Italy 2006, 2007

Roma Viterbo Montepulciano Venezia  Ancona  Firenze

Roma

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Rome -via from il Rosario (a pensione run by nuns) 

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Capitoline Hill (C.H.)

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Palazzo dei Conservatori (C.H.) 

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SPQR -we rule (C.H.)

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Emperor Marcus Aurelius (C.H.)

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Roman Forum (R.F.)

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Arch of Semptimius Severus (R.F.)

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Temple of Vespasian, Chiesa di San Lorenzo in Miranda, the Arch.., and the Temple of Saturn (R.F.)

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The Colosseum at night (C)

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Inscriptions (C)

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Arch of Constantine

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Temple of Venus and Roma

 

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Near Palatine Hill and Colosseum

 

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Internal view of Colosseum

(seating and hypogeum) (C)

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Wooden floor covering hypogeum (itself would be covered in sand) (C)

 

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Flora of Colosseum (C)

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Maureen from down under (C)

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The Gladiators were quite robust (C)

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More of the Roman Forum

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Arch of Semptimius Severus (R.F.)

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Relief from Semptimius Severus (R.F.)

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Monument of Victor Emmanuel II

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Pantheon

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Inscription on Pantheon

 

 

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more Pantheon

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Fontana dei quatro fiumi in Piazza Navona (P.N.)

 

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Fontana dei quatro fiumi (P.N.)

 

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somewhere near P.N.

 

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I think this is part of the Palazzo del Quirinale (the President's palace in Rome) on the Quirinal Hill (Q.H.)

 

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ditto

 

Viterbo

 

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one of the beautiful fountains in il centro storico

 

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another awesome building in il centro storico

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Coat of arms located on building in Piazza del Plebiscito

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located near the Piazza del Plebiscito

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Attigliano train station, one of my stops on the way to Chiusi

 

 

Montepulciano

 

 

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one of many beautiful homes

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could be Via di Voltaia nel corso

 

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one of many spectacular views of the hills of Tuscany

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sighhh..

 

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walking to Crociani Cantine

absolutely the best vino di rosso in the world

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typical Etruscan grave inside one of the stores

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I weep for the beauty that is Tuscany.