired many famous buildings, including the U.S. Capitol. The couple were pickpockets. He would steal and then seemed to drop things in her bag.
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- Sonntag, 18. Oktober 2015 um 09:00
- ⛅ 55 °F
- Höhe über NN: 213 ft
- ItalienStazione Roma San Lorenzo41°54’4” N 12°30’3” E
Leaving Rome
18. Oktober 2015 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
At Termini train station leaving Rome. Next stop - Venice!
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- Sonntag, 18. Oktober 2015 um 14:00
- ⛅ 61 °F
- Höhe über NN: 20 ft
- ItalienCanale delle Galeazze45°25’60” N 12°20’4” E
A Venice boat ride to the hotel
18. Oktober 2015 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
What a unique place! We enjoyed a boat ride from the train station to our hotel on the Grand Canal. We actually stepped from the boat directly into the hotel.
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- Sonntag, 18. Oktober 2015 um 16:00
- ⛅ 61 °F
- Höhe über NN: 20 ft
- ItalienCanale delle Galeazze45°25’60” N 12°20’4” E
Afternoon stroll around Venice
18. Oktober 2015 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
After we checked in to our room, we then just strolled around down narrow streets, over bridges, and through St. Mark's Square.
