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Italy & Greece - 2008 - Rome is where our journey begins

The Beginning. Traveling from Phoenix to Rome was 16 hours of flying time & total travel time of about 26 hours. We were so glad to finally arrive at our hotel, The Star Metropole. The next day was spent getting our bearings & checking out Rome. Later we met our group & leader, Michelle & set our schedule for the next day. Michelle & Francesco start us out at The Forum. Next we tour the Colosseum, the surrounding area including Cesaer's Palace, visit the famous Spanish Steps & the square where there is an art show taking place. Later we board the bus for a trip to "St Paul Outside the Wall" (cathedral). Monday begins with a tour of the Vatican Museum, the Sistine Chapel , St Peter's Basilica & St Peter's Square.
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A sunrise escorted us out of Phoenix on our way to Italy & Greece for the trip of a lifetime. Four years in the making, it was more than worth all our struggles. The people we met and shared a month of our lives with will remain the most memorable part of the trip. To all of you, we wish you well & many more trips on your horizon.
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A sunrise escorted us out of Phoenix on our way to Italy & Greece for the trip of a lifetime. Four years in the making, it was more than worth all our struggles. The people we met and shared a month of our lives with will remain the most memorable part of the trip. To all of you, we wish you well & many more trips on your horizon.

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  • A sunrise escorted us out of Phoenix on our way to Italy & Greece for the trip of a lifetime. Four years in the making, it was more than worth all our struggles. The people we met and shared a month of our lives with will remain the most memorable part of the trip. To all of you, we wish you well & many more trips on your horizon.
  • The Italian Coastline - 16 hours flying time
  • The people here drive like they are insane. I wouldn't drive here for anything.
  • The locals park any place they can find a hole for their vehicles including the crosswalks & intersections.
  • The inside was much nicer than the outside and the location proved to be excellent.
  • We found this hotel on our discovery walk. There was also one named the "Chicago Hotel" but it didn't look as inviting.
  • The first real images I captured were that evening. This one has the Italian signs.
  • This one was secondary because the signs were in English.
  • We found the "Hop On - Hop Off" Buses to be just what we wanted to see some of the city......until we ran into a political rally late in the afternoon. They dumped us off & we had to walk over a mile to find our hotel & that made us late for our Globus meeting. NOT the way to get started with Michelle, our guide.
  • The first "shopping center" was part of the Roman Forum over 2000 years ago.
  • Churches & other buildings have gone up around them over the years.
  • Much of the ruins are still lying as they were discovered centuries ago.
  • The beautiful National History Museum.
  • Across the river Tibor is the older part of the city.
  • Scene 2.
  • Scene 3. The top 3 windows in the far right side of the square building to the right are the Pope's apartment. He will often greet the croud from the center window.
  • Scene 1 of a rough panorama of the Vatican & St Peter's Basilica.
  • A bishop walks past me as I was trying to capture the light & shadows from the hall of columns.
  • So many priests wander the grounds as visitors.
  • You can't escape them, even here in Rome.

  • Cathy Wendland

    on November 10, 2008

    The girls of JR McDade are very impressed and wish we could have been there with you two. We're waiting to hear when the photo viewing and pizza party will be!

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